Mt Salem News Today

With four more murders in the 48 hours spanning Tuesday and Wednesday, there is now growing fears that the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) efforts to rein in gangsters in the west is not getting the desire results, leaving law-abiding citizens...

The recent lull in murders, which had brought a sense of hope to law-abiding citizens in St James, was breached over last weekend with three murders in three days, one each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Gangsters continue to resist efforts by...

WESTERN BUREAU: SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT Vernon Ellis, whose tenure as police commander for St James will end this weekend, seems to be making one more powerful statement before he leaves as in his latest initiative to rid the parish of illegal...

WESTERN BUREAU: ST JAMES Southern experienced a resurgence reminiscent of its vibrant past on Monday night, as the results of the 17th local government election unfolded with a win for the People’s National Party (PNP). A surge in young voters have...

WESTERN BUREAU: Entrepreneur Reno Forbes, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker candidate in the upcoming local government election, is confident in her ability to outperform her opponent in the Mt Salem division of St James West Central. With a...

A St James woman who is accused of stabbing her child’s father to death during an argument in 2011 is scheduled to stand trial in the St James Circuit Court on January 20, 2025. Crystal Phillips, who is charged in relation to the murder of Raniel...

Parish Judge Sasha-Marie Ashley set January 29, 2024 as the next hearing date for the murder trial of Dailando Bailey, the 24-year-old St James-based lifeguard who is charged with killing his brother. When the matter was heard in the St James...

A 34-year-old man was shot and killed in Mt Salem, St James on Tuesday morning - approximately 48 hours after a curfew in the area ended.  Over the last two weeks, three residents have been shot, forcing the police to implement...

WESTERN BUREAU: DR MORAIS Guy, the opposition spokesman on health, is recommending that the Ministry of Health and Wellness hold quarterly briefings to keep the public updated on the progression of restoration work at the St James-based Cornwall...

WESTERN BUREAU: National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang is urging the church community to ensure that it plays its part in raising young people to be upstanding citizens, even as he vows that the authorities will continue to work with the Church...