Jamaica Star
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 19:04:55 -0500No criminal charges against cops in Nzinga King case
The police corporal implicated in the haircutting incident involving Rastafarian Nzinga King. is not to face any criminal charges. The decision was handed down today Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn. The Independent...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:17:56 -0500Housing solution for 2018 victims of fire in Olympic Gardens
Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says the families in Olympic Gardens, Kingston, that were displaced because of fire in November 2018, will be the beneficiaries of a free housing solution, which is currently under construction. He made the...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:05:59 -0500Rain damage to crops estimated at over $76 million
Preliminary estimates from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) are that damage to crops and livestock in St Mary and Portland, as a result of heavy rains during the period January 31 to February 1, is approximately $76.8 million,...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:01:59 -0500Alleged G-City gangster killed in MoBay
Two firearms and a quantity of ammunition have been seized by a joint police/military team during an operation in Salt Spring, St James this morning.
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:45:54 -0500KSAMC recognises persons for service to shelter management programme
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) yesterday (February 8), recognised six individuals who have given yeoman service to the parish's shelter management programme. The recipients have collectively rendered 153 years of...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:31 -0500Crime Stop getting more tips about illegal firearms
Crime Stop Jamaica says that it has seen a significant increase in the number of persons calling its office to give information about illegal firearms since the start of 2022. The unit says it has received 130 tips, the majority of them for...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:32 -0500Police inspector who died suddenly was committed to job
For 26 years, police inspector Rupert Harper gave his all in service to his country and died while performing one more act of duty. Harper, 50, died suddenly while on duty in Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew, last Saturday, four days after celebrating....
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:27 -0500Fake customs agent cons victims out of $15m
A Corporate Area man who swindled unsuspecting persons out of $15 million by pretending to be employed to the Jamaica Customs Agency and Kingston Wharves was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday....
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:18 -0500Sister Ena joins centenarian club
When Ena Lucilla Campbell-Miller reached the age of 100 last December, she became the first person in her family to do so. "I am 100 years, six weeks and a few days old, but the pain and all that, I can't do nothing, can't use the hand as before.....
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:28 -0500Man desperate to find missing spouse
Jermaine Walker says that even though his babymother Angela Gayle has wandered away before over the years, he is extremely worried for her safety following the most recent occurrence. According to a release from the Jamaica Constabulary Force,......
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:36:39 -0500Two more illegal guns off the streets
Two firearms and a quantity of ammunition have been seized by a joint police/military team during an operation in Salt Spring, St James this morning. The police said that one man was fatally shot during the confrontation with the security forces.......
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:26 -0500Pajama Billionaire to stand trial for Benz raffle
Self-taught foreign exchange trader Chavez Allen is expected to stand trial on May 3 when his case returns to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Allen, who goes by the moniker Pajama Billionaire, is to answer to the charge that he breached.....
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:24 -0500Hope Gardens to get improved entrance
Alfred Thomas, chairman, Nature Preservation Foundation, the entity that oversees the operations of Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St Andrew, has outlined plans to put the gardens on par with visitor attractions such as Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew....
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:02:17 -0500ONE-MINUTE READS ... News from across Jamaica
J'CANS IN UKRAINE URGED TO CONTACT EMBASSY Opposition spokesperson on foreign affairs and foreign trade, Lisa Hanna, has urged Jamaicans in the Ukraine and surrounding countries to register with the Jamaican embassy in Germany so they can be.....
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:46:15 -0500'SHOW LOVE BY GIVING UP THE CRIMINALS' …. Cops urge citizens to share info on guns, gangs and gunmen
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has launched an appeal for persons to show love by giving up criminals.
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 05:02:20 -0500UPDATED: Policeman on attempted shopbreaking charge wants back his firearm
Orville Morgan, attorney for one of the policemen allegedly involved in an attempted shopbreaking last year, renewed his call for his client’s licensed firearm to be returned after the accused were offered bail yesterday in the Kingston and St An...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:12:37 -0500New legislation to aid in fight against major crimes
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security (MNS), Courtney Williams, says the ministry is working tirelessly on the implementation of new legislation aimed at ridding Jamaica of major crime and violence. He indicated that key among...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:48:52 -0500St Catherine vendor accused of stealing $10M charged
The police in St Catherine have charged a male vendor over the theft of $10 million from the Portmore home of a female vendor. Tyrese Wright, 22, who is also a vendor, appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court today where he was granted $20,000...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:25:28 -0500Indian couple gets married in metaverse
With invites limited to 100 guests because of the COVID-19 pandemic, one couple in India decided to host Asia's first ever metaverse wedding reception on Sunday. The metaverse is a virtual reality platform that uses augmented reality, 3D...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:45:40 -0500Wealth summit to focus on money resolutions
New Year, new opportunities - that's the focus of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service's third staging of its Wealth Summit. The ministry's Wealth Summit is a series of free quarterly events geared towards...