Gun Bust Raid Nets 16 Guns and 250 Rounds in Kingston. The police have reported the seizure of 16 firearms. They also seized over 250 rounds of ammunition from a warehouse on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. This occurred last Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Law enforcers discovered the cache during a joint operation. The operation … Continue reading Gun Bust Raid Nets 16 Guns and 250 Rounds in Kingston
Month: May 2025
Grants Pen Shooting Sparks Outrage: Residents Protest
Grants Pen Shooting Sparks Outrage: Residents Protest. On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, residents of Grants Pen in St. Andrew, Jamaica, set up several fiery roadblocks. This action followed the police gunning down a man during an alleged confrontation in the community. Residents accused the police of murdering an innocent man. They identified the deceased as … Continue reading Grants Pen Shooting Sparks Outrage: Residents Protest
Neurosurgical Drill: PNP Alleges Corruption in Procurement
Neurosurgical Drill: PNP Alleges Corruption in Procurement. The parliamentary opposition announced on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, that it would be contacting the Auditor General. They will also reach out to the Integrity Commission. Their aim is to investigate the multi-million dollar purchase of a neurosurgical drill for the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The opposition has criticized the $31 million price tag as excessive and insulting to taxpayers.
Violence Against Women: Nurses and Students Take a Stand
Violence Against Women: Nurses and Students Take a Stand. Colleagues of the nurse who was seen in a video on social media being physically assaulted by a businessman in a road rage incident on May 13, 2025, have staged two protests on Monday. Their aim was to express their concerns and outrage over the incident. … Continue reading Violence Against Women: Nurses and Students Take a Stand
Wanted: Police released Names of Violent Crime Suspects
Wanted: Police released Names of Violent Crime Suspects . KINGSTON, Jamaica—A recent increase in violent crime across several communities in the St. Andrew South Division has led the police to identify individuals they suspect are involved in criminal activities in the area. In response, the Hunts Bay Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) is urging these individuals … Continue reading Wanted: Police released Names of Violent Crime Suspects
Violent Crime : Updates on Ferrigon, Dilworth, and Bell
Violent Crime : Updates on Ferrigon, Dilworth, and Bell. A post-mortem examination of Kelsey Ferrigon, a student at St John's Primary School, has revealed that she died by strangulation. The post-mortem was postponed and originally scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2025. It was conducted on Saturday at the House of Tranquility Funeral Home in Kingston. … Continue reading Violent Crime : Updates on Ferrigon, Dilworth, and Bell
Fraudulent Conversion: Woman in Custody After Fleecing $150K
Police charged a Clarendon woman in a $150K Fraudulent conversion Case. Fraudulent Conversion: Woman in Custody After Fleecing $150k. Police in Clarendon, Jamaica, charged a woman with fraudulent conversion after she allegedly fleeced a complainant of $150,000. Law enforcement identified the accused as Sherlyn Taylor, also known as 'Sunshine,' 49, of Hollywood Drive, Hayes, in … Continue reading Fraudulent Conversion: Woman in Custody After Fleecing $150K
Violence in Jamaica: Police Shoots baby Mother
Westmoreland cop involved in fatal shooting of ex-girlfriend Violence in Jamaica: Police Shoots baby Mother. In Westmoreland, Jamaica, a police Constable shot and killed his alleged estranged former girlfriend and baby mother. She allegedly attacked him with a machete outside his home in Maisemuir, Little London, on Thursday night, May 15, 2025.. Police identified the … Continue reading Violence in Jamaica: Police Shoots baby Mother
Fatal Police Shootout: Hanover Abduction Suspect Shot
The third suspect in the abduction of a Hanover teacher died in a fatal police shootout. Fatal Police Shootout: Hanover Abduction Suspect Shot. The third suspect involved in the May 8 abduction of a teacher in Pell River, Hanover, Jamaica, was fatally wounded by members of the security forces on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Law … Continue reading Fatal Police Shootout: Hanover Abduction Suspect Shot
Fatal Shootings: Police Killed Two Suspects In Jamaica
Fatal Shootings: Police Killed Two Suspects In Jamaica. The Independent Commission of Investigation is looking into two more police fatal shootings that occurred on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. The first victim of these fatal shootings is a music producer. He is also an alleged area don in the Homestead community of St. Catherine, Jamaica. Authorities identified the deceased as Javon "Bossy" Basceosingh, 30, from Homestead, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The second fatal shootings occurred in Kingston, Jamaica — On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, police fatally wounded a suspect. The suspect allegedly held a man hostage while fleeing. He was also pointing a gun at officers. The authorities identified the deceased as 48-year-old Lebert Bailey, a construction worker from Rosemount Avenue in Kingston.
