Jamaica Star
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:38:59 -0500Firearm seized in Westmoreland, one man arrested
Twenty-nine-year-old Westmoreland resident Tenardo Spence was arrested and charged after he was found with an illegal forearm and several rounds of ammunition on Sunday. According to the Whithorn Police, a joint police/military team was patrolling.....
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:13:01 -0500Headless body found in Spanish Town
Members of the police were contacted by residents from Eltham park in Spanish Town, St Catherine where the body of an unidentified man was found with his head severed this morning. Investigators combed the area for evidence, and the body which was.....
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:52:31 -050013 persons arrested for firearm seizure
The Westmoreland Police have confirmed that 13 persons were arrested in relation to the seizure of one 9mm pistol and 10 rounds of ammunition from a premises on the West End main road in the parish. It is reported that lawmen carried out an...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:34:57 -0500Inclement weather forces school closure, disrupts water and electricity supplies in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 28, CMC -Heavy rains Monday forced the closure of schools, cut electricity and water supplies to some parts of Trinidad and Tobago, and officials are warning that river levels are likely to continue rising. Local...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:32:13 -0500Haiti under violent gang rule, nearly 3,000 deaths
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov 28, HCNN/CMC - Several thousand people have been gunned down in Haiti this year, as a result of violence caused by heavily armed gangs calling the shots in the capital's poor and densely populated slum areas,...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:06:05 -0500WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
LONDON (AP) -- The World Health Organisation has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist. The U.N. health agency said in a statement Monday...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:01:18 -0500Canelo slams Messi over Mexico team World Cup jersey
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- In one corner, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. In the other, Lionel Messi. The Argentina star may have gotten into trouble with the wrong person after moving the Mexican national team jersey with his foot...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:02:56 -0500Mother longs to take family out of poverty
When Terry Ann Stewart and her small family moved from Smith Lane to nearby Sutton Street in central Kingston approximately two years ago due to a family squabble, she thought life would be better. But that hasn't proven to be the case as Stewart....
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:03:07 -0500Veteran civil servant killed two days after receiving award
Two days after receiving an award from the Governor General for long service, O'Neil Hamilton was killed while on his way home from work. Hamilton was one of four persons, including two children, who was mowed down when a truck driver lost...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:03:12 -0500‘Family feud’ ends amicably as Spain and Germany draw - Relief as Argentina rebound from opening-game loss
A Trench Town man, Steven Johnson, refused to wish his younger cousin, Davena Gregory, a happy birthday on Saturday as he felt he would be betraying other Spain fans by doing so because his relative supports Germany. On Sunday, the two...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:03:11 -0500Carpenter charged with murder
A 41-year-old carpenter has been charged with the murder of a craft vendor. Marvin Authurs, otherwise called Baboo, of Retreat district in Westmoreland, has been charged with the murder of 35-year-old Venesha Hylton, of the same address. Reports.....
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:03:02 -0500Man breaks his back by falling from tree
The past year has been extremely burdensome for 34-year-old Caldo Bingham. The construction worker was still recovering from a machete attack that left him with severe injuries to his head when he fell from a tree and broke his back. Currently.....
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:02:59 -0500USA vs England match seen by 20m on USA television
NEW YORK (AP): The United States' 0-0 draw against England in the World Cup drew 19.98 million viewers for English- and Spanish-language broadcasts, the third-most watched men's football game on United States of America (USA) television. The...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:02:57 -0500After latest milestone, Ronaldo eyes World Cup glory
DOHA, Qatar (AP): Another game, another personal milestone. For all the turmoil that has surrounded Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of what is likely to be his final World Cup, the Portugal great is still making his mark. On Thursday, he became the first....
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:02:48 -0500Multicare Youth Foundation hosts BCIC mentorship programme
The Multicare Youth Foundation (MYF) recently hosted a one-day mentorship training and matching workshop as part of the BCIC YUTE Work Project, a year-long training and development programme for at-risk youths in partnership with the company and......
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:02:45 -0500Middlesex community’s development initiatives get $1 million boost from D&G Foundation
Community development projects spearheaded by the New Horizons Christian Outreach Ministries in St Catherine and the Bucknor Homework and Community Centre in Clarendon are now infused with new life thanks to grants of $1 million from the Desnoes......
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:00:48 -0500How do you give up your role as executor of a will?
It is with great sadness that I say goodbye to all my faithful readers. It has brought me great joy to educate you on a weekly basis, as well as answering your legal questions. It was always my aim to help ordinary Jamaicans better understand...
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:48:34 -0500'Don't cry for Argentina,' says fan
Peter Morrison is confident that Argentina will bounce back from their opening-game defeat to Saudi Arabia when they play CONCACAF giants Mexico later today. The Albicelestes' demoralising display in the curtain-raiser has placed doubts in...
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:23:05 -0500Woman dies on hike in Utah’s Zion Park, husband hospitalised
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A woman died and a man was rescued and treated for hypothermia after they were caught in extreme cold weather while hiking in Utah’s Zion National Park, officials said. The married couple were on a permitted, 16-...
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:19:15 -0500US frustrate England again at a World Cup in 0-0 draw
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Loud jeers rang around the stadium. England’s fans were not happy. The United States had frustrated them yet again at a World Cup. That’s three times and counting that the teams have met on soccer’s...