Author: Kera

Police shot and killed a man said to be a key figure in two of Western Jamaica’s criminal organisations. Twenty-eight-year-old Romaine Murray was fatally shot after he reportedly aimed a gun at officers during an operation in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, on Wednesday. Murray, who also goes by the aliases ‘Bartez’ and ‘Forty Ball’, was described as a major violence producer. He was reportedly a high-ranking member of both the Kings Valley Gang and the Speculation Gang. According to the Jamaica Observer, citing police reports, officers went to an apartment in Jerusalem Mountain around 5:30 a.m. with a search warrant. The…

A wave of shock has swept through the small town of Lewisburg in Tennessee after a familiar face behind the counter of a local gas station was killed during a robbery. Paresh Patel, known affectionately as “Prince” by regular customers, was working his usual late shift at the Marathon gas station on Mooresville Highway Monday night. According to investigators, what started as a routine transaction turned deadly within seconds. Surveillance footage from inside the store shows when the suspect enters the store under the guise of being a customer, pursuing something. He selects an item and goes to the counter…

A student and a security guard were caught on camera fighting at an unidentified high school. The video has sparked heated debate, and the male guard is being condemned for repeatedly punching a female student. The video, reposted on WorldStarHipHop on Wednesday, shows the security guard trying to defuse an altercation that quickly escalated into a fistfight. As he repeatedly tells the student to stop, the guard can be seen in the video raising his hands and indicating that she should back off. Refusing to comply, she hits him repeatedly and strikes him in the face. In response, the guard…

Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Minister Wayne Sturge continues to take a cautious approach ahead of Vybz Kartel’s performance at the One Unity Music Festival while allowing the deejay more freedom. Kartel is now permitted to do two radio interviews. He was initially barred from engaging in radio interviews and several other activities, which ignited backlash from his fans. Although Sturge has given him some leeway as long as the two radio interviews are aired during non-peak hours. The interviews must air between 9 a.m. and midday, or 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Additionally, the May 31 concert entry will be…

Supreme Court Judge Lorna Shelly Williams on Wednesday refused bail to 65-year-old businessman Robert Bell, whose arrest followed a viral video showing him assaulting a nurse while brandishing a firearm. The lawyer representing Bell, Christopher Townsend, confirmed that the decision hinged on concerns for his client’s safety in light of the video’s widespread circulation. According to a Jamaica Observer report, Townsend explained that after the bail application was submitted to the court, the judge refused, indicating that it would be safer to let him remain locked up for now. However, bail may be granted in the future. Townsend said, “She…

As Jamaica continues to brace for updates on the missing university student Anisa Dilworth’s case, ride-hailing platform inDrive has stepped forward to clarify its involvement. On Wednesday, the company released a statement saying there’s no evidence she used the app around the time she vanished. 20-year-old Dilworth, who attended the University of Technology, was last seen on May 6 and reported missing the next day. On May 10, a driver affiliated with inDrive was taken into custody in connection with her disappearance. Although still being questioned, he has not been charged. In response to growing speculation, inDrive recently issued a…

Chris Brown has been granted bail by a London judge after being charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with an alleged nightclub assault in 2023. The singer, known for songs like Loyal, Run It, and Under The Influence, was released on Wednesday following a hearing at Southwark Crown Court, during which he was absent. Judge Tony Baumgartner approved the bail on the condition that Brown pay a £5 million ($6.7 million) security fee. Brown, 36, was apprehended last Thursday at a Manchester hotel. He had arrived in the city last Wednesday by private jet ahead of his international tour.…

A chaotic scene inside a packed movie theatre has ignited racially charged criticism on the social media platform X after a video showing several Black women engaged in a physical altercation went viral. The incident, which user @White_Ghost187 posted yesterday, has already surpassed 200,000 views. The footage shows a group of Black women in a heated physical altercation. The women pummel each other while several individuals wearing shirts labelled “police”, believed to be theatre security, struggled to break up the brawl. Amid the chaos, a few bystanders also attempted to calm the situation. The theatre was crowded then, with numerous…

A 4-year-old girl was shot and killed Tuesday night in Manchester. The child, identified as Gia Grinnel, was shot in the head while at her Ingleside home in Mandeville. The heartbreaking incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. in the high-end neighbourhood. According to a police report, Gia was with her 12-year-old sibling and their mother at the time of the shooting. The mother reportedly recounted to investigators that moments after helping the children get settled for sleep, she went into the bathroom. While in the bathroom, she heard a powerful explosion. Upon rushing to the scene, she discovered her daughter had been shot. Gia was…

A 27-year-old Jamaican living in Florida lost his life in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash while allegedly attempting to outrun state troopers. The deceased, identified as Craig Thomas, died while riding a red Suzuki sports bike along Front Beach main road on Saturday. According to reports, the Lawrence Tavern native from the Goldbourn district of St Andrew was travelling along the route when troopers signalled for a traffic stop just before midnight. Rather than pull over, Thomas reportedly accelerated away and tried to escape the police. Reports say the bike veered off course, and he was violently thrown to the pavement.…