Author: Steve Brown

July 9, 2024 TRELAWNY, Jamaica — An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed an elderly man to death during an argument on Monday, May 20, in Trelawny. The man charged is Eric Simpson, also known as “Macca”, aged 18, of Water Lane, Falmouth, in the same parish. Simpson is also charged with the murder of Errol Shirley, 57, of York Pastures, Wakefield, also in the same parish. According to reports, around 12:30 a.m., Simpson and Shirley got into an argument and Simpson used a knife to inflict multiple…

July 9, 2024 Jamaica — Two men who allegedly posed as customers while robbing a business establishment, during which they shot and killed a businesswoman, have been indicted on numerous charges. The defendants are Chevaughn O’Meally, 18, a store clerk from New Haven, Kingston, 20, also from the same parish, and Kimarie Ralston, 21, a porter from River Drive. O’Meally and Ralston are charged with murder, aggravated robbery, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of ammunition and using a prohibited weapon to commit a felony. According to police, on Tuesday, April 10, at approximately 1.40pm, two men are suspected…

National 100m champion Sherica Jackson. (Photo: Naftali Jr.) Jamaica — Serious concerns were raised after Jamaican athlete Sherika Jackson sustained an apparent injury in the women’s 200 metres at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial, part of the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix and World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Event, held at the Bregö Athletics Centre in Székesfehérvár on Tuesday. Jackson, who was leading the race with about 50 meters to go, stopped and limped across the finish line. Jackson, who was leading the race with about 50 metres to go, stopped and limped across the line. Julian Alfred of St. Lucia won…

Spain forwards Lamine Yamal (number 19) and Fermin Lopez (number 25) inspect the pitch ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 semi-final match between Spain and France at the Munich Football Arena in Munich on July 9, 2024. (Photo: AFP) MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — Luis de la Fuente’s Spain are the in-form team at Euro 2024 but will face tournament specialists France in the semi-final in Munich on Tuesday. Spain have had a stellar performance at Euro 2024, winning all five games and scoring 11 goals, to put them one win away from the final. But to get there, Spain will…

Members of the Kenyan police force pose with members of the Haitian police force as they announce that the Kenyan police will join the fight against armed gangs during a press conference at the General Directorate of Haiti’s National Police (DGPNH) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Clarence Chiffroy/AFP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haitian police will soon launch an operation against powerful gangs terrorizing the country, newly appointed police chief Rameau Normire vowed on Monday, along with the leader of a Kenyan contingent sent to help. “One day people will wake up and realize that a robbery…

(FILE) Paramedics, rescuers and medical personnel remove rubble from the destroyed Omaddit Children’s Hospital building following a Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on July 8, 2024, during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The United Nations said on July 9, 2024, that it was “highly likely” that the children’s hospital in Kiev had received a “direct hit” from a missile “launched by the Russian Federation.” Daniel Bell, head of the UN human rights monitor for Ukraine, told reporters in Geneva that a more detailed investigation was needed but that video footage “shows the weapon hitting the hospital directly.”…

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – JULY 8: Alec Baldwin listens to testimony during a pretrial hearing in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico on July 8, 2024. Baldwin is charged with a single count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins on the set of the film “The Lust.” Ross D. Franklin – Pool/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Pool/Getty Images North America/AFP via Getty Images) SANTA FE (USA) (AFP) — Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of a Western movie in 2021 begins on Tuesday with jurors being selected…

U.S. military equipment arrived in Haiti last weekend. (Photo: CMC) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Following the United Nations’ approval of the Kenyan-led Multinational Support Mission to Haiti, the United States is shipping a variety of military equipment and supplies to the country, warning criminal organizations that “we have a mission to fulfill.” Kenya has offered to send about 1,000 troops to help stabilize Haiti, along with personnel from several other countries, including the Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize and Jamaica. The first 400 Kenyan troops arrived in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state last month. The United States has…

An aerial view of destroyed homes in Surfside Beach, Texas, after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on July 8, 2024. Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the US southern state of Texas on July 8, killing at least two people and causing dangerous winds and flooding that left millions without power. Evacuation orders have been issued along parts of the coast. (Photo by Mark Felix/AFP) HOUSTON (AFP) — Flood watches were issued for several US states on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Beryl battered the southern US with heavy rains, killing at least four people in Texas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said…

In 2013, Silly Walks Discotheque, a German production duo made up of Yoscha Hoffmann and Oliver Schrader, achieved great success with the “Honey Pot” rhythm, which also produced the Chronixx hit “Smile Jamaica.” The duo then released another hit, Roman Virgo’s cover of Michael Bolton’s “Soul Provider.” Singer Christopher Ellis is hoping for success with Lessons in Love, produced by Silly Walks Discoteque. With a powerful message about timeless music, this soulful reggae anthem was born from Ellis’ own personal experiences. “I consider my music a lot like that of artistes of old. Music that ages like wine, songs that…