Jamaica Star
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:45:03 -0500Two killed in St James crash
Twenty-three-year-old Rojae Grant, of Windward Road in Kingston, and 24-year-old Daniel Bowen of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, were killed in a motor vehicle crash along the Rose Hall Main Road in St James early this morning. The police...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:55:17 -0500Reputed Clansman-One Don leader professes innocence
Alleged gang leader Andre 'Blackman' Bryan has professed his innocence at the Clansman-One Don Gang trial in the Home Circuit Court this afternoon. Bryan gave an unsworn statement from the prisoner's dock after presiding judge Chief...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:22:10 -0500St Catherine residents urged to cooperate with security forces
Members of the public are being asked to exercise patience and comply with the security forces as they carry out enhanced operations in St. Catherine for which a Public State of Emergency (SOE) has been declared. This appeal comes from Commissioner....
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:13:59 -0500‘Culture’ killed at Judgement Yard
A man was gunned down at the judgement yard compound in August Town, St Andrew last night. He has been identified only as 'Culture.' Judgement yard is synonymous with reggae legend Miguel 'Sizzla Kalonji' Collins as his base,...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:57 -0500Body with crushed head found along roadway
The Barrett Town police in St James have commenced a probe to determine if an unidentified male who was found lying along a section of the Long Bay main road in the parish on the weekend was involved in a hit-and-run or was killed elsewhere and...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:55 -0500Phone thief said he needed money for babymother
A Corporate Area man who stole a phone valued at US $1,600 (approximately J$242,000), admitted that he later sold it for about a quarter of its value to give money to the mother of his unborn child. Leon Parker pleaded guilty to larceny by...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:51 -0500Female farmer wants more women to till the soil
For the last 30 years, Jean-Marie Spratt has been exemplifying the ideology of 'grow what you eat, eat what you grow' as she owns and operates a five-acre farm in the cools hills of Gravel Hill in Clarendon. "From I'm going to high school, I...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:49 -0500Jamaican-Americans using trees to feed the world
What started as the musings of a couple wanting do some good in the world has blossomed into a multinational non-profit organisation charged with the noble mission of ending food poverty and combating climate change. Trees That Feed was started.....
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:48 -0500Fathers encouraged to read to their children
Education Minister Fayval Williams is urging parents, especially fathers, to dedicate at least 30 minutes daily to reading to their children. "Reading together brings comfort and assurance and happiness to your children. Giving a child time and.....
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:43 -0500Destitute senior citizen hopes for better life
It doesn't take a lot to make Henry Salmon of Exton in Ballards, St Elizabeth, happy. All he needs is some food and a good place to lay his head, and he will be content. But the 76-year-old senior, who lives in a one-bedroom, unkempt shack, has.....
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:58 -0500Three wanted men apprehended in St Catherine SOE
Three wanted men, two of whom are facing allegations of committing sexual offences, were apprehended within the first 36 hours of the declaration of the State of Public Emergency in St Catherine. The Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica......
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:41 -0500How do you get a spirit licence?
It is common to see the sign saying, 'It is my intention to apply for a spirit licence to sell rum, gin, brandy and other distilled spirit at the next court session', at various bars across the island. The reason for this is that the selling of any....
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:40 -0500Man slaps girlfriend for bothering him while driving
A Corporate Area man confessed to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court late last week that he slapped his now ex-girlfriend in her face because she almost caused him to crash his car. "I was driving and, while driving, she was poking me in my.....
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:00:17 -0500Elderly mason found dead at home in Old Harbour
The St Catherine Police are probing the death of an elderly man who was found dead at his home in Old Harbour in the parish. It is being suspected that 63-year-old mason Delroy Reid took his own life. "Mi just get up and see him...
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:51:46 -0500Police identify body found on St John's Road
The police have identified the man whose body was discovered at a car watch on St Johns Road in Spanish Town by residents this morning. He is 30- year- old Rayon Daley of a Bog walk address. Daley's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds...
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:56:10 -0500Man escapes robbery on church grounds in Manchester
A Manchester man is counting his blessings after escaping an armed robber who attacked him as he left a church meeting in the Cedar Grove district, in the parish on Wednesday night. According to preliminary reports, at approximately 7:30 pm, the...
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:42:43 -0500St Catherine now under State of Public Emergency
A State of Public Emergency has been imposed for St Catherine. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness at a press conference earlier today. Holness said the Government had to act to stem crime and violence in the parish. Sections....
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:24:12 -0500 Decomposed male body found along Palisadoes Road
The police are now combing the beachfront near the Palisadoes Road for clues after a decomposed male body was found by a passerby. The body is in an advanced state of decomposition. The body was found about 8am. Onlookers are...
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:03:22 -0500Dying mom sends heartfelt message to her kids
Donovan Williams stood at his common-law wife's bedside at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine on Wednesday night and watched helplessly as she took her last breath. His partner of over 22 years, Nickeisha Pottinger, was fighting for her...
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:03:03 -0500The perfect gift - Young family finds joy in new home
There were days when Ian Stewart wondered whether he would ever be able to save enough money to give his family the kind of dwelling they deserve. The 34-year-old lived in a one-bedroom concrete dwelling with a shaky foundation, the left side had....