Jamaica Star
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:49:42 -0500Aspiring cop turns to entrepreneurship
Growing up, 20-year-old Tracy-Ann Knight had a great dream – to become a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:43:18 -0500Nurse student targets male health crisis
Javier Palmer, the 2026 Nursing Student of the Year, is on a mission to convince more Jamaican men that nursing is a career for them. His goal is to break the long-standing stereotypes that have painted the profession as “women’s work.”
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:39:04 -0500Jervine Richards defies illness to become Nurse of the Year
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:33:10 -0500Hanover man charged with rape
A 20-year-old construction worker is now in police custody facing rape charges after he was reportedly caught in the act of sexually assaulting a young child inside a Hanover home on Sunday, April 12.
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:27:16 -0500Rhoda ‘ashamed’ to be a Crawford
State Minister for education Rhoda Moy Crawford has launched a fiery attack on Opposition education spokesman Damion Crawford, saying she was left embarrassed by his recent comments about the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:52:17 -0500Ride up, chop, ride off! Man charged with chopping man with machete then escaping on motorbike
It was over in seconds. Police say a St Elizabeth construction worker rode up beside a man on a motorcycle, allegedly chopped him with a machete and just rode off, leaving the bloodied victim to seek help.
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:51:16 -0500Unidentified man's body found washed ashore St Mary beach
Police in St Mary are investigating the discovery of the body of an unidentified man found along the shoreline at Robins Bay Beach in the vicinity of Green Castle on Thursday morning.
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:00:33 -0500Gaynstead, Norman Manley dominating rivals in Insport netball
GAYNSTEAD HIGH and Norman Manley High have both been in fantastic form in the Insports Challenge 2026 netball competition in Zone One, where the winners are expected to walk away with $400,000.
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:55:17 -0500Dressmakers divided over tighter school uniforms
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:50:14 -0500Mother desperate to find missing daughter
For five months, Antonette Rose-Green has lived with the pain of uncertainty, waiting for answers about the disappearance of her daughter, Moesha Hyatt.
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:48:14 -0500Former dancer builds beauty empire
For years, Shamara Francis hid a secret from the people closest to her – she once chased fast money under nightclub lights as a dancer.
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:43:28 -0500Evangelist baptises her dog Christian woman making sure furry friend enters Heaven’s gates
For Evangelist Dr Taneisha Shaw, the biblical verse “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord” is not limited to mankind. It is a command, she believes, that reaches every living creature — including her one-year-old pet dog, London.
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:40:19 -0500Women’s Centre wants sex offenders’ registry public
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:04:03 -0500No hiding from the lens as cops expand body cam use
The days of police operations relying solely on officers' accounts could soon be a thing of the past, with the St James Police Division pushing to have every patrol and major operation captured on body-worn cameras.
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:17:55 -0500Search on for mother after mangled foetus found in Port Antonio bushes
A female foetus was found in bushes near the Registrar General’s Department building in West Palm Court on Wednesday, prompting police to launch an investigation and a search for the child’s mother.
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:18:55 -0500Festival Song competition heading for hot finale
The countdown is on as preparations intensify for the highly anticipated 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition Results Show, set for this Saturday, July 25, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre.
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:04:46 -0500Advocacy group brands Jamaica ‘anti-child’ society
Hear The Children’s Cry (HTCC) has described Jamaica as an “anti-child society”, warning that children are increasingly being exposed to violence, abuse and neglect in spaces where they should feel safest.
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:06:27 -0500Bigger Emancipation Jubilee planned for ‘Augus’ Mawnin’
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:59:31 -0500‘We need action’ CPFSA demands protection for Jamaica’s children
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:54:17 -0500Shemoya needs help to beat health crisis
At just six years old, Shemoya Chamberlain was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes but, instead of allowing the illness to define her, it inspired a dream to become a nurse and help others live healthier lives.