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ST JAMES, Jamaica - Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says he is confident that the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will be able to take control of all municipal corporations in western Jamaica. In fact, Bartlett who is also Member of Parliament for St James East Central, was buoyant when he declared the party is likely to wipe out the opposition People's National Party (PNP) from the St James Municipal Corporation....

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - A person of interest has been taken into custody in relation to the alleged rape of a 91-year-old woman in Darliston Westmoreland, on Saturday night. While not disclosing the identity of the individual, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of the Westmoreland Police Division Wayne Josephs told Observer Online on Tuesday afternoon that a DNA sampling will be done to ascertain if the individual is a...

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - “Mi frighten till mi almost dead!" That is how the 91-year-old woman who was raped in Darliston, Westmoreland recounted the traumatic ordeal that has turned her world upside down. The woman recounted to Observer Online on Monday how she was awakened by a noise at her window, only to find a stranger inside her house. After seeking medical attention for the assault, the elderly woman has returned home. Her...

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - Police are now conducting a search in an area of Central Village in Spanish Town, St Catherine after two bodies were discovered in shallow graves. The bodies have not yet been identified. A reliable source informed Observer Online that the police believe other bodies are buried at the location. The source would not reveal who the police believe the deceased to be or how the discovery...

ST ANN, Jamaica - Detectives in St Ann investigating the death of a 44-year-old female hospital attendant, who was killed over the weekend, have named the woman's common-law spouse as the main suspect behind her death. Kevan Shirley of Parry Town, Ocho Rios, St Ann is now in police custody after being apprehended in Higgins Land, Alexander in the parish on Monday. According to police reports, Shirley reportedly ingested a...