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US POLICE CHARGED OVER SHOOTING DEATH OF BREONNA TAYLOR

  The FBI arrested Joshua Jaynes, the former Louisville Metro Police Detective LMPD who was first reassigned to administrative duty and later fired for lying on the search warrant connected to the fatal raid at Breonna Taylor’s Louisville, Kentucky home in March 2020. Three others were also arrested, including Brett Hankison, the only officer to face state charges in the case...

ONE MAN FATALLY SHOT, 6 WEAPONS SEIZED AND AT LEAST 8 HOUSES FIREBOMBED IN GREGORY PARK, ST. CATHERINE

  A man was fatally shot and 6 weapons were seized after gunmen engaged the police in a shootout, in Gregory Park, St. Catherine, this morning (Thurs). The deceased has not yet been identified. Head of the St. Catherine South Police, Senior Superintendent, Christopher Phillips said that about 5 AM, lawmen responded to reports of several houses being set ablaze by gunmen...

DRIVER GETS 1 YEAR IN JAIL FOR HIT-AND-RUN DEATH OF NICKI MINAJ’S FATHER

  The hit-and-run driver who previously pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal crash that killed Nicki Minaj’s father was sentenced on Wednesday. According to celebrity website TMZ, the driver—Charles Polevich—was sentenced to serve a year behind bars. Additionally, Polevich’s driver’s license will be suspended for a period of six months and he will be required to pay a fine of $5,000. Polevich...

US BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINER JAILED FOR NINE YEARS ON DRUG CHARGES

  A Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges. 31 year old Griner, admitted possessing cannabis oil but told the court she made an "honest mistake". But the court convicted her of smuggling and possessing narcotics, and gave her close to the maximum sentence recommended by prosecutors. Griner is a double Olympic gold...

Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” is expected to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (knocking out Bad Bunny’s seven-week stint with “Un Verano Sin Ti”), marking one of the biggest opening weeks of the year. Should it enter atop the chart, “Renaissance” will be the first album recorded by a woman in 2022 to land at No. 1. The 16-track...

Tina Clayton leads a Jamaican 1-2 in the 100 metres at the World Junior Championships

Tina Clayton led a Jamaican 1-2 in the 100 metres at the world junior championships in Colombia on Wednesday, sending out a message that the Caribbean island nation's dominance of women's sprinting is unlikely to end any time soon. The 17-year-old comfortably defended the under-20 title she won in Nairobi last year in a time of 10.95 seconds, with her...

Water re-routed to serve affected St. Catherine communities due to effluent spill into the Rio Cobre

The National Water Commission (NWC) has re-routed water from another system to supplement customers served by the Spanish Town treatment plant which had to be shut down, following the effluent spill into the Rio Cobre last week. However, this re-routing has resulted in customers of the other source, the Eastern Head Works System experiencing some service disruptions. Several communities in St...

Gun and Ammo seized in St. James

One firearm and several rounds of ammunition were seized during an operation at Middle Road in Adelphi in St. James on Wednesday, August 03. No one was arrested in connection with the seizure. Reports from the Montego Bay Criminal Investigations Branch are that at about 8:00 a.m., police officers conducted an operation in the area where several premises were searched. The...

Several Individuals Listed as Persons of Interest by The Police

The St. Catherine South Police has listed several individuals as Persons of Interest in relation to the recent flare up of crime and violence in sections of the division. They are;  Richard Hemley, otherwise called ‘Devils’,  Kirk Wint, otherwise called ‘Big Red’,  Christopher Barrett, otherwise called ‘Chicken Back’,  Elijah Carless, otherwise called ‘Papalou’,  Ricardo Carson, otherwise called ‘Trooper’,  Shane Williams,...

Carly Rae Jepsen to release new album in October

Carly Rae Jepsen has announced her new album, 'The Loneliest Time'. After dropping the lead single 'Western Wind' in May, the 'Call Me Maybe' hitmaker has unveiled the upcoming collection, comprised of 13 main songs and three bonus tracks. The LP is the follow-up to 2019's 'Dedicated' and its 2020 companion record 'Dedicated B'. 'The Loneliest Time' is released on October 21.
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