Jamaica Star
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:57:26 -0500Williams announces National School Learning and Intervention Plan
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, has announced a 'Recover Smarter-National School Learning and Intervention Plan' aimed at helping students to recover from learning loss due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:02:40 -0500Jamaica receives 65,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Mexico
Jamaica this afternoon received 65,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Mexico. They will help to ease the local shortage that has triggered anxiety among people now due their second dose. The vaccines arrived on a plane...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:45:46 -0500Caribbean countries facing challenges exacerbated by COVID-19
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - Grenada's Finance and Economic Development Minister, Gregory Bowen, Wednesday said the region is facing a number of challenges exacerbated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing the virtual 51st...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:53:20 -050044 new COVID-19 cases, ten more deaths
Jamaica has recorded 10 more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 1,075. Six of those cases were previously under investigation. The deceased are: * An 85-year-old woman from St Mary. * A 73-year-old man from St Catherine. * A 96-year-old...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:26:31 -0500Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pennsylvania's highest court overturned Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. Cosby has served more than...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:56:07 -0500Zinc fence removal project for August Town
Some 1.3 kilometres of zinc fencing is to be removed and new concrete barriers constructed in August Town, St Andrew, which is currently under a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Following surveys done in May, the areas to benefit from the project....
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:47 -0500$4 fine for loader man
A loader man was slapped with a $4 fine for breaching the Main Roads Act when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Steadman Davis, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was arrested on June 3 in the Half-Way Tree area...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:46 -0500$4 fine for loader man
A loader man was slapped with a $4 fine for breaching the Main Roads Act when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Steadman Davis, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was arrested on June 3 in the Half-Way Tree area...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:33 -0500Harold McKenzie going strong at 104
Listening to 104-year-old Harold McKenzie, you could never guess his age because of his strong voice. Describing himself as a 'young bwoy', McKenzie doesn't allow age to define him. He lived and worked in England for 48 years before he finally...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:33 -0500Harold McKenzie going strong at 104
Listening to 104-year-old Harold McKenzie, you could never guess his age because of his strong voice. Describing himself as a 'young bwoy', McKenzie doesn't allow age to define him. He lived and worked in England for 48 years before he finally...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:45 -0500Murals part of ‘key’ to unlock downtown’s potential
"Rays of light and beauty" is how Michael Odfield, a former musician, describes the mounting of murals in sections of downtown Kingston that tell stories of the country's musical past. Odfield says he is thankful to all who have been contributing....
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:45 -0500Murals part of ‘key’ to unlock downtown’s potential
"Rays of light and beauty" is how Michael Odfield, a former musician, describes the mounting of murals in sections of downtown Kingston that tell stories of the country's musical past. Odfield says he is thankful to all who have been contributing....
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:50 -0500Early morning arson attack leaves residents in fear
A Kingston mother is now cowering in fear after her house was set ablaze and her son shot and injured during a brazen attack along a section of Beeston Street yesterday morning. A broken doll, charred wardrobe filled with burnt children's...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:50 -0500Early morning arson attack leaves residents in fear
A Kingston mother is now cowering in fear after her house was set ablaze and her son shot and injured during a brazen attack along a section of Beeston Street yesterday morning. A broken doll, charred wardrobe filled with burnt children's...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:49 -0500Man attempts to ship cocaine through courier
A St Andrew man has found himself in trouble after he attempted to export cocaine through a courier service. Kelvin Watts pleaded guilty to conspiracy to export cocaine, possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and attempting to export cocaine......
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:49 -0500Man attempts to ship cocaine through courier
A St Andrew man has found himself in trouble after he attempted to export cocaine through a courier service. Kelvin Watts pleaded guilty to conspiracy to export cocaine, possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and attempting to export cocaine......
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:48 -0500Brother threatens to kill sister
A man was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to threatening his sister when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Michael Gibbs, 27, pleaded guilty to using the computer for malicious communication. The court...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:48 -0500Brother threatens to kill sister
A man was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to threatening his sister when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Michael Gibbs, 27, pleaded guilty to using the computer for malicious communication. The court...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:45 -0500Church wary of crowds amid delta threat
Anglican priest, the Reverend Father Sean Major-Campbell, said he will not be allowing an increased number of people in the sanctuary, arguing that more people in the church could lead to a COVID-19 outbreak. Major-Campbell, pastor of the Christ....
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:44 -0500Church wary of crowds amid delta threat
Anglican priest, the Reverend Father Sean Major-Campbell, said he will not be allowing an increased number of people in the sanctuary, arguing that more people in the church could lead to a COVID-19 outbreak. Major-Campbell, pastor of the Christ....