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KINGSTON, Jamaica — At just 17 years old, Jelani Harvey is already showing that success on the football field and in the classroom can go hand in hand. The talented defensive midfielder, who has developed through the ranks of Harbour View FC and emerged as a standout student-athlete at Campion College, is preparing for another major chapter in his young career after being selected to attend prestigious boarding school Choate Rosemary Hall...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 30-year-old construction worker has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon following a fatal stabbing in Duhaney Park, Kingston 20. Charged is Romaine Morris, a construction worker of Greenvale district, Mandeville, Manchester. The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Jermone Thompson, also a construction worker, of Byndloss district, St Catherine. Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that about 11:45 am, Thompson and Morris were...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Catherine North Police Division has recorded its first murder-free calendar month in 29 months, with August passing with no homicides. Commanding Officer for St Catherine North, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hopton Nicholson, made the disclosure during a Special Management Meeting on Tuesday, September 1, at the DOME, Spanish Town Police Station, in St Catherine. He said the achievement was particularly significant given the division’s 42 per...
Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages, Andrea Purkiss has called on Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett to explain what is being done to stop the decline in visitor arrivals and the soaring cost of air travel to Jamaica. “Somewhere in Fort Lauderdale this morning there is a Jamaican woman wondering if she can afford to bury her mother,” Purkiss said in a press release Tuesday. “Ninety minutes of flying, but...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Garth Gayle believes Jamaica’s renewed partnership with Tottori Prefecture will give the country’s athletes a valuable head start in their preparations for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. Gayle was speaking at a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Monday, where the JAAA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tottori Prefecture for Jamaica’s pre-championship training...
Jamaican footballer Dujuan “Whisper” Richards has completed a season-long loan move from English Premier League club Chelsea FC to third tier team AFC Wimbledon, the teams announced Tuesday. The 20-year-old Richards has been at Chelsea since 2024 but has been unable to break into the star-studded senior team. "We're really excited for Dujuan to join the squad, he's a quality player with exciting attributes. He's a really talented player that...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall heavyweight Vybz Kartel has signed rising singer and songwriter Shenequa as the first female artiste to join his GreedyLion/Vybz Kartel Muzik label. In a release, Shenequa’s public relations team said the signing marks a major milestone for the artiste, who is making her presence felt in the Dancehall space, while Kartel has hinted at possible collaborations between the two. “Shenequa is entering a new chapter. With...
ST ANN, Jamaica — More than half of Jamaicans are facing food insecurity, with 28 per cent experiencing severe conditions in which they go hungry or spend entire days without eating, according to new United Nations data. Speaking on Tuesday at the launch of the 10th International Food Security and Sovereignty Conference, Dr Cecil Cornwall, head of the Western Hospitality Institute, said 55 per cent of Jamaicans face uncertainty about...