A young woman has gone missing in Portmore

Twenty-four-year-old Janiell Ritchie, otherwise called ‘Jan Jan’, of Daytona, Greater Portmore, St Catherine, has been missing since Friday, October 28. She is of dark complexion, slim build, about 160 centimeters (five feet, three inches) tall, and has a small lump on the wrist of her right hand. Reports are that Janell was last seen at…

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UPDATE: Officer who died from a crash in St Thomas has been identified

The Police High Command and the Jamaica Police Federation have both expressed condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Constable Kemar Nelson, who was assigned to the Specialised Operations Branch of the force and died from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash in Morant Bay, St Thomas on Saturday, October 29. In…

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Officer dies from a motor vehicle collision in St Thomas

A police constable has died from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash in St Thomas on Saturday night. Reports are that at about 9:45 pm, the traffic crash occurred along Morant Road in the parish, resulting in the death of a police constable. Indications are that the constable and three others were traveling…

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Bail was extended for an officer whose newborn daughter died in his car

Detective Sergeant Sheldon Dobson, who is charged with manslaughter after his 18-month-old daughter was left locked in his car and subsequently died, is set to return to the St Elizabeth Parish Court on November 17. The policeman was given the return date when he appeared in the court’s outstation in Balaclava last week. The court…

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Christian bunch warning against protocols for academy devotions

The Association of Christian Communicators and Media (ACCM) has cautioned the Ministry of Education and Youth against the imposition of protocols for devotional sessions in public schools.  The caution comes after the Ministry on Wednesday said it had launched an investigation to help determine the protocols for school devotional exercises. This followed the incident at Oberlin…

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Vigil underway for officer killed in Trench Town

You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> The vigil for police corporal, Oliver Mullings, who was shot and killed by gunmen in Trench Town is now underway.  Dozens of residents, colleagues, and other well-wishers have gathered to pay their respects to the slain crimefighter. The nine-night is being held at…

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The three men killed in a drive-by on Lincoln Avenue have been identified

You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> The three men killed in a drive-by shooting outside a small cook shop in an area known as New Lincoln, close to Cross Roads in St Andrew, on Friday evening have been identified. They are 55-year-old Randolph McBean, and 41-year-old Donville Charlton both…

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Officer reportedly held with an illegal handgun, with over 80 rounds of ammunition

You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> A policeman was arrested and charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, he was apprehended after he was seen acting in a manner that aroused suspicions at an examination depot in Kingson. Local law enforcers said over 80 rounds of ammunition…

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Eleven killed in gridlock collides between Oct 22-28 says RSU

You can now listen to Loop News articles! View on youtube >> Eleven people, including three American visitors, perished in motor vehicle crashes across Jamaica during the week of October 22-28. This has pushed 373, people killed in motor vehicle collisions since the start of the year. The Americans, all women, died from injuries they…

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Jamaican gentleman gets 3 years in US penitentiary for lotto scamming

You can now listen to talkupditingsdem News articles! View on youtube >> A Jamaican national – Greg Warren Clarke – was on Friday sentenced to three years in prison in the United States for conspiring to run a Jamaica-based lottery scam that targeted elderly American consumers. This is according to a statement posted on the…

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