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Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:12:08 -0500
Manchester man in viral video arrested
The Manchester man that was seen in a 55-second video threatening to kidnap girls and women across Mandeville, in the parish is in police custody. Superintendent of the Manchester Police, Shane McCalla, told the STAR that investigations are...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:01:08 -0500
CXC concerned at students leaving schools without certification
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Sept 5, CMC - The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Monday expressed its concern at "the great number of students" leaving the education system without certification and is moving towards...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:54:56 -0500
Canadian police hunt for suspects after 10 stabbed to death
WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) -- Canadian police searched Monday for two men suspected of killing 10 people in a series of stabbings in an Indigenous community and a nearby town, as a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of one of the deadliest...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:05:33 -0500
Minister calls on women to encourage men to screen for prostate cancer

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:52:23 -0500
25-y-o charged with rape after breaking payment for sex agreement
Twenty-five-year-old Westmoreland resident Jorel Burke was arrested and charged with rape following a previous agreement that he did not adhere to. The police say Burke had agreed to have sexual intercourse with a woman at a cost, but on...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:30:11 -0500
Police seek man threatening to kidnap women and girls in Manchester
The public is being asked by the police to be on the lookout for a man who was seen on a TikTok video threatening to kidnap women and girls in Manchester. 

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:10:59 -0500
Westmoreland fire claim the lives of three brothers, sister seriously injured
A house fire in Springfield Westmoreland claimed the lives of twin boys and their older brother on Sunday at approximately 7 p.m.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:08 -0500
Terror as dad and stepdaughter murdered
When Doreen Smikle heard a barrage of explosions on Friday night, she instantly woke her daughter Tafina Thomas, 36, to inform her. She also called out to her husband Lennox Smikle, 50, who she had left sitting on their verandah just minutes...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:09 -0500
62 years of bliss - St Elizabeth couple reflect on their union
"Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent," is a phrase that connotes the character of 83-year-old Trevor Sherman, who said that he was determined to marry the woman of his dreams, despite many failed attempts. Trevor was 20 when he...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:05 -0500
Stephen Williams ensures everybody can cross it - Traffic warden keeping people safe for nearly 30 years
Nearly 30 years ago, Stephen Williams started his journey as a traffic warden and he still dons his white jacket with the same pride as he did on his first day on the job. "This is a very good job to me over the years. It helps to provide for me.....

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:21 -0500
JTA president wants equitable access to education
President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, La Sonja Harrison, has called for equitable educational opportunities for all. "Regardless of your political inclination, we will not survive if we do not collectively and individually revisit the......

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:15 -0500
Top students receive assistance
Scores of students were assisted in their preparations for the reopening of schools this month, with the provision of back-to-school supplies, at an event hosted by the member of Parliament for St Catherine West Central, Dr Christopher Tufton....

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:12 -0500
‘School taxi’ operators welcome new academic year
Several operators of public passenger vehicles (PPVs) who transport students to and from school said the COVID-19 pandemic which disrupted their lives for the past two years have been very challenging. "For sustainability, the changes have been.....

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:06 -0500
PEP top boy pleased with performance
Yohan Advani was ecstatic after finding out that he was the nation's 2022 top performing male student for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. "I was honestly very shocked and very, happy [especially when] it turned out that I [was...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:04:04 -0500
Adding a father’s name to a birth certificate
It is important that a child has its appropriate surname and for no better reason than the fact that it provides a great sense of identity. Another reason that a surname is important is that it allows one to trace their true ancestral lineage,.....

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:54:07 -0500
Silk Boss being urged to contact Portmore detectives
Rohan 'Silk Boss' Reid is being urged by the St Catherine South Police to make contact with them immediately. 

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:26:04 -0500
State Minister warns against attacks on correctional officers
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Zavia Mayne, is warning criminals to “cease and desist” from staging attacks on members of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).          

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:38:35 -0500
Cultural icons of St Ann recognised
Jamaica’s historical and cultural icons who hail from St Ann were recognised during the recent virtual heritage series, ‘Salute to the Parish of St Ann’.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:17:34 -0500
Government invests $200 million in irish potato and onion project
The Government is investing $200 million in the national irish potato and onion programme, to increase the hectares under production and to improve yields of these crops.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:34:06 -0500
Significant number of vacancies in school now filled
A significant number of the teacher vacancies in schools islandwide, resulting from the resignation of approximately 248 educators, have now been filled, Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams, has said.



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