Jamaica Star
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:56 -0500Court hears ... gang attack stalled by lack of guns
The St Thomas so-called pastor who is an alleged top-tier member of the Clansman-One Don Gang was reportedly itching for the gang to murder its rivals who were attacking the weakening criminal enterprise while its top brass was behind bars....
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:51 -0500Man found murdered in gully - Seaforth records fourth killing of 2022
"A just funeral after funeral after funeral..." was the despondent cry of a resident of Seaforth in St Thomas, hours after the area recorded its fourth murder for the year. The latest victim is Anthony Bailey, 46, otherwise called 'Traveller' and...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:26 -050012-y-o creates eye-catching hairstyles
While most 12-year-olds use their spare time to catch up on the latest Disney shows, Kenneva Davis loves to play hairdresser and will volunteer to fix the hair of her peers and adults in her Sunlight Street, Maxfield Avenue community. A first-...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:48 -0500‘Pastor’ charged with killing outside basic school
A Westmoreland man, who was shot and injured, has been charged with killing a carpenter who was gunned down outside a basic school on February 9. Oshane Blair, 33, otherwise called 'Pastor', of Crowder district, Grange Hill, was arrested and...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:44 -0500Residents block road to protest lack of water
Residents of Chester Castle in Hanover blocked sections of the main roadway leading to the community on Thursday in protest over the lack of running water. The angry residents used large stones, empty steel water tanks, old motor vehicles, large.....
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:37 -0500Waterford youth salute seniors with ‘spa day’
One hundred senior citizens were pampered on Wednesday at the Waterford Community Centre. The event was being held for the fourth year. Seniors were transported from their homes and given an opportunity to relax with other members of the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:32 -0500Court hears that cabbie extorted of $200
A Corporate Area man who reportedly demanded $200 from a taxi man in extortion fees was remanded in custody yesterday when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Quran Patterson is charged with assault at common law and...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:31 -0500Businessman charged with stealing motor car
A businessman who is accused of larceny of a motor vehicle was offered bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Wednesday. The allegations are that on October 23, 2021, the complainant borrowed $300,000 from Robert...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:30 -0500Curfew breaker admits to shop breaking
One of two men who was found hiding under a truck last month after curfew hours pleaded guilty to shop breaking when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Wednesday. The court heard that on January 4 at 1:50 a.m., police...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:29 -0500‘Garvey Gems’ to launch today
The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), through its social enterprise JAD Binders, will today launch ' Garvey Gems', a journal which consists of memorable quotes used by Jamaica's first National Hero Marcus Garvey, who advocated for those who.....
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:02:28 -0500Denham Town not out of the woods yet – community activist
Community activist Delon Gayle believes that Denham Town in west Kingston is still a far way from becoming a transformed space, despite the gains that have been made. "We are not fully out of the woods but that level of hostility is not presently....
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:59:40 -0500Kingston woman fined a total of $45,000 over ganja found at her home
Kingston resident Tracy Ann Walker today pleaded guilty to possession of and dealing in ganja in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court and was fined a total of $45,000. Walker was ordered to pay a fine of $15,000 or serve three months'...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:02:58 -0500Chester Castle six weeks without water
Residents in Chester Castle, Hanover are calling for their Member of Parliament Dave Brown for assistance with ongoing issues that have left the community without running water for six weeks. Disgruntled residents took to the streets of the...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:01:08 -0500Officers linked to Tommy Lee altercation remain on duty
The correctional officers involved in an altercation with dancehall entertainer Tommy Lee Sparta at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre this week will continue on duty. This information comes from National Security State Minister Zavia Mayne....
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:44:26 -0500Mount Prospect farm road rehabilitated
Approximately 100 registered farmers in Mount Prospect, Manchester, are now better able to transport their produce to market, following the rehabilitation of a 300-metre stretch of roadway in the community. The farm road, which was ...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:02:34 -0500Gangster uses teenage obeah man to avoid warders
City Puss, the One Don Gang's alleged second in command, revealed during one of the secret recordings that an obeah man would put him on his guard whenever wardens were going to search his jail cell. City Puss also disclosed that the 'science...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:02:36 -0500Man stabbed to death allegedly over parking space
A St Mary man who reportedly stabbed another over a parking space at a party has been charged with murder. Kirk Edwards, 38, of Bromley, Lewis Store, has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Javan Larman, otherwise called 'Wackie', of...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:02:26 -0500$5 billion budgeted for roadworks
A total of $5 billion has been budgeted for roadworks during the 2022/23 fiscal year. This was disclosed by Everald Warmington, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, following a tour of sections of St...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:02:26 -0500Cop suffers burns while testing rum
A member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force has been hospitalised after he was burned while attempting to test what is believed to be denatured rum. This rum is not suitable for consumption. The incident occurred about 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday in the.....
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:02:25 -0500‘We shall rise again’ - Ray Ray Market vendors determined to rebuild after another fire
Paulene Green sat footsteps away from the charred remains of her stall and took a heavy pull from her cigarette. She exhaled a twirl of smoke and sighed deeply. Her eyes are sad and weary, and she leaned on a stall for support. She is one of...