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Hamish Campbell, assistant commissioner of INDECOM Jamaica, revealling the findings of the oversight body’s ‘Special Investigative Report on Planned Police Operations’ during a press conference at its New Kingston offices on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

FATAL RED FLAG

In one of every five planned police operations in which a civilian is killed at home, a female occupant of the premises is either removed or barred from the ill-fated area moments before the cops…
Dr Christopher Tufton
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Dawes demands probe into health ministry

Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes says operations at the Ministry of Health and Wellness must be investigated following the tabling of the Integrity Commission (IC) report on the…
Residents of Gallery Apartments on Oxford Road in New Kingston looking at the burnt section of the complex, where 70-year-old Bill Barnes lost his life in an early morning fire on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

70-y-o dies in fire at apartment complex

An early morning fire at Gallery Apartments on Oxford Road in New Kingston on Thursday claimed the life of a 70-year-old resident, leaving the community shaken and mourning the loss. The charred…
Police personnel at the scene of a reported shoot-out in Grange Lane, St Catherine, where one alleged guman was killed on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Two dead in ops to collar mass shooting perps

Investigators have made significant progress in the probe into Sunday night’s deadly mass shooting in the Commodore district of St Catherine, which claimed five lives, including four-year-old Shannon…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Human blood found on drapes in Maitland’s apartment

A government forensic analyst on Thursday confirmed the presence of human blood on drapes recovered from the New Kingston apartment of police constable Noel Maitland. Testifying as the murder trial…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon at a meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

MoBay mayor renews call for transportation centre to ease congestion

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay’s Mayor Richard Vernon is renewing his call for the establishment of a modern transportation centre in the city, stressing that such a facility is urgently needed to…
Fire at the Gallery Apartment in New Kingston.
December 9, 2025

Man dead after New Kingston apartment fire

A fire at the Gallery Apartment in New Kingston reportedly claimed the life of a 74-year-old man on Thursday morning. Several apartments were damaged by the early morning inferno. Firefighters were…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

15-y-o boy charged for break-in and robbery at school in Hanover

A 15-year-old boy of Bull Bay district in Lucea, Hanover has been charged for breaking into a school and stealing money and a cell phone. The teen, who was already in custody in relation to a…
Chief Public Health Inspector for Portland, Lorenzo Hume
December 9, 2025

Portland health official cautions public on unsafe coconut water bottling practises

Chief Public Health Inspector for Portland, Lorenzo Hume, is urging the public to exercise caution when bottling coconut water, warning that improper sanitation poses serious health risks due to the…