Ganja hidden in onion shipment; men charged

January 19, 2017 in Regional

A 64-year-old man, who allegedly tried to ship onions stuffed with 26 pounds of ganja to Antigua, was offered $300,000 bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last Friday. Pershard Smith was held on January 5 after he went to the...

Reema: My granny was a child bride

January 18, 2017 in Regional

IN expressing support for the legislative amendment to the Child Marriage Act, Reema Carmona, wife of President Anthony Carmona, told the story of how her grandmother became a child bride at age 13 and was unable to realise her dream of becoming a teacher. Carmona said...

Jamaica: Six gangsters killed

January 18, 2017 in Regional

GOODWILL, St James — Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Clifford Blake yesterday described the joint police/military operation in the Goodwill community of St James on Saturday night, in which six alleged members of the Ski Mask Gang were killed, as “a brave and courageous effort”...

Missing trio found dead in Negril

January 18, 2017 in Regional

NEGRIL, Westmoreland – The worst fears of loved ones of three Savanna-la-Mar men who went missing Saturday were realised when their partially decomposed bodies were discovered deep in bushes in the West End area of Negril yesterday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as David Bennett,...