ST MARY, Jamaica — A man accused of using dating applications to lure and rob women has been convicted on ammunition charges in the St Mary Parish Court, while 12 other criminal cases, including rape, robbery and firearm offences, remain pending against him. Demoy Pennington, a 41-year-old bar operator from Gordon Hall, Epsom, St Mary, was the subject of an islandwide manhunt before his capture on June 24 in St...

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PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm as it swept toward Mexico's west coast, where it was expected to make landfall late Saturday or early Sunday. The United States (US) National Hurricane Center said Simon could strengthen further as it approaches west-central Mexico with winds of 150 miles (240 km) per hour. "Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two women and an infant are dead following a fire at a house on Kidd Lane in downtown Kingston late Friday night. Reports indicate that one of the women was shot and killed, while the other woman and the infant perished in the blaze. The incident was reported at approximately 11:45 pm, with firefighters extinguishing the flames about 12:20 am. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear,...

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A man shot and killed eight people, including two children, at a home in the United States (US) state of Pennsylvania before apparently taking his own life, local media reported. Police in the city of Erie were called Friday around 5:00 pm to reports of shots fired and discovered two women dead in the street, the Erie News Now outlet said. The shooter barricaded himself...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Digicel Jamaica is warning the public about a fraudulent cash promotion circulating under the company’s name and brand, falsely offering J$15,000 to mark National Heroes’ Day. In a release on Saturday, the telecommunications company said it had no association with the promotion, describing it as fraudulent, unauthorised and misleading. Digicel Jamaica Chief Executive Officer Stephen Murad warned that the scheme could expose members of the public to...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the town clean — chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) C Junior Gager says a major clean-up is being planned, alongside tougher measures to punish litterbugs. Gager said the corporation will be working with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), the health department, and the...

MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roads, having recently lost his son and his son’s girlfriend in a crash. With that memory still fresh in his mind, Henry used Thursday’s monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation to call for a united approach to addressing the problem. Henry...

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporation Chairman Richard Vernon wants the parish to be given a larger share of revenue generated by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). “We deserve — based on the impact that tourism is creating on the local economy and the physical infrastructure of Montego Bay —...