More Houses Set On Fire In Central Kingston ( video link inside )

  More houses have been set ablaze in sections of Kingston Central.  It’s believed to be the work of arsonists.  There are no reports of injuries.  The buildings damaged were on Text Lane.  Tuesday’s early morning blaze follows similar incidents in recent weeks.  On August 8, houses on James Street and Smith Lane were affected. …

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Caribbean artists: “Preedy”

  NEWYou can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! From upbeat songs like Lost and Found and Yuh Bad, to ballads like Say Yeah, Akeem ‘Preedy’ Chance has dabbled in every iteration of soca. Young and newly married, Preedy isn’t short of stories to tell and lyrics to make any room start moving. In this…

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Over 136 new COVID cases, 3 deaths, 26.7% positivity rate recorded

  NEWYou can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that 136 new COVID-19 cases were recorded over a 24-hour period up to Sunday afternoon. Three COVID-19 deaths that occurred from September 2021 to August 2022 were also recorded on Sunday, bringing the overall coronavirus death toll in…

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Jamaican drowns, brother missing after jumping off ‘Jaws’ bridge in US

  Jamaican man, Tavaris Bulgin, of Palmers Cross, Clarendon, drowned and his brother, Tavaughn, is missing and feared dead after a late-night jump off a popular bridge in Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, United States on Sunday. According to the Vineyard Gazette, an extensive recovery effort for a second man was halted on Monday after what it said was…

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Gunman’ held minutes after attack on taxi driver, stealing car

  NEWYou can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! A police team on patrol on Tower Street, Kingston intercepted a robber minutes after he committed a robbery, and seized a firearm on Monday, August 15. The man has since been charged with robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Charged is 19-year-old…

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Retired female cop perishes in Hanover house fire

  NEWYou can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! The police high command is expressing sincere condolences to the family, friends, and love ones of 89-year-old Elena Nisbett, a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, who perished in a fire that gutted her home on Bamboo Drive, Hopewell, Hanover on Monday, August 15. Reports from the…

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Gov’t seeks answers after six Jamaicans denied boarding in Panama

  NEWYou can now listen to Talkupditingsdem  News articles! Six Jamaicans travelling through Panama to various destinations were not allowed to board their connecting flight in that country on Saturday. The Jamaicans were en route to the Netherlands. Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith sought answers from the authorities in Panama…

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