Gunfire barred Red Cross
THE JAMAICA Red Cross was unable to pick up bodies in the troubled areas of West Kingston for days because of the shootings and roadblocks, Lt. Col. Stacey Thompson, chairman of Red Cross Emergency Services, said on Tuesday. However, he said that...

JUTC restores normal service
THE JAMAICA Urban Transit Company (JUTC) yesterday restored normal service to the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region, with minor adjustments to a number of routes. JUTC Chairman Joseph A. Matalon, said in a release yesterday that the adjustments...

Forbes shows video of West Kingston gunbattle

POLICE COMMISSIONER Francis Forbes yesterday released an edited version of aerial video footage of running gunbattles between heavily armed gunmen in West Kingston and members of the security forces during the unrest which started in the troubled...

Death toll at 25
THE DEATH toll from the violence that gripped West Kingston from Saturday morning to Tuesday is 25, according to checks at the morgue and the Kingston Public Hospital. A total of 21 residents of the area were picked up dead at various locations in...