Jamaica Star
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:04:53 -0500Jahshii fined $50,000 for curfew breach
Dancehall artist Mlueki Clarke, otherwise called Jahshii, was fined for breaching national curfew measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today. It...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:16 -0500Bloody weekend - Six killed in western Jamaica
Gunmen went on the rampage across sections of western Jamaica on the weekend, resulting in six persons being murdered across St James, Trelawny, Hanover and Westmoreland. Five of the deceased have been identified as: Teaka Ennis, 21, of Boston......
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:39:24 -0500Jamaica to receive two garbage trucks from Japan
Jamaica is to receive two garbage compactor trucks from Japan, following the signing of an agreement between the two countries. This was announced by Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, at a recent reception held at his.....
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:06:46 -0500OnlyFans earnings frozen for Russian porn stars
Several adult entertainers in Russia have had their OnlyFans earnings frozen due to financial sanctions imposed upon the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The creators spoke out on Sunday after they were unable to share new videos and...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:15:17 -0500Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threat
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:12 -0500Clarendon senior living in shambles
When one walks into the yard at Coco Walk, Wood Hall, Clarendon, where George Thompson resides, at first glance you might assume that no one lives there. The run-down building is without windows in one section, and the rest of the house looks...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:19 -0500Government urges Jamaican nationals to leave Russia
The Jamaican government is encouraging Jamaican nationals in Russia to take precautionary measures for their safety and leave where necessary in light of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:14 -0500Fire leaves Oxford Mall vendors in tears
Ten months after her shop was destroyed by fire, Dawn Wilks is again in limbo following another major fire inside the busy Oxford Mall in downtown Kingston yesterday morning. The fire reportedly started at 4:30 a.m., leaving 66 vendors to pick up....
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 22:30:42 -0500NWC promises water for eastern Hanover town following protests
The National Water Commission (NWC) has promised to return water to residents of eastern Hanover by about March 10. This comes on the heels of a second major demonstration staged by angry residents of several farming communities on Monday. Andrew.....
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:17 -0500Wanted man captured in St Ann
Twenty-eight-year-old Chinloy Spencer, otherwise called 'Todo', who was featured on the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Wanted Wednesday campaign, was captured during a targeted operation in St Ann yesterday. Spencer was wanted for murder in St Mary....
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:11 -0500Adoption versus legal guardianship
Good Day Sir, What is the difference between getting an adoption and becoming legal guardian? - Pat Dear Pat, Before I go into the differences, let me first point out the fundamental similarity, which is that they both involve appointing someone....
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:09 -0500Family desperate as relative remains missing after four months
In the four months since 34-year-old Okeve Gosling has gone missing, his family has not had a moment of peace. A close relative, who wished to remain anonymous, told THE STAR that his disappearance still does not feel real. "Sometimes we wake......
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:08:09 -0500Single mom pleads for new home
St Catherine single mother Jody Gordon is desperate for assistance. Gordon, a 22-year-old resident of March Pen Road in Spanish Town, says she fallen on the hardest of times and needs assistance to care for her nine-month-old child. Among Gordon'....
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...