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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica— Four people, including a three-year-old child, burnt to death in their home in Central Village, St Catherine Tuesday morning after it was reportedly firebombed. Information reaching Observer Online is that the house was set ablaze sometime after 1 am by unknown assailants, killing a mother, her two daughters and her three-year-old grandson. Residents in the area reportedly heard screams coming from the house where the incident happened....

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica  - Parents were sent scampering as they grabbed their children from the Grange Hill Primary School in Westmoreland after it was alleged that gunmen threatened to shoot up the institution on Tuesday morning. Speaking with Observer Online, the principal of the institution Clayton Smith described the event as 'deja vu' as he recalled a similar incident in 2016. Smith said the police confirmed that there was a threat placed on...

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica— Fire investigators will launch a probe into the suspected firebombing of a house in Central Village, St Catherine, which resulted in a rapid moving fire that claimed the lives of four people, including a three-year-old boy. READ: 3-y-o among four killed in suspected firebombing in Central Village Superintendent Dennis Lyon, Divisional Commander of the St Catherine Fire Brigade made the disclosure on Tuesday following the early morning fire...

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Tension is mounting in Little London Westmoreland as the residents and families of Tareek Frazer and Javian Black search for answers in relation to their untimely death. Police have been keeping a high presence in the area as residents continue to mount roadblocks once they are cleared. Frazer's mother, Nathalee Hutchinson wept bitterly at the protest as she recounted how her 15-year-old will not be collecting his...

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Five people have been shot and killed in less than 72 hours in Grange Hill, Westmoreland. The latest incident happened shortly after 9:00 am on Monday, where another man was shot while driving his motorcycle in Geneva. Police are currently processing the scene. When Observer Online visited the scene a red Cobra motorcycle was seen on the embankment, as lawmen drew the caution tapes and commenced their...

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Observer Online has learned that an Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) vehicle transporting ballot boxes in South St James overturned into a precipice in the Catadupa area while en route to an electoral centre in Cambridge. Fortunately, no major injuries have been reported as a result of the incident. In the division, the People's National Party's Kenroy Gordon is contesting against the Jamaica Labour Party's Bernard...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - A man who police spotted with an illegal firearm in Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth on Monday night, has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon. He is 49-year-old Leon Taylor, otherwise called ‘Ganja Baby’ of New Town district in Black River in the parish. Reports reaching Observer Online are that around 8:00 pm, a police team on mobile patrol in the area observed a man...

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— People’s National Party (PNP) councillor elect for the Savanna-la-Mar division Julian Chang is now doing a victory lap in her division after creating an upset by unseating incumbent Jamaica Labour Party councillor Lee Simpson. The motorcade which is now in the community of Russia sees Simpson’s picture plastered onto a casket and being carried in a chariot driven by the Honeghan’s funeral Home, in the parish. Chang, who...

The Marley brothers Steven, Julian, Ky-Mani and Damian are scheduled to perform at Jo Mersa Marley Birthday Celebration on Saturday, March 9 in Nine Miles, St Ann. Joining them will be a star- studded line-up of acts including Jahshii, Lutan Fyah, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, Bugle, Spragga Benz, YG Marley, Mystic Marley, King Cruff, Jahmiel, Christopher Ellis, Jermere Morgan and Black Am I. Jo Mersa Marley passed away on December...

A number of Jamaicans and Caribbean nationals are to be recognised at the third staging of the Atlanta Caribbean Community Awards on March 9. Scheduled to be held at 8020 Rockbridge RD, S.W. Lithonia in Georgia, the event will honour the works and achievements of individuals whose contributions have impacted lives positively. The event is organised by Jamaican Robert Shaw, a veteran media practitioner and Wesley Graham, who was born...