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The future flashes brightly with lots of hope and aspirations for both newborn and first-time mom, who worked as a customer care representative at a call centre. Morris, who resides in Lloyd’s Pen, a tiny community here in southwest St Catherine, haboured big dreams of being there every step of the way for her daughter. Baby Suriyah has made more than a few steps since then, as she now sprints around the home without fear of hurting herself. But while the three-old is making rapid strides in her development, mom Lisa has taken a devastating turn.
 

The shooting occurred sometime after six o'clock at the intersection of the May Pen off ramp on South Street.
 

Based on preliminary information from the Old Harbour police, a Toyota Probox taxi with only the driver aboard broke down at the location, causing a queue.  A man driving a Mercedes Benz SUV – said to be a friend of the taxi driver – stopped to give assistance.

While making checks a man approached both men and open gunfire, hitting  them before making good his escape on foot in a northerly direction. 

Phillips' foundation in leadership was laid early. Growing up in Clarendon, he excelled academically, earning a spot at Clarendon College as well as a year in sixth form at Glenmuir High. There, his natural leadership abilities emerged — earning him the nickname ‘Monitor’ for his time as a class monitor. In addition to academics, he was a well-rounded student, representing his school in athletics while actively engaged in clubs such as Drama, Red Cross, and 4-H.
 

The deceased have been identified as 43-year-old taxi driver Rohan Gordon, also known as ‘Squeeze,’ and 29-year-old labourer Demar Muirhead, alias ‘Teeco.’ Both men were residents of Old Harbour Bay, with Gordon hailing from the ‘Bay Bottom’ area and Muirhead from the ‘Terminal’ neighborhood. Following the incident, two illegal firearms and ammunition were reportedly seized by authorities.
 

In conversations shared on community platforms and seen by *Old Harbour News*, residents have voiced their grievances about the unreliable service, which leaves them scrambling to collect water in buckets and hampers their ability to carry out basic daily tasks.
 

Indeed, the eight-year-old is a ‘math magician’ who goes around with a little book in which he sits and works out complicated equations in his spare time. Figuring things out, especially mathematics is what young Marcus does and recently he did it so well that he beat out an incredible field of 609 other grade four students across the island to win the National Math Olympiad for the grade four level.

Weather expert Glenroy Brown says temperatures are likely to soar up to five degrees above normal.

“Bad news, Jamaica!” said Brown, reporting on his Weather Jamaica channel on X (formerly Twitter). “From May 13 to May 18, 2024, prepare for persistent heat and dry weather as temperatures will be soaring 5 degrees Celsius above normal, as indicated by the fiery red colors on the map.”

This severe heat is linked to the El Nino effect says meteorologist Brian Shields who noted that ocean temperatures in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean are extremely warm at the moment.

The Ministry of Health & Wellness has noted the public discourse over the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca (AZ), following the withdrawal of the marketing authorization as requested by the manufacturer.

Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that starting on Thursday, May 16, some 150 metres of the road will be impacted. Contractors working on the project will continue the process of laying storm water drainage along the corridor. These works are expected to be completed on Saturday, May 17.

The Grange Lane Project is being implemented at a cost of $925 – million and is expected to be completed in September of this year.

The deceased has been identified as 39-year-old Euwart Stephenson otherwise called ‘Biggy’ of said community.

According to the police about 6:20 pm Stephenson and another man, said to be 34 years old, were at a shop in Seven Miles when they were attacked by a lone gunman who fired a barrage of shots at them.

Stephenson died on the spot while the other man was rushed to the hospital where his condition is said to be very serious.