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The police have launched a manhunt for a group of armed men who robbed and shot a female pump attendant during a brazen daylight attack at a gas station in St Andrew on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 1:36 p.m. at the Total service station on Deanery Road. According to investigators, the assailants held up the pump attendant before opening fire, injuring her. They then fled the scene in a Toyota Probox. The wounded woman was rushed to hospital, where she remains receiving medical treatment. Police believe the suspects are members of a criminal syndicate believed to be…

Dancehall artiste Chronic Law has broken his silence following his recent release from custody in the United States, where he was arrested and briefly held after being booked in Broward County, Florida. The entertainer was reportedly taken into custody after authorities alleged that he was in possession of a firearm despite being prohibited from doing so. He was also held for the U.S. Marshals Service before later being released. In a statement shared on his Instagram, Chronic Law addressed the incident for the first time, claiming that he has been the target of repeated harassment by law enforcement. “I want…

A 38-year-old licensed firearm holder has been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of his 20-year-old girlfriend in Hill Top, Parottee, St Elizabeth. The accused, Joseph Finnikin, otherwise known as “Bug”, “Tyson” or “Contractor”, a building contractor from Lindos Hill district in Petersfield, Westmoreland, was formally charged by police on Tuesday. He also faces an additional charge of using a firearm to commit a felony. The charges stem from the shooting death of Anishka Thompson on Friday morning. According to investigators, Finnikin initially told detectives that the incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. when Thompson allegedly picked up his licensed…

Police have launched an investigation into the death of a woman who was fatally shot in Hill Top district, Parottee, St Elizabeth, on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Anishka Thompson, a resident of New Forest, Manchester. The incident reportedly occurred around 8:30 a.m. According to a senior police source, Thompson’s 38-year-old boyfriend, who is a licensed firearm holder, told investigators he was preparing to leave for work when he removed his firearm from a safe and placed it on a table. The man reportedly stated that while he was loading the weapon, Thompson playfully picked it up.…

Before the ceremony even began, excitement filled the streets of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, on Wednesday as police outriders, with sirens sounding, escorted Jamaica’s top performing 2026 PEP student, Jasonnia Beadle, to her graduation. A red carpet was rolled out in honour of the outstanding student, who was among 60 graduates of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School celebrating their achievement at a ceremony held at St Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz. The special police escort was arranged by Superintendent Coleridge Minto, commander of the St Elizabeth Police Division, as a tribute to Jasonnia’s exceptional academic success. Park Mountain…

A tragic incident in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Saturday evening claimed the life of a three-year-old boy after he was reportedly struck by a motor vehicle while attempting to cross the road. The child has been identified as Ozaiah Williams of Blackwood Gardens in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine. Police reports indicate that the incident happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. along Terminal Road in Old Harbour. Investigators say Ozaiah reportedly broke away from his mother’s grasp and ran onto the roadway, where he entered the path of a white 2017 Toyota Probox. The vehicle struck the child, who sustained…

The Major Crime Investigation Division is currently probing a deadly shooting that claimed the lives of two people and left another injured in Naggo Head, Portmore, St Catherine, early Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as 19-year-old delivery man Michael Elliot, also known as “Bobbly Slammer” or “Bull,” of Clifton District, and 17-year-old Kenrick Ebanks, otherwise called “Wealthy Stunts,” of Naggo Head. A 27-year-old woman was also wounded during the attack and is now receiving medical treatment. According to police reports, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Elliot and Ebanks were inside a house along White Lane when armed men reportedly…

A new wave of controversy has erupted on social media after a video allegedly showing a female tourist and a raft man in a compromising situation surfaced online and quickly went viral. The video, which began circulating on social media captures the two aboard a bamboo raft at the Rio Grande river. This marks the third incident involving tourists and raft operators along the popular attraction, raising serious concerns about professionalism and the image of one of Jamaica’s most iconic eco-tourism experiences. Residents and raft operators have expressed mixed reactions, with some saying these viral moments are damaging the reputation…

A disagreement over noise during a World Cup football match reportedly turned deadly in Ewarton, St Catherine, on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Lamar Mullings, an unemployed resident of Bowie Road in the parish. According to reports, about 8:00 p.m., a football match was being watched on television when Mullings, who was in bed at the time, allegedly requested that the volume be lowered. It is alleged that a 25-year-old man, said to be Mullings’ uncle, refused, which led to a heated argument between the two. Police report that the dispute escalated into a physical altercation,…

Two men have lost their lives and seven others were hospitalized, one in critical condition, following a three vehicle crash in Braco, Trelawny on Wednesday night. The identities of the deceased have not yet been disclosed. Reports indicate that the crash occurred about 9:00 p.m. and involved a Toyota Hiace, a Toyota Fielder, and a Toyota Voxy. It is understood that one of the victims died at the scene. Another was among two individuals who had to be extricated from the wreckage by emergency responders and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The seven injured persons were taken to…