League threatens to take case to the Privy Council

August 05, 2016 in Regional

The Free & Fair Elections League (F&FEL) has indicated it will appeal the recent High Court judgement that dismissed its challenge to the number of parliamentarians in Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s Cabinet. According to Secretary of the F&FEL, George Rick James, the appeal to the Eastern...

Woman shot, 2 guns found during police operation

August 04, 2016 in Regional

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A woman was hospitalised after she was reportedly shot during a police operation in Jerusalem Mountain in Westmoreland early this morning. The police have reported that an AK-47 assault rifle with six 7.26 rounds and a 12-gauge shotgun with two cartridges were seized...

Miss Ja Universe 2011 dies from sickle cell

August 03, 2016 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Miss Jamaica Universe Shakira Martin died at a hospital in Florida last night due to complications with the sickle cell disease. She was 30 years old. Martin’s mother, Andrea Hall, confirmed her death in a social media post earlier today. “My darling...