Jamaica Star
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:31:12 -0500Police search for ‘Mad Sus’
The Portland police are on the hunt for two suspects who they say are wanted in connection with the shooting death of one resident, and the injury of another in Orrette Lane, Buff Bay in Portland. The first suspect is 22-year-old Annotto Bay...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:04:22 -0500Domestic dispute leaves stepfather dead
The police yesterday arrested a Portland man for stabbing to death of his stepfather during a domestic dispute in the farming community of Nonsuch, Portland. Early reports from police sources have confirmed that Antonio Hutchinson was involved in.....
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:56:57 -0500Portland Man chopped to death after dispute at illegal party
Festivities at an illegal party in Shrewsbury, Portland yesterday turned sour, after a dispute between two men lead to the chopping death of 26-year-old Tyrone Thompson. The police have identified Carvel Blackett, otherwise called 'Adda...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:15:06 -0500Fake customs agent pleads guilty to larceny
Renford Soares, who reportedly swindled persons out of $15 million by posing as an employee of the Jamaica Customs Agency and Kingston Wharves, pleaded guilty to a separate charge of larceny by trick in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:53:55 -0500Morgan Heritage patriarch passes at 76
Veteran Reggae singer, and patriarch of the Morgan Heritage family, Denroy Morgan has died at the age of 76. The Morgan family confirmed his death via a social media post this morning. Clarendon-born Morgan migrated to the United States at an early....
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:22:26 -050021-year-old suspected scammer charged
A suspected lottery scammer from Rowe Town in Westmoreland has been charged, following his arrest during a special operation by the police yesterday. The accused has been identified as 21-year-old Taforie Pinnock, otherwise called '...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:52:15 -0500Missing hotel manager found dead in trunk of car
The body of missing hotel manager Clyde Taylor was discovered in the trunk of his 2013 Nissan Note motorcar in Top Hill near Runaway Bay, St Ann last night. The body had several chop wounds to the upper torso, including the head. One man,...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:44 -0500TIME TO FARM FLIES - Insect targeted for chicken and fish feed
Jamaica could turn to the farming of flies as a sustainable source of feed for animals such as chickens and fish. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat.....
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:40 -0500Blind computer repairman has vision to uplift his family
Disabled but not deterred is the phrase that best describes the character of Dean Anthony Whyte, a blind man who lives in Longsville Park, Clarendon. Despite his disability, Whyte does electrical and construction work , makes and repairs...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:51 -0500Man blames Joe for curfew breach
A Corporate Area man told the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday that he broke the nightly curfew because his girlfriend had another man at his home. The man admitted to breaching the curfew and was fined under the Disaster Risk...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:53 -0500Woman beater feels judge’s wrath
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague on Thursday sent a clear message to abusive men that they would be severely punished for their reprehensible behaviour. In addition to ordering a confessed abuser make restitution of $180,000 to his...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:50 -0500Wanted man among 25 arrested in Jarrett Lane
Two suspected gang leaders were nabbed yesterday in Jarrett Lane in east Kingston during an early morning operation by the joint Anti-Gang Task Force. One of them has been identified as Richard 'Bob' Higgins, who was posted on the Jamaica...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:47 -0500Tumour won’t stop Black X from using voice for change
Determined advocate Derrick 'Black X' Robinson says that a tumour which is causing him to lose his voice will not stop his mission to make Chief Tacky of the Maroons a national hero. "They may have to take out my voice box and I may have to do...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:56 -0500Woman spends birthday in lock-up
A Corporate Area woman who spent her 36th birthday in custody after she failed to bring sufficient funds for restitution told the senior parish judge that her time in lock-up was awful. Raphaleta Haughton pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding in.....
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:54 -0500Ballistics expert says five firearms used in multiple killings
A ballistics expert yesterday revealed that 11 firearms that were detected to have been used in the execution of 10 murders reportedly orchestrated by the Clansman-One Don Gang are directly linked to 35 shooting incidents. These include at least.....
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:48 -0500Divestment of Milk River Hotel and Spa on track
Plans by the Government to divest the state-run Milk River Hotel and Spa in Clarendon remain on track. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said that work to amend the Milk River Act, which will facilitate the undertaking, is advanced. He noted that.....
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:47 -0500Safe sports day activities planned for Cross Country Invasion
Cross Country Invasion is known for bringing communities and supporters of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group together, and this year is no different. Observing the varied COVID safety protocols, a range of sporting activities will form part......
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:02:29 -0500Jamaica to name highway for Harry Belafonte
One of Jamaica's highways is to be named in honour of renowned singer and actor and civil rights activist of Jamaican parentage, Harry Belafonte. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in a message to mark Belafonte's 95th birthday anniversary on March.....
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:57:16 -0500Judge “frustrated” over Haitian senator case delays
The case surrounding John Joel Joseph, the Haitian senator who allegedly entered the country illegally after the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise, has seen another road bump surrounding the processing of refugee documentation...
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:33:32 -050035 RECEIVE TITLES UNDER LAND OWNERSHIP PROGRAMM
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator Aubyn Hill, has said that land ownership is an untapped area for economic growth and development, and requires urgent attention. The Minister, who was speaking at a recent titling...