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The police are theorizing that missing social media influencer, Donna Lee Donaldson, was killed on July 12. Her boyfriend, police constable Noel Maitland, who was arrested in the case last week, was charged with her murder this afternoon (August 2). Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Fitz Bailey gave an update on the case while speaking at a press briefing today. DCP Bailey...

The Opposition People’s National Party has called on the government and the National Environment and Planning Agency, NEPA to take immediate action following a recent fish kill in the Rio Cobre, in St. Catherine. In a statement this afternoon, (August 2), Opposition Spokesperson on Land and Environment, Senator Sophia Frazer-Binns, said she is deeply concerned about the fish kill, which is the latest in a series of such incidents. She said while government officials have visited the area, more needs to...

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the presence of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Covid-19, in Jamaica. It says during the latest gene sequencing performed at the University of the West Indies, eighty-seven samples were sequenced with sample dates from May 13 to July 11, and all were identified as the Omicron variant. Of the 87 samples, 8 were BA.5, and 5 were BA.4 sub-variants. The ministry has cautioned that “the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 are...

At least three people have been left homeless, after fire engulfed their homes in Portmore St. Catherine, this morning (August 2). The houses were reportedly firebombed. Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emelio Ebanks said firefighters received calls about the first fire, shortly after 6 am. He said firefighters were alerted to the second fire, shortly before 7am. Meantime, Head of the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent Christopher Phillips said the incidents appear to have been fuelled by...

The Independent Commission of Investigations, INDECOM says it will not proceed with plans to interview Constable Noel Maitland. Constable Maitland was slated to be interviewed tomorrow (August 3), in relation to the disappearance of his girlfriend, Donna-lee Donaldson. However, he was charged in relation to her death, today (August 2). Assistant Commissioner of INDECOM, Hamish Campbell says in light of this, Maitland will no longer be interviewed. The mother of Maitland’s child who is a District Constable, was also slated to be interviewed...

  The spate of crashes on the nation’s roads has become extremely unpalatable and is fast escalating into a national crisis, says Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie, who was speaking at a disaster preparedness town hall meeting in Runaway Bay, St Ann, recently said the Government is very perturbed by the level of recklessness involved...

  American basketball star Brittney Griner was back in court today (Tues) for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release. During the hearing, prosecutors called a state narcotics expert who analyzed cannabis found in Griner’s luggage. Her defense fielded a specialist who challenged the analysis, charging that it was flawed and didn’t conform to official...

  Broadcast journalist, Velonique Bowen, is the newly crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022. Bowen, who represented Kingston and St. Andrew, was among the 13 parish queens in the contest, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Monday. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, presented the winner’s cheque of $600,000, at the grand coronation of the Jamaica Cultural...

  Dancehall fans at home and abroad will be treated to classic rocksteady musical hits tonight, at an event dubbed ‘Original Dancehall Styles’, one of the national celebratory events for Jamaica 60. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. at the at the Independence Village, National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston. Some of the original dancehall stars who will appear on stage include: Admiral...

  Police have charged the boyfriend of missing social media personality Donna-Lee Donaldson. Noel Maitland, has been charged with murder in connection to her disappearance. The announcement was made a short while ago by Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey. MORE TO FOLLOW