Jamaica Star
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:28:50 -0500Robbery at bank leaves man hospitalised
The police are investigating an incident that occurred in Half-Way-Tree this morning, where a man was allegedly robbed and shot outside the Sagicor Bank at Tropical Plaza The incident occurred about 9:45 am. The robbers escaped on a...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:17:04 -0500KC old boy now US Ambassador to Jamaica
The United States Senate late last night confirmed Jamaica-born, Kingston College (KC) old boy Noah Nick Perry as the new United States Ambassador to Jamaica. Earlier this week, Perry's nomination received the unanimous support of...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:54:13 -0500Gunmen, Police exchange rounds in Mandeville
The police are on the lookout for a group of men who they say engaged in a shoot-out with them along sections of Main Street, Mandeville in Manchester. Reports are sometime after 3 p.m., the police, acting on information that suspicious men...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:23 -0500MAN SHOT 33 TIMES - Forgives attackers, determined to rebuild life
Adisa Alexander said he felt his soul leaving his body shortly after he was shot not once, not twice, not thrice, but 33 times! The chilling incident took place on October 13, 2020, in Tavern, a community that neighbours his hometown of Gordon...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:28 -0500Prayers for Michael - Family, school pray for Morant Bay High crash victim
The family of Michael Jackson, the comatose 15-year-old boy who was involved in a crash in St Thomas, is calling on the nation to join them in prayer this Friday, March 11 at 1 p.m. The crash occurred last weekend along the Trinityville main...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:37 -0500Alleged teen gangster was out of school since 2020 - Grandaunt insists he was no criminal
There is now a deep sense of regret emanating from relatives of 16-year-old Deandre Channer after he was killed during a reported confrontation with the police on Wednesday. According to Novelette Collins, the teen's grandaunt, Deandre stopped...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:34 -0500Murdered sex worker was a pleasant person
A vendor who said he was a good friend of 'Crocs', the sex worker whose bullet-riddled body was found inside a Jamaica Defence Force sergeant's car on February 26, described her as a 'gud gyal'. The man said Crocs started working on Ripon Road......
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:35 -0500Disgusting photo of penis beside ex-girlfriend’s mouth lands man in hot water
A Kingston woman got the shock of her life when she checked her ex-boyfriend's WhatsApp status and saw a photo of his exposed penis next to her face as she slept in her bed. The woman was alerted to the presence of the photo by her ex-boyfriend......
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:25 -0500‘There is always a way’ - Shauna-Kay Douglas refuses to be defined by her disability
Visually impaired teacher, author and pastor Shauna-Kay Douglas says she will not be deterred by her disability because she has a purpose to fulfil. Douglas considers herself as an example of hope, and proof that amid the circumstances, one can...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:36 -0500Portland residents believe fugitive Davian Bryan attacked woman
Residents of Durham district in Portland believe that fugitive Davian Bryan, who allegedly kidnapped two students in St Thomas last year, is now hiding in the area and is possibly being assisted with food by relatives. On Wednesday, a woman was.....
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:38 -0500Shooting victim tries bribing cop to drop case
A gun attack victim pleaded guilty to attempted bribery and attempting to pervert the course of justice after he tried to have investigators drop the case against his attacker. A 10-minute conversation between the investigator and Kevardo...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:27 -0500Maestro Bravest readies first release for 2022
British-based gospel dancehall artiste Maestro Bravest believes in leaving vengeance in God's hands. His upcoming song, Caah Blame Me, encourages this mindset as he shares his own testimony of being plotted against but choosing to retaliate with.....
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:00:37 -050079-year-old farmer still loves tilling the soil
Never burdened by obstacles that may arise, at 79 years old, Valerie Neil is still tilling her farm. The farmer of over 40 years from Retirement district in St Mary, plants a number of crops with the help of her husband and, on occasion, her...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:22 -0500ONE MINUTE READS ... News from across Jamaica
Several persons of questionable character got gun licences Firearm Licensing Authority granted gun licences to individuals who were convicted for drug-related offences on at least 13 occasions between 2012 to 2018. The troubling finding is...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:18 -0500Man breaks babymother’s nose during argument
A Corporate Area man reportedly broke his babymother's nose as they argued when she came home early one morning from an event. Kristoff James was remanded in custody following his first appearance in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on...
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:01:17 -0500Cabbie caught with fake driver’s licence
A public passenger vehicle operator told the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Wednesday that he was scammed out of $35,000 by a man who told him that he could obtain a driver's licence for him. Shaleil Huie pleaded guilty to conspiracy to......
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:13:35 -0500Barber charged with farmer’s murder
Jerome Foster, a 32-year-old barber of Flamstead Gardens, St James was arrested and charged, following investigations into the murder of a farmer in German Town, St James. The cops say 30-year-old Richard Plummer was found with gunshot wounds after....
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:55:20 -0500JDF sergeant remanded, charged
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) sergeant, in whose car an unidentified female was found with gunshot wounds, was remanded in custody today when he made his first appearance at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Theophilus Tracey,...
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:36:37 -0500Manchester man caught on camera breaking into shop
Twenty-five-year-old Jevaun Solan of Little Portmore, Manchester was arrested and charged after closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed him breaking into a shop in the community. The incident occurred on Saturday. Reports from the...
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:02:52 -0500Triple tragedy - 19-y-o twin boys and sister, 11, murdered in St James
Two 19-year-old twin brothers and their 11-year-old sister were shot and killed at their home in Irwin Heights, St James, last night. STAR sources say they have been identified as Jevaughn and Jevaughnie Stewart and Petagaye Cooke. Reports by......