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The family of Franz Walkes is saying his death was another case of wrong place, wrong time. The 47-year-old, of St Matthias Housing Development, Christ Church, was liming in his car around 12:30 a.m. yesterday at a tequila and taco night event at Byer’s Boozie Bites Bar and Restaurant, along Long Bay Main Road, St Philip, when eyewitnesses said a stray bullet struck him. He tried to drive away shortly …
The man who died in a collision at Cleland Hill, St Andrew has been identified as Damien Lynch. The 35 year old of Long Gap, Grazettes, St Michael, was driving a Sanitation Service Authority truck at the time of the accident. Everton Morris, 60, of Franklyn Road, Belleplaine, St Andrew, was the driver of the other vehicle, a car, and was reported to be unhurt. However, he indicated he would …
Road works activities for April 6 – 9 Article by April 4, 2021 St James – Along Highway One, the 5 contractors are working diligently to complete the project along the West coast. Repairs to a 24 feet storm water drain is in progress at Risk Road, after which the road will be paved. At Tulip Drive, St James, paving work will continue this week. St Andrew – The gabion stabilization project in Trio Path, has been completed. The placement of a footpath from the A. Dacosta Edwards Primary School to the Belleplaine junction continues. St Joseph – Work on Dark Hole con...
Road works activities for March 8 – 12 Article by March 7, 2021 The paint crew of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) will recommence painting road markings this week. The crew will be marking the Norman Niles and JTC Roundabouts, weather permitting. The crew will be working from Monday to Thursday from 6 pm until approximately 4 am. MTWW urges motorists to be extremely careful when traversing the work sites. St James – Along Highway 1, Infra Construction will be paving from Molyneux to Cemetery Lane. Infra is also milling and paving the stretch...
Article by Social Share A 22-YEAR-OLD man gunned down on Wednesday night may not have been the intended target. This is according to some residents of Headley Land, Bank Hall, St Michael, after Tarik Straker, of Long Gap, Spooners Hill, also in St Michael, was shot and killed. His homicide was the 39th for the year. Police reported that around 7:20 p.m. they responded after an anonymous caller told them about loud explosions heard in the area. When they arrived, they saw Straker lying on a small pasture in Headley Land. Yesterday, most residents were tight-lipped about the incident whil...