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Praesent feugiat, urna quis pulvinar molestie, elit velit luctus velit -- Today's Headlines Today's News -- Murder suspect trying to flee island by boat held in Clarendon 12:46 pm Today's News -- Victoria Jubilee Hospital gets equipment to boost neonatal services 12:13 pm Today's News -- Education ministry seeks to give voice to the youth, says Morgan 12:02 pm Today's News -- 13-y-o Jessica Brooks is missing 11:34 am LATEST NEWS Murder suspect trying to flee island by boat held in Clarendon 12:46 pm KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sonniman 'Shortman' Walker, a murder suspect was yesterday held in Rocky Point, Clarendon attempting to flee the island by boat to Haiti. Read More -- -- Victoria Jubilee Hospital gets equipment to boost neonatal services 12:13 pm KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) has received medical equipment valued at over $2.5 million which will boost neonatal services offered at the... -- Read More -- -- -- Education ministry seeks to give voice to the youth, says Morgan 12:02 pm KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is seeking to include the voice of the youth in its decision making processes. Read More -- -- 13-y-o Jessica Brooks is missing 11:34 am HANOVER, Jamaica — An Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Jessica Brooks, of Woodland in Hopewell, Hanover, who has been missing since Friday, May... Read More -- More Latest News » ADVERTISEMENT -- Buy Today's Paper Front page for -- Read today's ePaper Today's Toon Today's Cartoon -- Previous Cartoons » Page2 Check out more Page2 NEWS NIA calls for probe into contract award to CHEC for MoBay bypass 7:50 pm HEAD of the corruption watchdog agency, National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe has called on the Integrity Commission to launch a probe into the award... Read More -- -- -- New initiative launched to reach kids not attending classes 9:20 pm THE Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) on Thursday launched an initiative targeting 136 schools across the island, to identify and provide intervention...... Read More -- -- Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in medical world 4:50 pm OHIO, United States (AP) — The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg, Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with...... Read More -- -- Lawyer wants 13-y-o charged for defaming client accused of buggery 4:20 am Shantez Stewart, the attorney representing two of six males accused of buggering a 13-year-old girl in St Ann, says one of his clients intends to file a defamation suit...... Read More -- -- Councillor wants urgent action to tame crime in Kingston Central 4:30 pm RAE Town, Kingston Central, Councillor Rosalie Hamilton has called for stronger police action in the constituency in light of the increased gang violence in that...... Read More -- More News » Videos -- VIDEO: Just for Mom Thursday, May 6, 2021 -- VIDEO: Rojea needs help! Thursday, May 6, 2021 -- VIDEO: At least one man dead in Clarendon crash Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -- VIDEO: Now Open: Pop Up Poke Thursday, April 29, 2021 -- VIDEO: August Town turns to water war to bring back the vibes Monday, April 26, 2021 -- VIDEO: Grit amid grief Sunday, April 25, 2021 -- More Videos » ADVERTISEMENT -- SPORT 'I came here to dominate,' says Champs debutant Lavanya Williams 10:40 pm Lavanya Williams of Rusea's High did not have the same beginning to her Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association... Read More -- -- RECORD BREAKER! 10:40 pm Javier Brown of Jamaica College (JC) broke the Class One 400m hurdles record of 49.94 seconds when he ran 49.86 seconds to win the final event on day...... Read More -- -- 'She was more than a mom!' 9:20 pm Elizabeth Palmer, the mother of Jamaican World Championships 4x400m relay silver medallist Akeem Bloomfield, lost her battle with cancer on...... Read More -- -- Triple delight! 8:50 pm GARRIEL White of Hydel High ran a personal best 57.65 seconds, the third-best time in the world by an Under-20 female, to win the 400m hurdles Open on yesterday's...... Read More -- ADVERTISEMENT -- More Sports » ADVERTISEMENT -- BUSINESS -- Kalilah Reynolds Media enters agreement with the Jamaica Observer 5:10 pm Kalilah Reynolds Media Limited (KRM) and the Jamaica Observer Limited (JOL) are pleased to announce an agreement that will see daily content from KRM... Read More -- -- GraceKennedy delivers strong first quarter of 2021 6:40 pm The GraceKennedy (GK) Group is reporting strong results in the first quarter of 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the GK Group achieved... Read More -- -- Fontana reports 333.7% jump in profits for March quarter 3:50 am Fontana has recorded another positive quarter with net profit jumping by 333.7 per cent to $72.9 million for the March quarter,... Read More -- More Business » Friday, May 14, 2021 04 07 14 33 34 J$272,500,000 04 ENTERTAINMENT Singer Triple Blaxxx gives praises 8:00 pm AS part of the Flames music camp during the 1990s, Sugar Black flew the banner of Rastafari a...