The family of Stephon Powell conducted a peaceful protest outside the gates of the Vineyard Town Police Station in east Kingston on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Powell, was killed by an off-duty policeman during an alleged break-in at a house on Coleyville Road in...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country is moving to strengthen its capacity to protect its borders from the increasing flow of guns and drugs from North America and other parts of the world. Mr. Holness made the comment on Tuesday while addressing the...
PNP Chairman, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, has denied claims that she's being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI. Expelled PNP activist, Karen Cross made the sensational claim in a post on Facebook over the weekend. Miss Cross was giving her...
PNP Chairman, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke, says Sunday's Conference was a hit with party supporters and officers. Dr. Brown Burke was asked about reports of discontent within the PNP and how that could affect their projection of a unified team to the Jamaican people. Dr....
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a lack of investment in the country's security forces contributed to the increased level of murders across the island. The Prime Minister was speaking at a Central Executive meeting in St. Ann on Sunday. Data from the Jamaica...
Prime Minister Holness says he is relatively pleased with the impact and progress of Project STAR in Central Kingston. Project STAR is a social transformation programme led by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, PSOJ, in partnership with the Jamaica...
Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council, NRSC, Dr. Lucien Jones, is renewing calls for road users to be more vigilant in light of the latest data from the police that show a slight reduction of road fatalities involving pedestrians and motorcyclists. The...
Two men were arrested during a joint police/military operation in Negril, Westmoreland on Thursday. The men were taken into custody in connection with several criminal offences ranging from shootings to lottery scam. Seven mobile phones, laptops and lottery scamming...
An unidentified man was shot on Eastwood Park Road in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew on Wednesday night. It is understood that the incident happened in the vicinity of the Half-Way-Tree Fire Station. Nationwide News understands that the shooting is a result of an ongoing...
The Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine has been closed to vehicular traffic as the police have cordoned off the area to process a crime scene. It's understood that a man was shot in the gorge during a confrontation with the police. The man was allegedly part of a group...