Jamaica Star

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:24:09 -0500
Recording artiste ‘Fido’ and father slain in execution-style killing
A father and son were found shot dead with their hands bound inside a house in New Forest, Manchester, early Friday morning in a chilling double murder that has left residents on edge.

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:01:12 -0500
45-y-o mom battling rare cancer not giving up
Trisan Vernon cannot imagine walking down the aisle without her mother, nor can she imagine becoming a mother herself without the woman she says taught her about strength, faith and unconditional love. 

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:54:18 -0500
Fewer sharks in Jamaican waters
Despite two suspected fatal shark attacks off the coast of Trelawny in the last two years, principal director of the National Fisheries Authority’s (NFA) Capture Fisheries Division, Stephen Smikle, says there are fewer sharks in Jamaica’s water...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:48:21 -0500
Moves to restore confidence in FLA under way
The Government is moving to restore public confidence in the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) following the recent Integrity Commission report probing alleged corruption, irregularities, and storage issues at the entity.

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:42:43 -0500
Pastor rebukes stigma around mental health

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:35:41 -0500
‘Buff Lift’ anyone? Women turning to surgery to enhance intimate areas
A small but steady number of women have been heading to operation rooms seeking fuller intimate contours through fat-transfer surgery. At the end of it, the patients appear to be born and bred residents of ‘Buff Bay’.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:20:37 -0500
Man 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 -0500
Two 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 -0500
Ex-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 -0500
Residents 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 -0500
Teen 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 -0500
No 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 -0500
St Elizabeth senior struggles to support disable-stricken family

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:27:31 -0500
Westmoreland 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 -0500
Mother 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 -0500
Fisherman 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 -0500
Thousands 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 -0500
Judge 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.

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