Another deadly shooting in Westmoreland; one deceased, two others wounded

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem  News articles! The wanton bloodletting continued in Westmoreland with the shooting of three men, one fatally, while they were on their way home early on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old unemployed, Kevin Hamilton, of a  Frome, Westmoreland address. Reports are that at about 1am,…

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Leaders expect the $12m Negril sign will boost foot traffic in the area

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem  News articles! Major development plans, including an additional 5,000 hotel rooms, are on the drawing board for Negril over the next five years. In fact, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has hinted at the western Jamaica town being given a status that would remove it from the dual…

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News Update: Heroic actions to get teen survivor of house fire overseas

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! This week’s development as Newsmaker of the Week just ended are the valiant efforts to have 13-year-old Adrianna Laing, the sole survivor of a house fire in Westmoreland a week ago, airlifted to the United States for life-saving treatment. The latest development about her progress is…

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A Teen was fined $10,000 for ‘linking’ with a prisoner at a police lockup

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! A 19-year-old man was fined $10,000 after he admitted to breaching security and speaking with a prisoner at the Morant Bay Police Station lockup in St Thomas. Oneil Kelly, otherwise called ‘Cow Boss’, of Danvers Pen in the parish, appeared in the St Thomas Parish Court…

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‘Sasa’ was gunned down at a bar in Westmoreland

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! Police investigators are searching for gunmen who shot and killed a man at a bar in New Hope, Westmoreland on Friday. The deceased is 25-year-old Shamar Hamilton, otherwise called ‘Sasa’, of the Water Works district in the parish. Reports are that Hamilton was at the bar…

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No need to stress about gunmen based on the new Firearms Act now in place

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, has hailed the passage of the new Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction, and Regulation) Act in Parliament this week, declaring that citizens will no longer have to “worry” about violent criminals with illegal guns. The senior lawman said the Act will enable…

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The last of three officers charged with tiler’s killing has now been granted bail

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! Corporal Miguel Ebanks, the last remaining policeman in custody relative to the killing of a tiler whose death allegedly resulted from his refusal to pay a bribe, has been granted bail. The lawman was offered bail in the sum of $1 million by Parish Judge Leighton…

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Your iPhone is about to receive a new update on Monday. Sep, 12, 2022

Your iPhone is about to receive a new update on Monday. And it’s going to transform how you experience your phone forever. Here are 9 new features that will change everything: 1/ New lock screen Set up your new lock screen: 1. Hold on to the lock screen. Then click Customise.  2. Click the image…

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Why American Airlines deferred flight plans to St Mary terminal airport

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! Earlier this year, the Jamaican Government announced that American Airlines (AA) would begin scheduled international flights from Miami, Florida to the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) in Boscobel, St Mary in November 2022. However, the launch of the service has been postponed to a later date,…

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Rage boils in St Ann where guys looted Cowpens; cops amplify investigation

  You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! Police say they have stepped up their investigation into the case where four men, two of them senior farmers, were reportedly held with stolen cattle believed to be from several farms in the parish of St Ann. Following news of the probe fuming farmers, in the…

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