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Plea bargain deal gifts Old Harbour Bay man six-year sentence

Puisne judge, Justice Grace Henry-McKenzie handed down the sentence to Joseph Simpson who on July 8, 2021, pleaded guilty to the offences of…

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Dancehall artiste Kashmar murdered

Information reaching Old Harbour News is that the 30-year-old Choppa Lifestyle DJ was attacked by two armed men in the Cockpit, Salt…

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Thousands in SW St Catherine still without water

This is due to an "internal electrical" problem at the National Water Commission (NWC) Marlie Mount facility.

In an update…

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Gordon Wood man killed serving jerk chicken

The latest homicide occurred about 8:20 pm in the vicinity of the community's football field, the police have reported.

Dead is 23…

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55 permanent vax sites established and here are the locations

These fixed sites have been established in the health districts across the 14 parishes and will operate from Monday to Saturday with some…

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ASWI: Jamaica’s newest flight school

Mr. Gooding, who is Director of Maintenance at ASWI, tells JIS News how the two young men from different countries and backgrounds formed a…

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Mechanic 14th murder in Old Harbour

Dead is 41-year-old Ricardo Maragh more popularly known as ' 'Coolie' or 'Shaun'.

According to investigators…

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SERHA releases September fogging schedule for Old Harbour area

In its latest fogging schedule for the parish of St Catherine, the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) listed surrounding…

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Old Harbour tax office to reopen September 8

The St. Catherine-based office will reopen with a skeleton staff complement after sanitization activities and staff self-quarantining in the…

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Jamaican lobby group ‘fact checks’ Dr Ramon Arscott’s Covid-19 vaccine presentation

However, the Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS), have been among the very few to challenge some claims

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Samuda urges Warmington to lobby for increase vaccination access

Since the arrival of vaccines in the country, Old Harbour has been one of the select locations for vaccination blitz, conducted twice weekly…

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Covid forces closure of Old Harbour tax office

The tax authority has taken the decision to close its Old Harbour operations due to the confirmation of several positive Covid-19 cases at…

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Body of missing Bartons man found in river one week later

He's suspected to have drowned in the Corner Gully River in the community on August 25.

At that time several persons in the…

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DCP Richard Stewart: National honour evokes sense of pride

DCP Stewart, who grew up among locals in the Nightingale Grove community of St Catherine South West, is among 144 Jamaicans to be honoured at…

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Hospitals low on oxygen

Up to this morning, all hospitals were low in supply and some were out and had to be supplemented. At the same time, hospitalisations for…

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Search continues in river for Bartons man

Missing is Hakeem Robinson who his sister describes as a jovial, hardworking young man who gets along with just about everyone in the…

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