Abandoned house set ablaze
Yet another abandoned building has been damaged by fire. Fire crews extinguished the blaze in an unoccupied house at Carter’s Gap, Christ Church. Vagrants had reportedly taken up residence in the abandoned structure, and it’s believed their activities helped start the fire. There has been a series of fires in abandoned buildings in St. Michael […]
Another teenager charged with murder
An 18-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with murder and a number of other firearm related offences. Damary Nurse of Briar Hall, Kendall Hill, appeared in court today accused of murdering 20-year-old Darian Ward who was fatally shot in the chest at around 9:20 pm on August 16th at Breedy Land, Christ Church. He’s […]
Bay Street land dispute tied up in court
Government rejects claims that it’s unfairly delaying compensating the Mirchandani family for land acquired at Bay Street, insisting the matter now has to be settled in the high court after the state’s offer was rejected. At issue is payment for government’s acquisition of the former Liquidation Centre at Bay Street, St. Michael, property that is […]
Police deny reports of serial rapist/man charged for indecent assault
A 30-year-old man has been charged with the sexual assault of two women as a result of incidents that occurred in the area of the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex at Wildey, St. Michael, but the police say reports of a serial rapist in that area are false. Christopher Ifill of Browne’s Gap, Sargeants Village, Christ […]
Dead pig in a bin riles SSA
The Sanitation Service Authority describes as disturbing an incident at Silver Sands, Christ Church where a dead pig was dumped in an SSA garbage bin. The SSA’s public relations officer Carl Padmore says the matter has been referred to the police and health authorities for action. He says the matter has been referred to the […]