Jamaica Star

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:45 -0500
Big bucks for horse power - Men paying $200k for extra length
A growing number of young Jamaican men are reportedly shelling out around $200,000 to add length and girth to their manhood. This is according to operator of Juvaura Medical Aesthetics and Wellness, Dr Joshua Daye, an aesthetic and anti-ageing......

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:34 -0500
Pregnancy delays linked to maternal deaths
Senior Medical Officer at Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr Garth McDonald, says delaying their pregnancy, obesity, as well as chronic illnesses, hypertension and heart disease are the major factors contributing to the country's high maternal...

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:47 -0500
Tawes Meadows residents blast cops for killing ‘good don’
"Dem kill off mi good, good don. Weh we a go find back a good don now?" a woman uttered as she mourned the death of reputed One Order strongman Othneil 'Thickman' Lobban on Thursday. The area leader was cut down during an alleged confrontation...

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:49 -0500
‘Thickman’ was no angel, say cops
Despite being labelled a guardian angel and protector by the residents of Tawes Meadows in Spanish Town, St Catherine, the cops say that Othneil 'Thickman' Lobban was a notorious gangster. Christopher Phillips, acting assistant commissioner of...

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:46 -0500
X-rated WhatsApp video lands woman in court
A St James woman has found herself before the St James Parish Court for reportedly posting a video on social media depicting a former friend in a sexual situation. Brandy Whyte, who is charged with malicious communication, will return to court......

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:01:03 -0500
Fire Brigade reports fewer emergency calls in 2024
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has reported a decrease in the number of emergency calls it received in 2024. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday at the agency's head office in Kingston, Commissioner of the JFB, Stewart Beckford, informed...

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:42 -0500
Phoebe Williams building futures in Tredegar Park
Phoebe Williams' mornings begin with the lively chatter of 30 preschoolers, their wide-eyed curiosity serving as her daily inspiration. For the past two years, she has poured her heart and soul into shaping young minds at the Tredegar Park Early....

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:45:33 -0500
Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years
LONDON (AP) -- A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced Thursday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called "the most extreme, shocking and exceptionally serious......

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:38:53 -0500
Extreme threat level in Spanish Town following fatal shooting of ‘Thickman’
Following the death of one of Jamaica's most wanted criminals, leader of the One Order gang Othneil 'Thickman' Lobban, security forces are on high alert due to an extreme threat level in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The Jamaica Constabulary...

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:09:04 -0500
No Spanish Town and Old Harbour court cases today due to SOE
All court matters scheduled for today at the Spanish Town and Old Harbour courts have been suspended, says the Court Administration Division. The decision follows the declaration of a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the St Catherine South......

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:30:03 -0500
Courts Bargain Centre, Spanish Town set ablaze following death of 'Thickman'
Early this morning the Courts Bargain Centre on Young Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine was set on fire. Reports are that about 2:00 a.m. the Spanish Town Fire Department received a call that the building was ablaze. A team responded and put....

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:00 -0500
Communities on edge - Police ramp up operations to curb rising crime in St Catherine South
A deadly wave of violence has been sweeping through sections of the St Catherine South Police Division, leaving residents on edge as murders skyrocket in the early weeks of 2025. The division has already recorded a chilling 10 homicides -- an...

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:03 -0500
Residents damage police vehicles during stand-off
A strong contingent of police and soldiers maintained a presence in Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday following a tense stand-off between residents of a section known as Capture Land and the security forces. Head of the St...

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:09 -0500
Woman fined $40,000 for bathroom fight
A St James woman who got into a fight with a co-worker over the use of a bathroom at their workplace, wound up having to pay a $40,000 fine when she appeared in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday. Monique Maxwell pleaded guilty with...

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:10 -0500
Windshield wiper accused of threatening to stab man
A St James man who allegedly threatened to stab a motorist for refusing to let him wipe his windshield, will stand trial in the St James Parish Court next month. Patrick Hemmings pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault at common law when he......

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:11 -0500
Cops retrieve illegal gun
A team of officers assigned to the Kingston Western Police Division seized an illegal firearm and ammunition during an operation on Charles Street yesterday. Reports from the Denham Town police are that at 9:10 a.m., lawmen were in the area when.....

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:10 -0500
Police say parking space spat leads to stabbing
The St Thomas police have charged a bus driver of the Pondside district, Yallahs, with wounding with intent following an incident in the community on January 13. Reports from the lawmen are that at 11:40 a.m., 35-year-old Tahj Ross and a man got.....

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:07 -0500
Mechanic allegedly chops man in car dispute
The St Thomas police have charged 56-year-old Robert Graham, otherwise called 'Ghost,' a mechanic of Blacksmith Lane, Seaforth, with unlawful wounding, following an incident in his community on January 17. Reports from the lawmen are that at 1:25....

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:01:05 -0500
Wall climber arrested after firearm found in bag
A Corporate Area resident was arrested on January 18, after his action of climbing a wall led police to a gun and ammunition find. Andre Whyte, 31, a labourer of George's Close, Waltham Park Road, was charged with possession of a prohibited...

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:00:55 -0500
Clarke says mandatory DNA testing can curb domestic violence
After missing another self-imposed deadline to table his motion for mandatory paternity testing at birth, St James Central Member of Parliament Heroy Clarke insists he has not wavered in his commitment to the proposal. First promised three years.....

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