Author: Kera

Popular podcaster Jaii Frais and music producer Jahvy Ambassador have been granted bail, but their release comes with strict conditions. The two men, who are facing firearm charges, appeared in the Gun Court earlier today, where Justice Natalie Hart Hines approved bail in the sum of $1.5 million each. As part of the ruling, both are required to hand over their travel documents to the authorities, visit the police station thrice per week, and comply with a daily curfew set between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Many Jamaicans had been anticipating that upon Jaii Frais’ release, he would address the…

Three knives and a machete were seized from four schoolboys who were involved in an altercation, with the boys now facing charges after police discovered the weapons during a search while responding to reports of a fight at a high school in the Corporate Area. According to police accounts, the incident took place on Tuesday, April 21, along Gordon Town Road in St Andrew. Lawmen were summoned to the school after a group of students began fighting following a dispute. The cause of the altercation is unclear, but it quickly led to violent retaliation. Responding officers had to intervene to…

As violence among students continues to raise concern, a group of schoolgirls was captured on camera attacking a female student on a rural school bus. The incident occurred in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Wednesday. The 22-second snippet of the video was shared on X on Thursday by the victim’s cousin, who has indicated that the assault was unprovoked. The cousin is seeking justice for the victim, whom she said was left injured after the beating. While it is unclear how long the attack lasted, an extended version of the video is 40 seconds. A passenger recorded the footage after…

Prosecutors say a “significant amount” of suspected child pornography was found on singer D4vd’s digital devices. The disclosure was made during a procedural hearing on April 23 in Los Angeles County. Prosecutors outlined the scale of evidence in the murder case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas. The court heard that investigators are dealing with roughly 40 terabytes of data collected from multiple sources, including devices and cloud storage accounts linked to the 21-year-old entertainer. A portion of that data, including material recovered from an iCloud account, is said to contain explicit content involving minors. However, officials indicated that the full extent…

A 14-year-old boy has been taken into custody following a violent assault on a teenage girl who refused to give him her phone number. The confrontation occurred in East Harlem, New York City, on Monday and has drawn widespread concern after video of the attack began circulating online. Reports say the teenage boy encountered the girl shortly after school hours, around 3:30 p.m., along the intersection of East 107th Street and Third Avenue. The 15-year-old victim was walking when she was approached by the boy, who asked her for her number. When she declined, the boy obstructed the girl’s path…

Churchgoer Cora Thompson was shot and killed just outside the doors of the New Testament Church of God on Water Lane in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday. The day started like a regular Wednesday with fasting services underway. Thompson, who is well known for selling books outside the church during services, took her usual spot near the entrance. However, at 2:00 p.m., gunfire erupted. Worshippers inside were in the middle of prayer and praise when the sound of several explosions rang out, abruptly interrupting the service. Some of the occupants inside the church were initially confused when the first few…

A woman was shot and killed outside a church in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday afternoon. The brazen attack unfolded while dozens were worshipping inside the building. The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. at the New Testament Church of God located along Water Lane. At the time, congregants had gathered for a fasting service, which was reportedly in progress when gunfire erupted at the entrance to the churchyard. According to eyewitness accounts, a small van stopped outside the churchyard, and a man alighted from the vehicle. He then began firing shots at a woman. Reports say the woman, who…

Two people narrowly escaped a tragedy after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed along the Spur Tree Hill main road in Manchester. The incident happened on Wednesday morning, two weeks after two others were killed in a similar accident in the same community. The latest victims are an elderly man and an elderly woman. They were driving along the main road when their vehicle suddenly veered off the road and plunged over a precipice. The vehicle was badly wrecked when emergency personnel from the Manchester Fire Department arrived at the scene around 7:26 a.m. The occupants of the vehicle…

The Seaforth High School student who was stabbed to death on Monday died following a long-standing dispute between him and the boys now implicated in the incident. Both families are now trading blame over what they say were ignored warning signs. Thirteen-year-old Kland Doyle’s death at the Morant Bay Transport Centre in St Thomas came as a shock to many, but the feud had been escalating for some time. Relatives of the deceased say the feud between Kland and the boy accused of killing him was well known among both the families and even the police, who had reportedly intervened on…

The Jamaica College (JC) student seen in a viral video physically assaulting a schoolmate is not in police custody. Initial reports suggested the teen was arrested, but police confirmed he remains free. According to Investigators, their hands are tied without a formal complaint from the victim’s family. Acting Senior Superintendent Mark Harris, who leads the St Andrew Central Police Division, indicated that despite the viral video of the assault, the aggressor can not be arrested at this time. According to Harris, standard procedure requires a complainant to come forward so that certain legal steps can be taken. He noted that…