Jamaica Star
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:49:31 -0500Attorney secures bail for client despite lawyers’ no-show
A man who has been in custody since last Monday was finally released on bail yesterday after his attorney-at-law Michael Jordon raised concerns in court that he was charged with an offence that did not apply to the circumstances of the case.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:28:33 -0500Noxious fumes from NWC plant waft over UWI Mona campus
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:46:38 -0500Security guard charged with stealing a case of rum from workplace
A security guard is facing a larceny charge after he was allegedly caught on camera stealing a case of rum from a business establishment in South Parade, Kingston.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:38:51 -0500Man arrested for alleged murder of 'Shabba'
A taxi operator is in police custody after another driver was allegedly mowed down and killed following a heated argument along Gutters Main Road in Old Harbour, St Catherine, early Sunday morning.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:32:44 -050074-y-o woman chopped to death in Portland home
A quiet Portland farming community has been left shaken after a 74-year-old retiree was found brutally chopped to death in her own home early Monday morning.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:58:20 -0500Holness wants farming turned into fortune
Arguing that agriculture can become a major engine for jobs, entrepreneurship and wealth, Jamaica’s prime minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says Caribbean leaders must make farming a career young people actually want.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:54:20 -0500Green Island killing spree tamed by gang crackdown
Green Island is showing signs of a dramatic turnaround after years of being one of the biggest contributors to Hanover’s murder toll, with only three killings recorded in the community so far this year.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:37:11 -0500Cops nab Pops YG during live
Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG was arrested by the police on Monday while he was livestreaming on one of his social media platforms.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:31:53 -0500Scammer says poor economic mobility makes illegal money attractive
Several years after abandoning an engineering career for the millions he says can be made through scamming, Marcus* is not asking Jamaicans to absolve him of his crimes.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:30:04 -0500Young mother killed at her gate
For most of Sunday, Orneilia ‘Nana’ Walker stayed inside her house on Hibiscus Avenue in Tower Hill, St Andrew.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:15:22 -0500Weird News
Cops help seal that was trying to cross road
New Zealand police came to the rescue of a seal crossing a busy road, helping the perplexed pinniped pup back safely into the water, they said on Monday.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:04:00 -0500Wolmer’s student dies after collapsing in class
The Wolmer’s Boys’ School community is mourning the death of a fourth-form student who collapsed during class on Monday.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:24:25 -0500Security guard's gun goes off during struggle, injures 69-year-old
A 69-year-old tyre shop attendant was shot and injured when a security guard's firearm was discharged during a struggle with another man along Molynes Road yesterday.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:14:18 -0500Consistency key as Reggae Boyz aim for Nations League success
There is value for players, too, in being part of a squad with little chopping and changing.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:01:43 -0500Miss Mac leaves a legacy that spans generations
There was a time when torches were used to light the way, when farmers travelled by mule and donkey to take their produce to market, and when Jamaica was still a British colony – Iscilda McCootie was here before all of it.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:56:45 -0500Child ‘mechanics’ bringing old cars back to life
At seven years old, most boys are simply enjoying fast cars and the sounds of engines, but Zaine Blake and J’Quan Powell are more interested in what is under a bonnet.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:48:42 -0500Former Gleaner associate editor is new PAJ president
Award-winning investigative journalist Tyrone Reid was yesterday elected president of the Press Association of Jamaica at the association’s annual general meeting, held at its headquarters in St Andrew.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:46:14 -0500Stitchie’s wife makes appeal for blood
The wife of beloved reggae gospel artiste Cleve ‘Stitchie’ Laing is appealing to the public for donations of blood for the entertainer, who is now being treated at a public hospital in Kingston.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:44:14 -0500Back from the brink Entrepreneur overcoming obstacles to provide for family
“I was in a position where I couldn’t even buy food, I was depressed and wanted to give up. I was thinking the worst and now I am employing people.”
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:01:20 -0500‘Intra-Tech’ killed after allegedly challenging police in Spanish Town
A man allegedly pointed a firearm at police during an armed confrontation in Spanish Town last night and was fatally shot, with an illegal gun recovered from him.