Jamaica Star
Sat, 08 May 2021 16:40:52 -0500HAJ to issue thousands of land titles
The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) will be designing a pilot project with support from the National Land Agency (NLA) to do mass issuance of titles, of which 7,732 are in the organisation's vault. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal,...
Sat, 08 May 2021 14:17:49 -0500BVI government increases quarantine period for unvaccinated travellers
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) - The administration of Premier Andrew Fahie has increased the quarantine period for unvaccinated travellers entering the territory from four days to seven days. During a national broadcast on Friday,...
Sat, 08 May 2021 12:36:49 -0500Criminals release over 1,000 cockroaches in restaurant
Authorities in Taiwan are investigating after two gangsters threw 1,000 cockroaches into a restaurant. Police believe the attack on Monday could have been carried out by a criminal organisation in revenge for unpaid debt. CCTV footage released by......
Sat, 08 May 2021 11:19:05 -0500160 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
Jamaica on Friday recorded two COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 803. The deceased are an nine-year-old female from St Elizabeth and an 68-year-old woman from Westmoreland. One more case was recorded as a coincidental death, increasing the...
Sat, 08 May 2021 09:51:55 -0500Gov’t creating solutions to squatting issue
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles Jr, says the Government will continue to create policies and solutions, to address the issue of squatting in the country. Making his contribution to the Sectoral...
Sat, 08 May 2021 10:50:32 -0500Guyana to receive another shipment of Sputnik V vaccine
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - The government of Guyana is scheduled to receive its third shipment of 60,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine next week in a bid to increase the fight against COVID-19. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, says...
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:21 -0500Alleged goat thief chopped to death
An alleged goat thief was hacked to death in Pedro River, St Ann, on Tuesday after he and two other men were cornered by citizens. The deceased has been identified as Victor Walker of a Rosemount address in Linstead, St Catherine. Deputy...
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:16 -0500Clarendon crash leaves boy orphaned
A three-year-old is now an orphan following the death of his father, Renford 'Hector' Mowen, on Tuesday. Mowen, who died in a multi-vehicle crash along the Chapelton main road in Clarendon, was his son's only surviving parent. The child lost his......
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:54 -0500Funeral crier bawls about COVID lockdown
Dalkeith 'Kingtson 11' Wright has been to more than 4,000 funerals and he has no intentions of stopping any time soon. For Wright, attending funerals is not only a hobby but his job. The 40-year-old is a 'funeral crier'. "Me go the 14 parishes go....
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:57 -0500Local dancers create ‘scorching’ moves for Sean Paul single
Jamaican dancers Kimiko Versatile and Inspire are excited to have both done choreography for the music video of Sean Paul's new track, Scorcher. "I was contacted by Jay Will, a director that I have worked with a few times before. He had seen my....
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:07 -0500Man overcomes bullying to become a teacher
For years, Leon Baker, 37, says he was "crippled" by degrading taunts that his peers would hurl at him because of his appearance. "I associate my complexion to that of carrot. I was walking in Port Antonio and a lady asked me if she could touch......
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:18 -0500Tiler gunned down while doing chores
As the number of gun murders within St James continues to rise, detectives attached to the Freeport Police Station were summoned to yet another scene on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Marvin Allen, 37, a tiler, from Cart....
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:17 -0500Co-workers salute ‘second mother’ Elsada Turner
Elsada Turner, 60, may be the biological mother to two boys, but is considered to be mother to several of her co-workers at Facey Commodity Co. Ltd. Turner, a devout Christian, works as a warehouse and delivery supervisor at Facey. Many of the...
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:14 -0500Wanted man killed in Westmoreland
One man who the Westmoreland police say was being sought for murder was fatally shot after he allegedly challenged members of a police patrol in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened minutes after members of the security...
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:13 -0500Man pays dearly for injuring boy
A 13-year-old male who sprayed water on an man ended up in hospital for seven days. The incident happened on March 25, in a area where a water party was being held. The boy was reportedly stabbed in his side after he splashed water on the man....
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:11 -0500Teen denies stealing from her employer
A teen on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charge of larceny as a public servant when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. But her father, anxious to put the matter to bed, decided to give her former employers the money...
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:10 -0500Stone-throwing incident lands woman in hot water
A woman pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm, and stone throwing in a public place when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday. The court heard that Latifah Gordon threw two stones, one of which hit the.....
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:03 -0500Praying for a miracle ... Hoping for help - 22-y-o battles kidney failure
What started out as a normal day for 22-year-old Tashieka Johnson turned into weeks of agonising pain, days without sight and a need for a kidney transplant. After an elevated blood-pressure reading in February, her mother Charmaine Turner, said....
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:52 -0500Mystery surrounds how Murray Gut Corner got its name
Murray Gut Corner in Trelawny is part of the long, hilly terrain route through the parish that has recently emerged as a small farming community with one of the parish's weirdest names. There are many stories about how the small community that......
Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:48 -0500University graduate takes on car wash job
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston Scot Bamburry graduated from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in 2008 with a diploma in international shipping and logistics. Filled with dreams of getting a foothold in the burgeoning logistics industry, he...