Jamaica Star
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:20:37 -0500Man fined $100K
A St Catherine man who admitted to having 11 pounds of ganja in his possession was fined $100,000 when he appeared before the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:34:51 -0500Two dead, woman among wounded in Spanish Town shooting
A deadly gun attack in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday night has left two men dead and two other people, including a woman, nursing gunshot wounds.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:21:31 -0500Ex-cop killed after alleged taxi hijack and police chase
A former Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) member was shot and killed by police on Wednesday evening after allegedly hijacking a taxi, firing at lawmen and leading them on a dramatic chase through sections of Kingston.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:12:52 -0500Residents unite to restore community centre
Residents of Dover near Kitson Town in St Catherine are putting hands and hearts into the rehabilitation of their community centre.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:06:38 -0500Teen charged with rape
A 15-year-old student of Alligator Pond, Manchester, has been charged
with rape following an incident in the parish on May 20.
Reports from the Mandeville police are that at 7 p.m., a girl went to a
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:02:45 -0500No bail for murder-accused cop
Constable Andrew Wilson, the policeman charged with murder in the May 17 shooting death of 45-year-old Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin in Granville, St James, was yesterday denied bail during his first appearance in the St James Parish Court.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:54:55 -0500‘I can’t sit and watch my pickney die’ Dad fights to save daughter from rare cancer
For four years, Westmoreland father Nickel Green says he has lived in a cycle of hope, delay and worsening fear as he waits for a medical referral he believes could save his nine-year-old daughter’s life.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:43:13 -0500St Elizabeth senior struggles to support disable-stricken family
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:27:31 -0500Westmoreland residents urged to avoid flooded areas
Residents in Westmoreland are being urged to avoid contact with flood waters and to keep children out of inundated areas as health officials seek to reduce the risk of leptospirosis, following recent heavy rainfall across the parish.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:48:38 -0500Mother pleads for a concrete house -Cancer-fighting mom wants a secure place to house her children
Thirty-seven-year-old Gaileisha Jones feared the worst after being diagnosed with cancer while pregnant. The St Elizabeth mother, however, is now breathing a quiet sigh of relief after safely delivering her baby boy.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:33:37 -0500Fisherman feared killed by shark off Trelawny coast
A cloud of fear and sadness has gripped sections of Falmouth, Trelawny, after a veteran fisherman is feared to have been killed by a shark while fishing off the coast.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:44:34 -0500Thousands of dead electors removed from voters’ list
More than 14,000 dead electors have been struck off Jamaica’s voters’ list as part of its latest update to the register of electors.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:29:45 -0500‘I will never sleep good again’ Mother grieves slain son in US gun attack
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:51:35 -0500Judge denies bail to cop charged in Latoya Bulgin killing
The St James policeman charged in the controversial shooting death of 45-year-old Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin was denied bail when he appeared in the St James Parish Court on Monday, as the case continues to stir outrage in Granville.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:05:59 -0500'Lamphead' charged with shooting man in broad daylight
A man known by the alias 'Lamphead' is now facing a string of firearm-related charges after police say he ambushed a motorist and opened fire on him in broad daylight along Cricket Way, St Andrew.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:10:57 -0500Promoter fined after trying to bribe cop with $10k to keep party going
A St Andrew event promoter who previously made headlines after allegedly trying to bribe a police officer to keep an illegal party going in Stony Hill has now been fined $110,000 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:14:13 -0500PPV operators get long-awaited 16% fare increase
Public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators are finally getting the long-awaited fare increase they have been demanding for months, with commuters set to pay more starting today, June 2.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:50:49 -0500Police, hospital on high alert after security threat
Tension gripped sections of Spanish Town, St Catherine, late Monday night after police and hospital officials were rocked by separate security threats within minutes of each other.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:09:25 -0500MrBeast challenge winner caught up in international drug investigation
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:01:44 -0500Cop dies in motorcycle crash in St Catherine
Grief have gripped the St Catherine North police division following the tragic death of Constable Shanki Gordon, a cop colleagues say brought life to every room he entered.