Jamaica Star
Tue, 04 May 2021 17:34:07 -0500INDECOM commences investigations into three fatal shooting incidents by police
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is probing three separate fatal shooting incidents by the police that occurred on Monday. Two of the incidents occurred in Portmore, St Catherine, and the third in Trench Town, Kingston....
Tue, 04 May 2021 14:41:59 -0500Grenada bans travellers from India and Brazil
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, May 4, CMC - Grenada on Tuesday announced a ban on persons entering the island with a travel history that includes visits to India and Brazil in the past 14 days as it seeks to curb the spread of the coronavirus (...
Tue, 04 May 2021 13:37:18 -0500Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July 4, the White House said Tuesday, as the administration pushes to make it easier for people to get shots and...
Tue, 04 May 2021 12:30:25 -0500Ocho Rios Port to be upgraded
Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) is looking to commence work to upgrade the Ocho Rios Port during the current fiscal year. This is according to the 2021/22 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, which states that the exercise will.....
Tue, 04 May 2021 11:57:21 -0500CPFSA launches investigations into sexual abuse cases in St Ann
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it has launched investigations into recent sexual abuse cases involving a 13-year-old girl and five-year-old boy in St Ann. Reports indicate that on Monday, April 26, 2021, a 13-year-old.....
Tue, 04 May 2021 11:24:11 -0500Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road; 23 dead
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent the train plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 79, city officials said. Rescuers found four bodies...
Tue, 04 May 2021 10:30:46 -0500Diddy changes his name... again
Diddy has changed his name again. Sean John Combs, the artist previously known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Love (briefly), and then just Diddy, has now legally changed his name to Sean LOVE Combs. The 50-year-old artist cited the reason as a simple...
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:55:50 -0500Ocho Rios Port to be upgarded
Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) is looking to commence work to upgrade the Ocho Rios Port during the current fiscal year. This is according to the 2021/22 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, which states that the exercise will.....
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:56:19 -0500‘Horrible’ weeks ahead as India’s virus catastrophe worsens
NEW DELHI (AP) -- COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be "horrible....
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:03:12 -05004-y-o burnt by angry teen
The mother of a four-year-old boy who was badly burnt, allegedly by a teenager in their St Catherine community, doesn't believe lawmen are doing enough to bring the perpetrator to justice. The recent incident has left the child with extensive...
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:03:17 -0500Cops carry pregnant woman caught in roadblock to hospital
Police personnel on the scene of a demonstration in Scotts Pass, Clarendon, yesterday had to transport a pregnant woman to hospital after she reportedly went into labour. The expectant mother's trip along the roadway was disrupted by the...
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:03:14 -0500Teen takes construction job to help pay for school
Concerned that he would miss out on online learning, sixth form student at St Catherine-based Guy's Hill High, Nathan Douglas, sought a source of income. The 17-year-old from Palmetto Grove, St Mary, started working on a construction site on...
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:02:44 -0500New Yorker scammed by online friend
A 26-year-old New York woman has been left in a state of fury and disbelief after she was conned out of US $3,000 by a man she met online. The woman said that the man befriended her on the social media site, Facebook, and within two weeks he had....
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:02:58 -0500Westmoreland cops probe boat capsizing
The Westmoreland police say a full probe is under way to determine if owners of a boat that capsized in the vicinity of Rick's Cafe in Negril last Saturday was in breach of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA). Viral videos purported to be of.....
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:03:15 -0500Health official explains why COVID-19 vaccines were developed so quickly
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr Melody Ennis, says that global collaboration, through funding and exchange of knowledge and technology, were among the major factors that facilitated the speedy...
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:02:55 -0500Blessings flow for Olga Francis at 103
Frankfield resident Olga Francis, who celebrated her 103rd birthday last Saturday, has always seen it fit to minister to others about the goodness of the Lord. "I love the Lord so much and He loves me because is only Him keep me so long. The...
Tue, 04 May 2021 05:02:48 -0500Adelphi glad for new police station
Residents of Adelphi and its environs in St James are welcoming the completion of improvement works on the police station in the area. Rehabilitation of the facility, which also serves Lima, Content, Paisley, Chatham, Goodwill, Dumfries,...
Mon, 03 May 2021 17:45:22 -0500AC repair technician killed in Manchester
An air conditioning repair technician was shot and killed along Caledonia Road in Manchester this afternoon. He has been identified as Orlando Brown. Reports are that about 1:20 p.m, Brown was seated under a tent in the vicinity of a bar and...
Mon, 03 May 2021 16:13:05 -0500PM of Trinidad announces new COVID restrictions
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago government on Monday announced further restrictions to deal with the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) as health authorities warn that the health system could collapse within a 10-day...
Mon, 03 May 2021 14:38:22 -0500Five-year-old allegedly buggered in St Ann, man in custody
A second case of buggery involving a five-year-old boy has been reported to the St Ann police. A 20-year-old man has been held in connection with the allegations. Reports are that the boy's mother was bathing him yesterday when he complained...