Jamaica Star
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:16:04 -0500Haiti declares state of siege following assassination of President Moïse
PORT Au PRINCE, Haiti, CMC - Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph has declared a state of siege in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and the injury to his wife, Martine, during an armed attack at their private...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:18:46 -0500SWAT team arrests wanted man at Oaklands Apartments
Kevon McCullum, the man who was wanted by the St Catherine Police for murder and other serious crimes has been apprehended during a targeted operation at the Oaklands Apartments complex in St Andrew. The arrest was confirmed by JCF senior...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:53:30 -0500Johnson Smith expresses regret at Moïse’s assassination
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has expressed deep regret and sadness at the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Moise, who had held the post since 2017, was killed at his home on...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:51:58 -0500Trump files suit against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country's biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored. Trump announced the action against Facebook,...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:30:29 -0500Five more COVID-19 deaths, 52 new cases
Five more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Jamaica, increasing the tally to 1,101. Those who have died are: * A 66-year-old man from Kingston & St Andrew * A 76-year-old woman from Kingston & St Andrew * An 87-year-old male...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:51:26 -0500Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean country that was already enduring an escalation of gang...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:41 -0500Family blames cops for decomposed body
The family of a Hanover man whose body turned up at a funeral home in a vast state of decomposition after he was shot and killed by the police is now threatening to sue the State. Pedro Renardo Pearce, 41, was fatally shot at his home in Orange......
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:31 -0500Horror-struck - Child in fear after being shot in Central Kingston crossfire
Kay is afraid to leave her house. The 11-year-old was shot in both legs while in her community of Southside, Central Kingston, in May. Her mother says that she is petrified whenever she hears an explosion. "She is very traumatised because of it......
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:43 -0500Bigger fines coming for those who litter
Executive Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, has warned that persons who are caught littering will be slapped with stiffer penalties as his agency seeks to rid the country of uncleanliness. "Some of.....
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:33 -0500Man killed weeks before migrating
Theodore Smith, a resident of Maiden Lane in downtown Kingston, was looking forward to migrating to the United States in a few weeks. Unfortunately, the 30-year-old will never get a chance to reunite with his mother as he was stabbed to death on....
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:40 -0500Teen held with illegal firearm
A 15-year-old boy was charged following the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in Shooters Hill, Harbour View, St Andrew, on Monday. Reports from the Elletson Road police are that about 3:25 p.m., the teen was walking along the....
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:39 -0500Two charged for St Thomas shooting
Two men have been arrested and charged for shooting a St Thomas man who was on his way to purchase coal in his community in Capture land, Seaforth, on June 21. The men have been identified as 33-year-old Delroy Miller, otherwise called 'Delly...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:38 -0500Man charged with stealing pigs
A St Andrew man who is accused of stealing a drove of pigs was yesterday remanded in custody when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. When the matter was mentioned, Dushane Brown pleaded not guilty to praedial larceny before......
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:37 -0500CATCALLERS, BEWARE - MP wants men punished for sexual comments
A member of parliament (MP) yesterday urged fellow legislators to prepare themselves to impose legislation against "vulgar catcalling", which is usually perpetuated by males who he argues seek to strip women of their dignity. Alando Terrelonge.....
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:02:32 -0500Street sweeper murdered
A Kingston woman is now left to raise her children on her own, after her spouse Leecroft Dunigan was killed last month. Jacqueline said that he was shot and killed and his throat slashed at the intersection of East and North streets as he carried....
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:22:28 -050050-year-old man charged for rape of 8-year-old stepdaughter
A 50-year-old St Catherine man has been charged for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with his 8-year-old stepdaughter. He was arrested and charged by detectives attached to the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:47:54 -0500AAJ spends $5M to buy tablets for students
The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) says it has spent approximately $5 million since the start of 2021 to purchase tablets for students, as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The tablets were earmarked to assist students who....
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:06:57 -0500Westmoreland mechanic charged with murder, rape
A mechanic in Westmoreland was arrested and charged with several offences, including murder, following an incident in Caledonia district, Whithorn in the parish on Wednesday, June 30. He has been identified as 38-year-old Dwayne Raffington...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:31:50 -0500Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, lashing Florida Keys
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) -- The weather was getting worse in southern Florida on Tuesday morning as Tropical Storm Elsa began lashing the Florida Keys, complicating the search for survivors in the condo collapse and prompting a...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:13:46 -0500Two more COVID-19 deaths, 15 additional cases
Jamaica has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 1,096. The deceased are a 38-year-old woman from St Ann and a 62-year-old female from St James. The Ministry of Health says one of the deaths was previously under investigation....