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An image which appears to be dancehall entertainer Squash provided by federal prosecutors in the United States as part of their bid to have new evidence entered into the case as it heads to a September 2 trial. In the image reportedly taken from Squash’s phone, the entertainer can be see holding a pink Glock […]
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The Jamaica Labour Party, JLP, is strongly condemning a shooting incident in the Central Kingston constituency on Tuesday evening. Shots were fired in the vicinity of Member of Parliament Donovan Williams and his team while they were erecting campaign signs at the corner of Lower South Camp Road and Tower Street. Reports are armed men […]
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Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, the Jamaica Labour Party’s Donovan Williams, is appealing for calm following a shooting incident in his constituency on Tuesday evening. Shots were fired in the vicinity of Williams and his team while they were erecting campaign signs. The incident occurred at the corner of lower South Camp Road and […]
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Information Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says Dennis Chung was not the first choice for the role as chief technical director of the Financial Investigation Division. Minister Morris Dixon made the announcement at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday. Minister Morris Dixon stressed that several heads of the FID […]
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The Government of Jamaica will not renew the license of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s, JPS, that is set to expire on July 8, 2027. The announcement was made in a press conference by the Minister of Energy, Daryl Vaz, moments ago. Daryl Vaz, energy minister. Minister Vaz says there will be no disruption to […]
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The police are seeking two persons of interest following the murder of a 20-year-old man from Quarry Hill in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Dead is Ricorio Moore, otherwise known as ‘Papa.’ Moore was a delivery man. Reports are that he was shot at about 10:30 on Friday night in Quarry Hill. Moore died while being […]
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Federal authorities in the United States say dancehall artiste Squash is the leader of a transnational criminal organisation. The accusation forms part of the file prepared on the 32-year-old Jamaican, whose given name is Andre Maurice Whittaker. Squash has until August 26 this year to accept a plea deal and avoid a September trial. As […]
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The case of dancehall entertainer, Squash, has taken a turn with federal prosecutors stepping in to take over the matter. The entertainer, whose given name is Andrae Maurice Whittaker, will now have to defend himself in a federal court after the original charges in Miami were dropped. Our US based correspondent William Mitchell has been […]
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Operators of flights bringing tourists directly from Portugal to Jamaica have extended the service to October. This after the first weekly flight to Jamaica from Lisbon, landed in Montego Bay on Wednesday. The fully booked flight, carrying 360 primarily Portuguese nationals, is operated by World2Fly, a passenger airline operating out of Madrid, Spain. The flight […]
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Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has provided an up-to-date count of the number of guns seized by the authorities this week. He says 233 firearms that were being smuggled into the country were intercepted. Dr Chang provided the update during a special post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday. The commissioner of customs, Velma Ricketts, […]
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New Era Productions, with its flagship event, Alkaline’s New Rules festival appears to be bucking the recent trend of dancehall acts leaving Jamaica to cash in on the global live performance industry. In recent months several major dancehall acts have taken their performances overseas to great critical acclaim and commercial success. The wave of overseas […]
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Kevin De Bruyne marked his penultimate Etihad appearance by scoring the only goal to clinch a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wolves and so move City up into third in the English Premier League and a step closer to a Champions League spot. The Belgian – who will leave City this summer after a decade’s wonderful […]
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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness (left) greets acting-Senior Superintendent Damion Manderson is the head of the St Andrew South police division. Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says he’s wearing blue on Tuesday in support of the men and women of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. This comes amid a planned ‘End Police Violence’ protest being organised […]
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The St Andrew North Police is probing the execution-style killing of a man while he was streaming live on social media Monday evening. Dead is Jabari Johnson. A video circulating on social media shows Johnson doing a live chat with a fellow Tik Toker on the social media platform. Johnson is then seen being approached […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF, has found a girl who’s been missing for more than a week, and in the process cracked a kidnapping ring they say may be linked to a religious cult. The police say they found a missing schoolgirl hidden under a bed in Ewarton, St. Catherine. According to the police, the […]
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A Reggae legend known for a playful hit that became a counter-cultural touchstone and keen musical political commentator, Max Romeo, died on Friday, April 11. Romeo’s daughter, Azana Smith – who goes by the stage name Xana Romeo – confirmed the passing to local publication Dancehall Mag. Max Romeo reportedly died in hospital from complications […]
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The media fraternity is mourning the passing of Jamaica Observer Senior Reporter, Alecia Smith. She passed away in hospital on Tuesday following a surgical operation. Executive editor of publications at the newspaper, Vernon Davidson, says the loss has come as a shock. Smith joined the Observer team in 2022 and was assigned to the parliamentary […]
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President of Cricket West Indies, Dr. Kishore Shallow, says despite stepping down as captain of the Test team, he’s convinced Kraigg Brathwaite will stick around to play his 100th Test match. It was announced on Monday that the 37-year-old Brathwaite has decided to step away as captain to make way for the smooth transition to […]
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Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding has declared that he had no role in Jamaica’s financial sector meltdown of the 1990s. The financial sector crash is often referred to as the FINSAC era. It takes its name from the Financial Sector Adjustment Company, the vehicle intended to right the financial meltdown. Prime Minister Dr Andrew […]
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Former prime minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell, is said to be in good spirits after he collapsed while speaking at a New National Party meeting on Monday. A statement from the party noted that the former prime minister was battling the flu, but remained committed to delivering his budget presentation. The party says he was […]
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