The dry season is never kind to B.E.L. as low water at the Mollejon hydro plant forces the company to rely heavily on its aging diesel generators and bulk purchases from Mexico. But this year’s dry has been particularly cruel as equipment problems in Mexico have curtailed power supplies, dust has played havoc with high […]
The crime may have been a common one but the weapon of choice certainly wasn’t. According to 22-year old Christopher Pitts of a Banak Street address he was walking down Mayflower Street around 10:30 Thursday night when a man known to him only as “Mocco” held him up wielding nothing less than an AK 47 […]
While at least one bad man is roaming the streets with an AK 47, there are three others who will be chilling for a while in Hattieville. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods this morning took a look at some of their handiwork. Three young men are expected to be charged after authorities found this assortment of […]
In the history of Lotto, no jackpot has ever climbed so quickly. Today, Jacqueline Woods found out why. With a little help from the unclaimed prize fund, the lotto jackpot now stands at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars! Carol Young, Manager, Tropical Gaming Company “What happen, we had seventy-five thousand dollars of unclaimed prizes. […]
It’s a grim statistic we have had to report for far too long…that is a rising rate of HIV infection, with almost one new case diagnosed each day. But tonight there is some good news to report as local experts contend that there is measured progress in the arena of awareness–usually seen as a precursor […]
His name is Warrior King and as luck would have it, he owns one of the hottest tunes on the charts. On the eve of his performance on Saturday at the City Centre, this charismatic Jamaican entertainer stopped by for a chat with News Five’s James Adderley. Warrior King, Musician “Well, some people from here […]
It’s a genre that’s difficult to classify…but whether you call it a movie, a video or a teleplay, what’s important about the presentation is the effect it has on viewers. That, we’ll learn on Monday evening when the home-grown production, “Choices” debuts at the Princess. Janelle Chanona has a preview. Kimberley Vasquez, Writer/Director, Choices “All […]
