Jamaica Star
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:50:40 -0500Dad, son shot in police incident as family forms human shield in Craig Town
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:28:27 -0500Japan’s Mighty Crown pumps millions into Hurricane Melissa relief effort in Jamaica
Legendary Japanese sound system Mighty Crown has stepped up to help Jamaicans still struggling months after Hurricane Melissa battered sections of the island in October 2025.
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:18:54 -0500Teen killed after motorcycle crashes into cow in Westmoreland
An 18-year-old youth is dead and a 16-year-old boy hospitalised after a motorcycle slammed into a cow along the Petersfield main road in Westmoreland late Wednesday night.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:29:40 -0500Fed-up St Mary residents launch own road repair project after 60 years of neglect
Tired of waiting on politicians, frustrated residents of Preston Hill in St Mary have taken matters into their own hands and started repairing a crumbling community road they say has been neglected for more than 60 years.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:11:21 -0500Funeral home insists ‘wrong body’ taken to church was collected from infirmary
Doyley’s Funeral Services says the body at the centre of Sunday’s chaotic funeral mix-up in Westmoreland is the same one its workers collected from the infirmary weeks ago.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:34 -0500Fear and panic grow as rare Ebola strain spreads in Congo
Fear is spreading across eastern Congo as a rare strain of Ebola continues to rapidly infect communities already battered by violence and instability.
Wed, 20 May 2026 13:15:21 -0500Jamaican fugitive who ‘walked out’ of Kingston lock-up arraigned in US gun case
A Jamaican man who allegedly “walked out” of police custody in Kingston while awaiting extradition to St Lucia has now been arraigned in the United States on federal gun charges.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:43:54 -0500Pedestrian killed in St Mary hit-and-run horror
Police in St Mary are probing a deadly hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a man believed to be of unsound mind Tuesday night.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:26:23 -0500One man gets bail other remanded in cocaine bust on Mandela Highway
One of two men charged in connection with the seizure of more than a kilogramme of cocaine along the Nelson Mandela Highway in St Catherine was granted bail when they appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Monday.
Wed, 20 May 2026 11:39:19 -0500Ex-con killed in alleged shootout with police in Cassava Piece
A man who was reportedly released from prison less than two years ago after serving more than a decade behind bars was fatally shot during a police operation in Cassava Piece, St Andrew, early Tuesday morning.
Tue, 19 May 2026 14:43:33 -0500Wheelchair-bound grad defies odds completes HEART IT programme
Despite living with spastic cerebral palsy and facing daily mobility challenges, 24-year-old Javaughn Douglas is proving that determination can push past any obstacle.
Tue, 19 May 2026 12:08:44 -0500Pastor accused in US$12K truck scam hit with stop order
A St Catherine pastor accused of collecting more than US$12,000 for a truck that was never delivered was slapped with additional court conditions when he appeared before the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday.
Tue, 19 May 2026 10:37:05 -0500Man found injured in gully dies in hospital
Police in Spanish Town, St Catherine, have launched an investigation following the death of a man who was found critically injured in a gully and later died in hospital.
Mon, 18 May 2026 14:19:48 -0500Vaz says fuel costs could wipe out proposed taxi fare increase
Mon, 18 May 2026 13:47:21 -0500Man charged with allegedly attacking woman with board and stone during dispute
A 20-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged after a woman was allegedly attacked with a stone and a piece of board during a dispute in Georges Plain.
Mon, 18 May 2026 11:03:42 -0500INDECOM seeks witnesses after viral police shooting of woman in St James
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is urging witnesses to come forward as probes continue into the fatal police shooting of 45-year-old Latoya Bulgin, otherwise called 'Buju', in Granville, St James.
Mon, 18 May 2026 10:45:06 -0500Gunmen order drink then kill patron in St Andrew bar
A late-night lime at a Cassava Piece bar turned deadly after masked gunmen stormed the establishment and opened fire, killing a patron.
Fri, 15 May 2026 13:37:13 -0500Mayor welcomes new commercial complex in downtown Kingston
The recently opened commercial complex at 105 Water Lane is the latest addition to the downtown Kingston landscape, and is expected to assist in revitalising the old business district.
Fri, 15 May 2026 10:41:29 -0500Cops found not guilty of triple shooting 13-years ago
Two policemen charged in the controversial shooting deaths of three Westmoreland men over a decade ago walked free from court on Wednesday after a jury was directed to return not guilty verdicts in the high-profile case.
Fri, 15 May 2026 10:20:14 -0500Man accused of stabbing Excelsior student turns himself in
The man accused of stabbing a 13-year-old Excelsior High School student during a family dispute in Harbour View has surrendered to the police.