TWO MEN KILLED IN HOUSE FIRE IN HANOVER
Two men perished in a house fire in Lucea Hanover this morning.
Dead are 75 year old Barrington Grant also known as 'Barry' of First Hill District and 33 year old Dalton Burke.
Reports are that firefighters received calls about the blaze at around midnight.
When they arrived on the scene, the building was seen engulfed in flames.
Following cooling down operations, the...
JCDC ISSUES ‘NO FLY ZONE’ ADVISORY FOR NATIONAL STADIUM DURING GRAND
Recreational drone operators are being advised not to fly their devices in the vicinity of the National Stadium in Kingston during Sunday’s Independence Day Grand Gala at the venue.
Executive Director for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission JCDC, Lenford Salmon, made the appeal while speaking during a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Kingston.
The Grand Gala, which is scheduled to begin...
RED BULL DANCE YOUR STYLE COMPETITION RETURNS TO JAMAICA FOR ITS 4TH STAGING
Red Bull Dance Your Style, is set to make its much-awaited return to Jamaica for the fourth National Final.
The event will be hosted at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston on Saturday September 2 and will be free to the public.
This year’s Dance Your Style champion will take the global stage representing the country at the 2023...
FIFA Investigating Allegations of Misconduct Involving Zambia Team
FIFA said on Friday it is investigating allegations of misconduct involving the Zambia team at the Women's Soccer World Cup, after the Guardian reported coach Bruce Mwape had allegedly rubbed his hands over the chest of one of his players.
A FIFA spokesperson said "FIFA takes any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for...
Local Gov’t Election set for February 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that the government intends to hold the local government election, by February, next year.
The local government election, which is constitutionally due every four years, was last held in November 2016.
It was initially postponed because of the covid-19 pandemic.
Months later, the government announced that the election would be further postponed because of inadequate funds...
Haitians express skepticism over Kenya’s offer to UN to send police to confront gangs
Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead an international police force aimed at combatting the gang violence that has wracked the Caribbean nation.
They say the sexual abuse and a devastating cholera outbreak that have accompanied foreign forces in past decades don’t inspire much trust.
But Haitians also say uncontrolled bloodshed in their country leaves them with...
Las Vegas Police Drop battery investigation Against Cardi B
Police in Las Vegas have dropped a criminal battery investigation after rapper Cardi B was reported for throwing a microphone at an audience member.
The incident took place after a woman in the crowd appeared to splash a drink on the star as she was performing her hit Bodak Yellow on stage at Drai's Beachclub.
Clips showing Cardi B throwing a...
8 HUMAN SKULLS FOUND IN TRELAWNY
The Police are currently at the scene where 8 human skulls were discovered this morning in Spring Hill Road in Trelawny
The Falmouth Police found the charred remains of what appear to be human skulls.
The incident was confirmed by Senior Superintendent of Police Stephanie Lindsay is the head of the Constabulary’s Corporate Communications Unit, CCU.
No further details were made available...
SHELLYANN FRASER-PRYCE LEADS STRONG TEAM TO WORLD CHAMPS
Five time and current world Champions Shelly Ann Fraser -Pryce, and newly crowned men’s 100 metres national champion Rohan Watson, world championship long jump gold medalist Tajay Gayle, headline a 65 member Jamaican team named to represent Jamaica at the upcoming World Athletics championship in Budapest Hungary .
Joining Fraser-Pryce in both sprint events at the World Championship, will be...
JAMAICA IS WORLD POWER IN CULTURE
Jamaica has become a world power in culture, which is being nurtured through the strength of the annual Festival of the Performing Arts Competition.
Thats according to Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon,
He said that the country’s cultural prowess is not by accident and is due to the nursery that we have and have/ nurtured...