Friday, January 17, 2025

Crime

Bendals Men Charged After Weekend Drugs And Gun Seizure

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Police have formally charged 31yr-old Troy Neeland Baptiste and 21yr-old Daiquan Kahtaj Martin both of Bendals for possession of 149 Cannabis plants, possession of...

Hundreds of cell phones seized from prisoners

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The Superintendent of Her Majesty’s Prison Albert Wade says more than 400 cell phones have been seized from prisons in the last two years. The Prison...

It’s Been a Year; Where is Vincia James?

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Today makes exactly one year since New Winthropes woman Vincia James went missing.   The then 26-year-old was last seen on Old Parham Road around 1:00...

More “victims” removed from local nightclubs, owners in custody

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A joint operation was executed on two establishments last evening which resulted in several persons being taken into custody for further questioning. Operations carried out...

UPP does not want Rodney to lead probe into Robinson

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The United Progressive Party (UPP) today welcomed the "long over-due action" of the Police Service Commission to suspend Commissioner of Police Wendell Robinson but...

Jamaican murder suspect was denied entry into St. Lucia

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A Jamaican murder suspect who was deported from Antigua this week was denied entry to Saint Lucia last week, according to St. Lucia Times. The...

Was Derrick ‘Pretty Boy’ Edwards set up with drug found in his luggage?

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INVESTIGATIONS by the Jamaica Observer have so far shown that at least one of the accused men charged with trafficking in ganja last week,...

Senior officer suspended amid allegations of sexual harassment-reports

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The senior police officer accused of sexual harassment by at least two junior male officers has been suspended from the Royal Police Force of...

Coach of Benna Boyz granted bail in Jamaica

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One member of the national Antigua football team management has been granted bail and another denied bail. After being charged, 49-year-old Derrick Edwards was granted...

U.S Immigration officers nab Caribbean nationals in immigration sweep

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The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) have arrested a number of Caribbean...

Man charged with attempted murder after Barbuda shooting

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The building contractor, who allegedly shot one of his workers in Barbuda on Sunday, is now charged with attempted murder. On Tuesday, police charged 54yr-old...

Members of Benna Boys delegation held for drugs in Jamaica

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The police have confirmed that two members of the management staff of the Antiguan national football team were arrested at the Norman Manley International...

Building contractor in police custody over Barbuda shooting

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(PRESS RELEASE) A building contractor is currently in police custody assisting the police with their investigations, following a shooting incident in Barbuda, Sunday afternoon. It is...