Six (6) school boys who were seen in a viral video physically and sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl have been charged .
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says the boys have been charged with several offences including, but not limited to: Rape, Forcible Abduction, Knowing and producing Child Pornography and distributing child pornography.
Jamaica's murder tally has surpassed the 1,000 mark.
According to the latest police data, 1,039 homicides were recorded up to Saturday, November 23.
This is 44 more than the 995 recorded up to Saturday November 16.
Classes were disrupted at the Meadowbrook High School in St. Andrew today, following reports of a bomb threat.
Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford said the alleged threat was reported at about 10:30A M.
Over 200,000 taxpayers who earned less than 3 million dollars last year will receive their one-off payment of $20,000 under the government's Reverse Income Tax Credit initiative, this week.
Tax Administration Jamaica, T-A-J, says the payments to 216,207 successful applicants will be disbursed today November 25, through to Friday November 29.
Bank of Jamaica Governor Richard Byles says inflation is becoming more anchored in the bank's target range.
He said headline inflation at October this year was at 4.9%, which was lower than the 5.7% in September, while core inflation was at 4.5% which represents the 16th consecutive month that core inflation is below 6%.