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  645 people arrested for stealing electricity, JPS hikes up measures   The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) is reporting that as of Friday November 25, 645 persons have been arrested by members of the security forces, for the illegal abstraction of electricity for 2015. The arrests included both residential and commercial customers. Additionally, 598 summonses to appear in court were issued. The Company has also removed 157,952 'throw-ups' or illegal connections from the network, islandwide. JPS has been working to reduce the illegal usage of electricity through a variety of means including operations to tear down illegal wires, meter audits and the installation of the Residential Advanced Metering Infrastructure (RAMI) in some communities. The Company has also been using technology to more specifically identify perpetrators of electricity theft. Senior VP, Energy Delivery, Gary Barrow explains, "We are now proving that the increased use of tec

3 Cops freed of murder Three members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were recently freed of murder in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court. Sergeant Melvin Ellington, Constable Haldore Dixon and District Constable Roan Johnson, all of the Riversdale Police Station, were freed in the St Catherine North division, when the matter came up in court. the Crown conceded to an application by defence attorneys that the matter should be dismissed. The men were later told a no-order was granted and they were free to go. The charge arose from a February 15, 2010 incident in Riversdale. It was alleged that a police party from the station responded to a report of breaches of the Firearm Act. The party was said to have engaged men in a shoot-out during which Claudius 'Taliban' Taylor, 30, was shot and killed. An illegal handgun was reportedly seized during the incident. People, however, claimed Taylor was killed in cold blood. An investigation was launch

R&B singer Omarion angry that he didn't receive 2016 Grammy nomination   Every year, the announcement of Grammy nominees leaves some artistes feeling slighted. It was therefore not surprising when R&B artiste, Omarion  took to Twitter to spit fire at the Grammys, claiming that he was he was robbed of a nomination. But Omarion did not send just one angry tweet, instead he flooded his timeline with rants about his single, "Post to Be", featuring Chris Brown and Jhene Aiko that  was not nominated for a Grammy award. In a heated Twitter rant over the perceived snub,  Omarion called the song "one of the greatest R&B collaborations ever." He assured fans his "moment is coming" and seemingly drew a parallel between himself and Jesus. "Even though people act like it’s easy to make a hit (& it's not). As an artist you look forward to being acknowledged by the game," Omarion first tweeted. "The odds h

Syria conflict: Rebels leave Homs under truce Syrian rebels have begun evacuating the last district they control in the city of Homs under a ceasefire deal reached with the government. Those leaving al-Wair, under siege for almost three years, will travel to rebel-held areas of Idlib province. Homs was once dubbed the "capital of the revolution" and saw some of the first protests of the 2011 uprising. But the truce means the entire city returns to government control, in a boost for President Bashar al-Assad. Buses arrived on Wednesday to transport fighters and their families out of the Homs suburb of al-Wair. About 700 people, including rebel fighters and civilians, are due to depart throughout Wednesday, Homs governor Talal Barazi said. Fighters linked to al-Qaeda are among those due to leave, but moderate groups who have accepted the ceasefire are expected to remain.

Afghan Taliban kill dozens at Kandahar airport   Dozens of people have been killed in a Taliban attack on a heavily fortified civilian and military airfield in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The defence ministry said that at least 37 people, including many children, had been killed in the clashes. At least nine militants were also killed. A number of hostages were seized in the 26-hour attack before Afghan forces retook the airport. Final "mopping up operations" were now under way, military officials said. The Taliban said a number of suicide fighters managed to enter the base with weapons. They said "martyrdom seekers" had launched "thunderous attacks on foreign and hireling personnel". The defence ministry statement said that a total of 11 insurgents took part in the attack. As well as nine killed, another was injured. Reports said a final gunman held out on his own for several hours before being killed late on Wednesday e

South African rapper Flabba murdered by girlfriend   The former girlfriend of South African rapper Nkululeko Habedi, known as Flabba, has been found guilty of his murder. Prosecutors said Sindisiwe Manqele was jealous of seeing him talking to an ex-lover and stabbed him through the chest after a heated row. He died at his home in a Johannesburg township on 9 March. Mr Habedi was a member of Skwatta Kamp who are considered the pioneers of South African hip hop. The BBC's Milton Nkosi reports that Manqele sobbed uncontrollably when the judge read out the verdict. She was convicted of pre-meditated murder. Judge Solly Sithole said Manqele admitted under cross-examination that she had intentionally killed her boyfriend, even though she had pleaded not guilty to murder. She said she had killed him in self-defence. Skwatta Kamp, founded in 1996, had hits such as uMoya and Clap Song.

Tanzania President John Magufuli helps clean streets   Tanzania's new President John Magufuli has joined hundreds of residents in the main city Dar es Salaam to take part in a public clean-up operation. Mr Magufuli picked up rubbish from the street outside State House as part of the scheme, which he had ordered to replace independence day celebrations. The move is being seen as symbolic of the president's promise to tackle corruption, our correspondent says. Thousands of people across Tanzania are reported to have joined the clean-up. Last month, Mr Magufuli cancelled traditional independence day celebrations, which usually include a military parade and concert, saying it would be "shameful" to spend huge sums of money while the country was facing a serious cholera outbreak . "Let us work together to keep our country, cities, homes and workplaces clean, safe and healthy," Mr Magufuli told a crowd of surprised onlookers as he picked up