Jamaica Star
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:03:03 -0500Big twist in haircut saga - Teenager’s story questioned by peers
Three persons who claim to be associates of Princess Nzinga King have questioned her claim that her dreadlocked hair was trimmed by a cop while she was locked up at the Four Paths Police Station in Clarendon. They told THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday.....
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:03:02 -0500Triple murder rocks Stony Hill community
The community of Hashburn, off Brooks Level Road in Stony Hill, was the scene of a brutal slaying of three young men yesterday afternoon. About noon, residents heard several explosions coming from Hashburn. The three bodies were seen lying in a......
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:37 -0500All set for school train to roll - But Kingston track has big problem
The pitiful state of the bridge that goes across the Sandy Gully at Seaview Gardens in St Andrew is one of the greatest impediments to the resumption of the railway service between Kingston and Spanish Town in St Catherine. Leisure trips are...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:03:06 -0500Alleged rape of 10-year-old shocks St Ann residents
The alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl in St Ann by a teenage boy has shocked the Moneague community where the incident allegedly took place. Police reports are that on Sunday, August 1, the child, who resides with her father, left home to visit.....
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:03:04 -0500Cop in ‘ice cream’ video back on the job
The interdicted cop who caused a social media frenzy when an unflattering video of him went viral was yesterday restored to frontline duties. Constable Marvin Crayger was at the centre of attention after footage of him performing oral sex on a...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:56 -0500Champion teen farmer encourages other youth into sector
Fifteen-year-old Noah Vaughan is imploring other youth to venture into agriculture. Vaughan of TrinJam Farms in Clarendon was crowned champion sheep farmer in 2019 at the Denbigh Agricultural Show in the parish. Vaughn also won the Supreme...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:54 -0500Hanover men killed near police station
A 37-year-old fast-food vendor and one of his customers were shot and killed just metres from the Kingsvale Police Station in Hanover on Tueday night. The deceased have been identified as Dwayne Walford, otherwise called 'Harry the Dumplin man',.....
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:51 -0500Miss Jamaica Supranational confident of taking world title
Still basking in the overwhelming feeling of being awarded Miss Jamaica Supranational in January, Lawnda Jackson is eager to claim the world title of Miss Supranational. The competition, being held in Poland, has never been won by a Jamaican,...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:50 -0500Windalco denies liability for Rio Cobre fish kill
West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco) says it is not responsible for the massive fish kill in the Rio Cobre in St Catherine. The National Environment and Planning Agency said that Windalco will be charged for reportedly releasing effluent into......
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:49 -0500Woman murdered in Maxfield Avenue shooting
"Mama, you know say mummy dead?" Those were the spine-chilling words that a youngster who narrowly escaped death spoke to her grandmother on Tuesday afternoon, after gunmen fired on a vehicle in which she was travelling along Maxfield Avenue....
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:44 -0500Teen admits to taking ganja to lock-up
Judge Jacqueline Wilcott ordered a social enquiry report for a teenager who pleaded guilty to carrying ganja into a lock-up. The teen, Bryona Guy, 18, appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday after she attempted to introduce.....
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:44 -0500Woman held in alleged cell phone scam
A woman accused of defrauding a man who was seeking to purchase a smartphone had her bail extended when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Shanice Fearon pleaded not guilty to obtaining money by means of false...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:41 -0500Manchester cabbie ordered to do pyschiatric evaluation
Nackland Scott, the taxi operator who was on Monday charged for attempted murder after he bludgeoned another cabbie last Thursday, has been ordered to undergo pyschiatric evaluation. The 44-year-old was also remanded in custody when he appeared.....
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:40 -0500WEIRD, WEIRD
Bees evicted from house An estimated 450,000 bees were removed from inside the walls of a house in Pennsylvania. Sara Weaver said that she and her husband paid $12,000 for the farmhouse in the US state but did not carry out a full inspection,.....
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:02:35 -0500J’can shrugs off disappointment to achieve high scores
When Rashida Coke completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Ja), in November 2019, she was not satisfied with her grade point average (GPA) of 2.42. Today, she has graduated from Monroe College in the...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:40:44 -0500Rihanna is now a billionaire, second only to Oprah as wealthiest female entertainer
Rihanna is now officially a billionaire and the wealthiest female musician in the world, according to Forbes. She's also now the second-wealthiest female entertainer -- right behind the one-and-only Oprah Winfrey, Forbes...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:24:26 -0500Court orders psychiatric evaluation for Manchester cabbie who bludgeoned another
Taxi operator Nuckland Scott, who was on Monday charged for attempted murder after he bludgeoned another cabbie last Thursday, was this morning remanded when he appeared before the Manchester Parish Court and was ordered to undergo a...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:10:33 -0500Union against mandatory vaccination for Guyanese teachers
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The Guyana Teachers Union Wednesday said it will resist any attempt by the authorities to make the vaccination of teachers mandatory ahead of the new school term in September. "Teachers! We will stand with you...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:10:35 -0500#TokyoGoldRush | De Grasse takes 200m gold
Andre de Grasse is Canada's first 200m Olympic champion since Percy Williams at the 1928 Games. De Grasse clocked a national record of 19.62 seconds for victory on Wednesday, ahead of the United States' Kenneth Bednarek, who took the silver...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:49:30 -050096 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
Jamaica has recorded four more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 1,207. The deceased are: A 66-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew A 66-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew A 73-year-old male from Kingston and St...