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A woman has been arrested after firing a gun towards pop superstar Rihanna's Los Angeles mansion while the singer was inside, according to international media reports. The Beverly Hills home of the Barbadian singer was hit by the gunfire, police reportedly say. According to the BBC, officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of gunfire at 1:15pm on Sunday. The suspect was located and taken into custody....

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — After losing her older son to violence few years ago, mother of six Janice Pillner is now struggling to come to terms with the violent death of his younger brother, her last remaining son. The young man, 24-year-old Anthony Ferguson of Darling Street in Savanna-la-Mar, was allegedly killed by the police on Saturday night along East Street in the parish. Another man who goes by the name...

Generation 2000 (G2K) is criticising Mark Golding over what it says is the People’s National Party (PNP) president’s silence on former party representative Jolyan Silvera’s conviction and sentencing for the shooting death of Silvera’s wife. In a news release on Sunday, the Jamaica Labour Party's young professional affiliates' group said it finds Golding’s “silence” disappointing, inconsistent, and unacceptable. “G2K recalls that in a previous incident which concerned alleged and unproven...

Generation 2000 (G2K) is criticising Mark Golding over what it says is the People’s National Party (PNP) president’s silence on former party representative Jolyan Silvera’s conviction and sentencing for the shooting death of Silvera’s wife. In a news release on Sunday, the Jamaica Labour Party's young professional affiliates' group said it finds Golding’s “silence” disappointing, inconsistent, and unacceptable. “G2K recalls that in a previous incident which concerned alleged and unproven...

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Lawrence Tavern Councillor John Myers has accused the National Works Agency (NWA) of inadequate repair work on main roads in the division. In fact,  he said, parochial roads are proving more durable in the area. “As you patch the main road and the rain fall it is gone, It is almost like you haven’t done anything. Something is wrong with how they are doing it or the...

ST JAMES, Jamaica – A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to a stabbing incident along the Salt Spring main road in St James last year. Adam Carey, otherwise called ‘Chin-Chin’, of Rosemount, St James, is accused of murdering 46-year-old Christopher Clarke, otherwise called ‘Ally’, a labourer of Birch Hill in Salt Spring. READ: Man found dead at crash scene was murdered Reports from the Mount Salem Police are that...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — On the eve of International Women’s Day on Saturday, the Sanmerna Foundation celebrated with a number of women at the Peace Garden at Hope Gardens. Under the theme "Silent Battles, Unbreakable Women," participants practised yoga and took part in a guided painting session designed to help them de-stress and reflect. “Many times, women face battles that people don't normally see. Apart from the battles at home, you...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — On the eve of International Women’s Day on Saturday, the Sanmerna Foundation celebrated with a number of women at the Peace Garden at Hope Gardens. Under the theme "Silent Battles, Unbreakable Women," participants practised yoga and took part in a guided painting session designed to help them de-stress and reflect. “Many times, women face battles that people don't normally see. Apart from the battles at home, you...

Performing at the recent Bob Marley 81st birthday celebration at Panama City in Panama a few weeks ago, was a great experience for emerging reggae artiste Tuffheart. "It was a special celebration honouring the life, the legacy and the works of the king of reggae. People from all walks of life came out in their numbers and it was an honour and pleasure for me to have been able to...

Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has sought to assure that fire hydrants are being installed and repaired around the country to take account of the many high-rises that are being constructed, especially in urban centres. He also said the Government was looking to acquire more crane trucks, taking into consideration that buildings on the island are getting taller. “Yes we are [looking to purchase more crane trucks] and I will...

  Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has made it clear that the Government is not the guarantor for a US$110 million (J$17.6 billion) loan secured by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), to repair its electricity grid and restore power to its customers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Vaz made the point on Friday while answering questions from Opposition Spokesman on Energy Phillip Paulwell, during the meeting of Parliament’s Standing Finance...