Jamaica News

(Jamaica Gleaner) Technology company Mastercard yesterday announced Dalton Fowles as the country manager for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

(Jamaica Observer) Vershon was denied entry into Bermuda last Friday by immigration officials.

(Jamaica Observer) There is growing concerns within the financial sector over the large volumes of hard currency being shipped from Jamaica — upwards of $50 million monthly — which cannot adequately be justified.

(Jamaica Observer) Rita Marley, who steadfastly developed her husband’s legacy into a multi-million dollar brand, has been awarded the Order of Jamaica in this year’s National Honours and Awards, announced yesterday by the Jamaican government.

(Jamaica Observer) The father of a six-year-old who received cuts to his genitals in a vicious attack last week in White Horses, St Thomas, is trying to dissuade the lad from seeking to exact vengeance on the 16-year-old boy who is accused of committing the act.

(Jamaica Observer) The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has launched an investigation to determine the origin of a video that is now circulating on social media, showing a policeman intervening in an altercation between a man sporting locks and another individual who appears to be a cross-dresser.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Kingston-based Harvest Temple Apostolic Church has vowed to press on, declaring that it has nothing to be ashamed of as its disgraced pastor awaits sentencing on sex-related charges after impregnating a 12-year-old girl.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A six-year-old boy has been hospitalised after he was stabbed multiple times and his penis dismembered allegedly by a 16-year-old boy in White Horses, St Thomas, last Friday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite just released data showing poverty increasing in Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says citizens have much to be thankful for as the country gets ready to celebrate 57 years of Independence.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Petrol dealer Annette Wong-Lee says growing up in a clan of nine boys and two girls not only prepared her to hold her own, but to stand out in the tough world of the auto industry.

(Jamaica Observer) A once popular broadcaster, now serving 14 years in prison for an attack on his then lover, has admitted his wrong and is begging for forgiveness.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A female student of the Flanker Skills Training Institute in Montego Bay, St James, is fortunate to be alive today thanks to a team of quick-thinking Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers.

(Jamaica Observer) Macka Diamond is puzzled as to why American rapper Nicki Minaj has not posted her entry into the Megatron Challenge.

(Jamaica Observer) A man who embarked on a three-month killing spree in 2014 which claimed eight lives, has been sentenced to serve almost 800 months in prison before he becomes eligible for parole.

(Jamaica Observer) Several associations representing operators of public transportation have written to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, asking for a fare increase.

(Jamaica Observer) It is no secret that road traffic deaths are rising rapidly in Jamaica, leaving public agencies like the Road Safety Unit (RSU) concerned that this year could well set a record.

(Jamaica Observer) The Narcotics Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force along with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, between Sunday and Tuesday, seized more than 1,200 kilogrammes of cocaine worth approximately $4.5 billion in Kingston and St Thomas respectively.

(Jamaica Observer) The Portland police are searching for a man who is alleged to have killed his girlfriend following a prolonged domestic dispute at David Lane in Port Antonio yesterday morning.

(Jamaica Observer) The 57th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence is in the spotlight with Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica celebrating across the United States the island’s milestone of gaining independence from Britain on August 6, 1962.

(Jamaica Observer) Paul Burke, the outspoken former general secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP), has reacted with disbelief at the decision of his wife, Dr Angela Brown Burke, to endorse Peter Bunting over Dr Peter Phillips in the Opposition party’s presidential race.