Jamaica Star
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:25:27 -0500No breakthrough in Gabriel King case, says police
After almost 11 months since the brutal murder of nine-year-old Gabriel King in St James, the Jamaica Constabulary Force [JCF] says it is still no closer to cracking the case despite repeated calls for information. Deputy Police Commissioner Fitz......
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:51:39 -0500Frog with padlocked mouth shows up at courthouse
Onlookers at the Spanish Town courthouse in St Catherine were sent into a frenzy earlier today, when a frog with a padlock on its mouth was discovered near the entrance of the court. "Lawd jeezas, dis ya one seal, smaddy mouth lock up again....
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:47:58 -0500Rushawn Patterson to be brought in on Thursday
Rushane Patterson, the person of interest in the death of social media personality Aneka ‘Slickiana’ Townsend, will be taken into police custody on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey made the announcement on Tuesday...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:57:13 -050019-y-o shot dead in St James
The police have confirmed that 19-year-old Joshua Swaby, from Maroon Town in St James, was shot and killed by armed men in the parish on Monday night. According to the police, residents living in Pimento Hill in St James reported hearing gunshots.....
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:51:16 -0500Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep confirms
HOUSTON (AP) — Migos rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. Takeoff — who was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset — was 28. Police responded...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:25:46 -0500Russia puts all British Overseas Territories on ‘unfriendly’ list
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov 1, CMC - Russia has added 11 British Overseas Territories, including Bermuda, to its list of unfriendly countries, according to Russian news agency Tass. This follows Britain's move to impose economic...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:22:31 -05001 dead, 7 wounded after Halloween Party shooting in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- One person was killed and seven others were wounded after gunfire erupted at a crowded Halloween party in Kansas City, Kansas in the United States. The shooting happened Monday night at a home, the Kansas City...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:09:09 -0500Policeman shot by armed men on motorcycle
A policeman was hospitalised earlier today after he was reportedly shot by armed men on a motorcycle near the Central Police Station in downtown Kingston. His condition is currently not known. The shooting was the second attack on the police in...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:48:36 -050053-y-o helper found headless in St James home
The St James Police are currently probing the death of 53-year-old Michelle Gayle Brown, domestic helper whose headless body was found on Monday afternoon. Brown, who is said to have lived with her mentally challenged son, was discovered with...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:28 -0500Reggae artiste pleads guilty in fatal crash case
Following her guilty plea on Monday in the Westmoreland Circuit Court to a charge of death by dangerous driving, reggae singer Sevana will be sentenced on November 17. The popular entertainer, whose given name is Anna Blake, had her fingerprints....
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:32 -0500‘In sickness and health’ - Couple won’t let breast cancer stop their intimacy
After 16 years together, 11 of which they've spent in marital bliss, nothing has disturbed the sexual synergy that Lloyd and Latoya Jones share, not even breast cancer. "When we had sex for the first time [she was diagnosed in 2002] nothing was....
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:24 -0500Manchester farmer protecting his pineapple at all costs
It's almost impossible to pass through Good Hope in Red Berry, Manchester, and not take a glance or two at Winston Jones' pine farm. Just looking at the vibrant tropical fruit will leave one salivating until your eyes divert to the 'Beware of...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:31 -0500Periods of rainfall to persist as storm threat lessens
The tropical storm watch for Jamaica was discontinued last night as Tropical Storm Lisa began to move away from the island and over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. However, the island could continue to experience periods of rainfall, the...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:25 -0500Roving Optical brings stylish frames to the doorstep
Seven years ago, while hustling through the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Clive Lattibeaudiere, a Florida-born optician visiting the island, met a presumptuous Shanae Brown who barred him from using the electrical outlet that...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:15 -0500Sagicor Foundation renovates basic schools in Trelawny and St Catherine
Students and staff at Bermaddy Basic School in Linstead, St Catherine, and John Anglin Basic School in Warsop, Trelawny, are now in more comfortable environments after the early-childhood institutions were renovated by the Sagicor Foundation....
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:14 -0500Men urged to check for breast cancer
While breast cancer is most often found in women, local health officials are warning that men are also susceptible to the disease. "The tendency is to focus on women, but men, too, are at risk in getting breast cancer," said general surgeon Dr...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:12 -0500Malahoo Forte uncomfortable with UK visa need
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte says it is "most unfortunate" that even the governor general of Jamaica requires a visa to travel to England. Malahoo Forte, who, among other things, is in charge of putting...
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:02:07 -0500World Cup jerseys get mixed reviews ahead of Qatar
NEW YORK (AP): Puma, you're all boxed in. Nike, what have you done to the US and Canada? Adidas, you're making a few style waves. With millions at stake in retail sales, this year's World Cup in Qatar has soccer fans playing rate the shirt -- and....
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:44:53 -0500St Elizabeth resident charged following stabbing incident
The police have confirmed that Ricaro Coldspring, 31, has been charged with murder after he fatally stabbed a man during an argument in Braes River district in St Elizabeth. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Kemar White a higgler of.....
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:56:17 -0500UK resident charged with rape
A resident of the United Kingdom (UK) has been arrested and charged with rape, after he allegedly trailed a woman into her room and had sexual intercourse with her against her will at a hotel in Hanover. He has been identified as Dewi Games,...