High school teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of schoolmate

The male student who was charged with the fatal stabbing of his 16-year-old William Knibb Memorial High schoolmate, Kamal Hall, earlier this year, has pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of manslaughter. The accused teen, whose identity is being withheld due to him being a juvenile, appeared in the Trelawny Circuit Court last week. Bail…

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Opposition appeals to Gov’t to end chaos in transport sector

The Opposition is calling for an immediate end to what it describes as the punishment of the commuting public caused by the withdrawal of public transportation services. Opposition Spokesperson on Transport and Works, Mikael Phillips, in a release Monday called on the government to allow good sense to prevail to immediately end the ongoing transportation…

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Schools remain open amid taxi strike

You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> The Ministry of Education and Youth is advising school administrators to keep the doors of institutions open Monday, even if not enough teachers and students turn up for school.   Hundreds of students and scores of teachers are unable to get to their…

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Scores of commuters left stranded as taxi operators pull service

You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> A number of commuters in and around downtown Kingston were left stranded Monday as transport operators withdrew their services. The operators on Sunday afternoon voted to support an islandwide strike for three days, starting Monday, after the Government failed to grant a traffic…

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Woman held up and robbed of $500 by men posing as taxi driver

Police have arrested and charged a man said to be a taxi operator after he reportedly held up and robbed a woman of $500 in cash, along with her phone. The police said the man identified as 32-year-old Ramond Robinson, is a transport operator of Wint Road, Mandeville in Manchester was charged with robbery with…

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Man accused of pulling firearm on woman during argument, arrested

Thirty-three-year-old Stevie White of Johnstown district, St. Thomas has been charged in connection with an incident at his home on Thursday, November 10. He has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, assault-at-common law, and malicious destruction of property. Reports from the Morant Bay Police are that at about 5:00 a.m., White…

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‘Miss Chin’ returns home safely in St James – police

The police have advised that 46-year-old Xingxiang Zhong, otherwise called ‘Miss Chin’, of Montego West Village, Montego Bay in St James, who went missing on Thursday, November 10, has returned home. She is reported to be in good health. As is customary, the police provided no detail on the circumstances behind the woman’s return. Reports…

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‘THUG’ SEEN INTIMIDATING PASSENGERS HAS BEEN CHARGED

UPDATE: ‘THUG’ SEEN ON VIDEO INTIMIDATING AND HARASSING PASSENGERS IN A TAXI HAS BEEN CHARGED BY POLICE You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> The police have arrested and charged a man who was captured on video harassing and intimidating passengers in a taxi in the downtown Kingston district, on…

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Jamaican girls abused in sex tapes

Jamaican girls abused in sex tapes   You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> A popular Montego Bay-based hotel is denying reports that some of its employees were involved in a series of sex tapes with alleged guests that are currently being circulated online. In the videos, four women who…

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Bus, taxi operators vote for all-island strike starting Monday

You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> Transport operators on Sunday afternoon voted to support a move to withdraw their services islandwide for three days, starting Monday, after the Government failed to grant a traffic ticket amnesty as requested. The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) held a meeting at…

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