Jamaica Star
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:41:45 -0500Two killed in St James hours apart
Two men were shot and killed in separate incidents in St James earlier today. The first incident involved a juice vendor who was gunned down at the Montego Bay Transport Centre this morning. He has been identified as Honey Stephens, also known as......
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:42:18 -0500First lotto jackpot winner of 2022 from Westmoreland
A Westmoreland resident became Supreme Ventures' first lotto winner for 2022, after successfully matching the winning numbers drawn on Wednesday, February 16. The winner is slated to receive $61 million dollars. Xesus Johnston, CEO of...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:33 -0500Five months of pain - Mother grieves daughter’s murder, death of granddaughter in US
Latoya Reid says that she died on September 7, 2021 when her only child Massania 'Carla' Malcolm and her granddaughter Jordania were tragically taken from her. Malcolm, 20, was found shot dead in a car in a parking lot two days after she went...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:24 -0500UTech student pursuing degree while running online business
First year University of Technology Jamaica student Serena McNeil, 19, is celebrating her all-A's profile this semester after a trying year of balancing her studies alongside her part-time job and running her own business. McNeil, who started...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:21 -0500Cabbies at war over high fares
The Transport Authority is again urging commuters to report illegal activities following reports of an alleged fare dispute among taxi operators in a section of the Corporate Area. "The official rate issued by the authority is $120. It is the 15.....
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:40 -0500Gunshot victim found in rubbish heap
The Cambridge police are carrying out an investigation into the murder of a man whose body was found in a rubbish heap in Montpelier, St James, on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as 21-year-old Brandon Doman, otherwise called '...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:31 -0500Auto body specialist seeks help to study abroad
Determined to make the most of what she considers to be her God-given talent, local auto body repair specialist Shonalee Johnson has now set her sights on a work-and-study programme overseas. She was recently accepted into the Cambrian College of....
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:15 -0500Swollen feet leave elderly man immobile
Nearly five years ago when Donovan Grant received a cut to his foot while walking through a section of Common, an area within Rhules Pen, Clarendon, he was not perturbed. But today, the 70-year-old, who now lives in another area known as Dampie,.....
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:47 -0500Court hears alleged gangster wanted to kill ‘Blackman’
Two alleged members of the Clansman-One Don gang had reportedly issued threats against reputed leader Andre 'Blackman' Bryan, saying they were going to cut off his head when he is released from jail. The revelation was made during one of the...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:46 -0500Farmer gets suspended sentence for fake driver’s licence
A livestock farmer who confessed to a senior judge that he obtained a fake driver's licence was yesterday given a suspended sentence when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Mark Rodney pleaded guilty to uttering forged...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:41 -0500Man accused of robbing cop to stand trial
A man who allegedly robbed a woman sergeant of police at knifepoint in downtown Kingston last year had his case set for trial yesterday when he appeared the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The accused, Rohan Murray, allegedly held up and......
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:39 -0500Man pushes babymother into JUTC bus
A 24-year-old man who pushed his babymother's head into a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus was ordered to make compensation when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Carvel Campbell pleaded guilty to assault...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:38 -0500Foreigners’ banking information found in notebook
Banking information belonging to persons who are not residents of Jamaica were reportedly found in the home of a Corporate Area man. Akeem Daley, 26, is charged with possession of identity information. He has not yet entered a plea. He was...
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:35 -0500Rastaman murdered months after home was torched
After his house was destroyed by arsonists last year in King Weston, Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew, Omar Grey fled the area to live with his female companion in nearby Tavern Gully. But Grey was killed yesterday, the victim of gunmen's bullets....
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:29 -0500New Barrett Town Health Centre to benefit thousands
Some 9,000 residents of Barrett Town and neighbouring areas in St James are benefiting from improved health services at the newly rehabilitated community health centre. The facility was officially handed over last Friday following a $43.8-million....
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:02:24 -0500Handcuffed man escapes from police vehicle
A Kingston man, who prosecutors at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court say stole a pair of handcuffs as he escaped from a disabled police vehicle, was on Wednesday remanded in custody. Jermaine Brown, 20, pleaded guilty to simple larceny and....
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:24:04 -0500Jamaica looking to woo investors at Expo2020 Dubai
The government is looking to leverage Jamaica's participation in EXPO2020 Dubai to attract investments from business interests in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among other countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:36:15 -0500Up to 12 more global tourism resilience centres by mid-year
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says that 10 to 12 Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centres (GTRCMC) will be established around the world by the middle of the year. He made the disclosure at a recent function at the GTRCMC located....
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:02:32 -0500Blind DJ making sweet music with banger phones
Being visually impaired is not a deterrent for Ande Bryam to fulfil his dream of being a top sound system operator/DJ. The 26-year-old lost his sight at age one due to an eye procedure that went awry. Raised by a single mother, he decided very...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:02:27 -0500Illegal immigrant robbed by taxi man
A Haitian man who entered the island illegally and said he intended to ask permission to stay was robbed by a taxi man shortly after arrival. Levy Davidson, 24, pleaded guilty to illegal entry on his fourth court appearance in the Kingston and St....