Jamaica Star
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:13:48 -0500Cavalier thump Arnett 3-0 in JPL
Cavalier, led by a brilliant second half double from Shaniel Thomas, outclassed Arnett Gardens 3-0 in their Jamaica Premier League match at the UWI/JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence Centre in St Andrew on Saturday afternoon. Thomas...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 16:49:01 -0500Martine Moïse, wife of slain Haitian president, arrives in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- An officials says that the wife Haiti's assassinated President Jovenel Moise, who was injured in the attack that killed her husband, has returned to the Caribbean nation. Government spokesman Israel...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:55:21 -0500Trinidad and Tobago re-opens border, reiterates strong measures and fines
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday re-opened its borders after a16 month closure due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with authorities reiterating that stringent measures and fines would be applied to...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:21:48 -0500Europe flood death toll tops 160, costly rebuilding ahead
BERLIN (AP) -- Rescue workers laboured to deal with damage laid bare by receding water Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in Western Europe rose above 160 and thoughts turned to the lengthy job of rebuilding communities...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:34:02 -0500Marijuana home delivery services launch in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) -- Home-delivered marijuana has arrived in Massachusetts. At least two companies announced this week they have launched operations. Lantern, a sister company of the popular alcohol delivery service Drizly, says it's now...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:26:05 -0500
Jamaica on Friday recorded 13 new COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 1,153. Those who have died are: An 81-year-old female from Hanover (formerly under investigation) A 68-year-old female from Manchester (formerly under investigation) An 83...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:27:38 -0500UK health minister tests positive for COVID-19
LONDON -- Britain's health minister says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms. Health Secretary Sajid Javid says he has tested positive with a rapid test and is self-isolating as he awaits the...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:25:41 -0500UK govt plan to end virus orders queried as cases top 50,000
LONDON (AP) -- The U.K. recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in six months Friday amid a warning from the British government's top medical adviser that the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 could...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:44:47 -050010-year-old dies after being shot in the head
The 10-year-old boy who was shot on Collie Smith Drive in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew has died from his injuries. Jaheim Bogle was admitted to hospital yesterday in critical condition following the shooting. It is reported that about 5:30 p.m.,...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:41:55 -0500Full Text | PNP vice presidents, chairman resign with immediate effect
People's National Party (PNP) vice presidents Damion Crawford, Dr Wykeham McNeill, and Mikael Phillips as well as party chairman Phillip Paulwell have resigned with immediate effect. Further, Phillips, who was recently nominated to...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:47:36 -0500Four more COVID-19 fatalities, 70 additional cases
Jamaica has recorded four more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 1,140. Those who have died are: - A 72-year-old female from St James whose death was formerly under investigation. - A 90-year-old woman from Kingston and St...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:33:04 -0500No evidence of Delta variant of COVID-19 in Jamaica
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says testing has found no evidence of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus in Jamaica. Tufton made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. He was responding to questions.....
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:07:32 -0500Rescuers rush to help as Europe's flood toll surpasses 120
BERLIN (AP) -- Emergency workers in western German and Belgium rushed Friday to rescue hundreds of people in danger or still unaccounted for as the death toll from devastating floods rose to more than 120 people. Authorities in the German...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:02:27 -0500Big and beautiful - St Elizabeth rabbit farmers impress with giant breed
Chocolate brown, cinnamon, black, chequered and blue are some of the shades of giant rabbits that brothers Damien and Stevon Nembhard have at their home in St Elizabeth. The furry creatures weigh up to 17 pounds when fully grown, and the brothers.....
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:02:26 -0500Glenwood Spring is quiet and nice
The breathtaking views and acres of farmlands with bountiful springs running through are just a few of the reasons residents in the community of Glenwood Spring love their community. Nestled in the cool hills of Clarendon, close to the Manchester....
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:02:50 -0500Teen killed in Homestead shooting
A 19-year-old youth, Kevon Morgan, was fatally shot during a confrontation with members of the security forces in his community of Homestead, Spanish Town in St Catherine yesterday. Police said that a 9mm pistol, along with seven rounds of...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:02:48 -0500Rema kids beg for end to war
'I want to play'. This is the what is written on the placard borne by a little boy who appears no older than eight years old as he joined members of his Wilton Gardens community in protest against incidents of shooting and murders. Two persons......
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:02:45 -0500Couple among three killed in one night in St James
Three persons, including a common-law couple, were shot and killed by gunmen in two separate incidents in St James on Wednesday. The couple has been identified as Ashawn Holness, 28, a disc jockey ,otherwise called 'Eva Deva', and his 28-year-old....
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:02:43 -0500Man who proposed in court in trouble again
A man who caught the attention of a parish court judge last year when he proposed to his common-law-wife is back before the courts for physically assaulting another woman. Andre Chantiloupe pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily....
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:02:42 -0500Man tried trafficking drugs to feed family
A St Mary resident yesterday gave an emotional explanation for his attempt to transport drugs from Jamaica to Barbados when he appeared in the Kington and St Andrew Parish Court. The 32-year-old man pleaded guilty to offences under the Dangerous....