Jamaica Star

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:05:37 -0500
Fake cops tricking car sellers in new scam
Scammers pretending to be cops are on the loose, and the Jamaica Constabulary Force is warning Jamaicans to steer clear of a scheme that is catching motor vehicle sellers off guard. The fraudsters have been targeting people who recently sold...

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:50:38 -0500
Minor quake rattles St Elizabeth
Residents in sections of St Elizabeth got an early morning jolt on Monday when a minor earthquake rattled parts of the parish. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies Mona confirmed that the tremor had a magnitude of 3 point 1......

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:04:37 -0500
Jamaica on track to record lowest murder rate in nearly 40 years
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has highlighted Jamaica's significant progress in reducing violent crime, noting that, for the first time in almost four decades, the island could record fewer than 700 murders this year. Dr Holness, in his...

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:19:36 -0500
Deputy Prime Minister recuperating after elective procedure
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, is said to be recovering well after undergoing an elective medical procedure over the weekend. A statement from the Ministry noted that Dr Chang is in good...

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:39:36 -0500
Portmore police investigate fatal shooting in Newlands
The St Catherine South police are trying to apprehend persons responsible for the death of a man, whose body was discovered in Newlands, Portmore in ST Catherine on Sunday, November 30. Police say that the deceased is suspected to be Lester...

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:01:15 -0500
Persad-Bissessar defends decision not to inform country over US radar installation
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has sought to defend her decision not to inform the country as to the installation of US radar systems in Tobago even as she criticised the former administration for leaving the...

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:01:14 -0500
Guyana’s airspace open despite Venezuela’s closure
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Retired Lt Col Egbert Field says Guyana's airspace is open despite United States President Donald Trump's position that the airspace "above and surrounding...

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:01:13 -0500
OAS ambassador hails Gonsalves as ‘intellectual giant’
WASHINGTON: Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, says the electoral defeat of former St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves does nothing to diminish his...

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:01:09 -0500
Philippa Henry never giving up - Distinction College valedictorian fights through adversity in quest for stability
When Philippa Henry got a call that she was selected as Valedictorian for Distinction College's graduating class of 2025, she beamed with pride and excitement. Grabbing her phone, she searched her contacts to share the good news. But there was no.....

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:01:01 -0500
Carib Cement boosts rebuilding efforts in St Elizabeth
Caribbean Cement delivered a trailer of cement to St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) as part of continued relief efforts following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. A portion of the donation will remain at the school to support repairs......

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0500
‘Mi a encourage everybody to just continue to pray’ - Grandmother of separated twin seeks divine intervention to keep child alive
As a tear trickled down the left side of her face, Stacy-Ann Ferron-Williams, grandmother of former conjoined twin Azora Elson is imploring the nation to pray for a full recovery as she continues to battle against a failing heart. Leaning on a......

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:59 -0500
MLSS warns of fraudulent TikTok account - Claims misuse of Labour minister’s videos to promote fake Canadian farm work opportunities
KINGSTON: The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is alerting the public to the unauthorised and fraudulent use of the videos of minister Pearnel Charles Jr by the TikTok account using the handle @mr.agent.clarke. According to the MLSS.....

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:54 -0500
Rare copy of ‘Superman No. 1’ from 1939 sells for more than $9 million
A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother's attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold. The brothers discovered the......

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:46 -0500
‘We want our boys to look like students’ - Western Kingston sergeant working to change image
Determined to see positive changes in the attitude of the nation's youth, a senior cop is urging parents and caregivers to pay keen attention to the image of their boys. Sergeant Kidan McCoy, along with his team, say they have started an...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:00:53 -0500
Melissa brings tourist and local together - Love potentially in the air for Good Samaritan and stranded visitor
When Category 5 Hurricane Melissa unleashed chaos across Jamaica, 40-year-old American businesswoman Jetia Miller discovered something entirely unexpected -- love. Stranded by the storm, Miller fell for a local stranger who she said took her in.....

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:22:12 -0500
Ocho Rios High takes in visiting students but halts transfers
Principal of Ocho Rios High School, Marvin Clowson, says that while the school willingly accepts students from other schools during the disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa, the school will not be accepting any transfer requests at this time....

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:39:11 -0500
Gov't exploring use of idle port containers for Hurricane Melissa housing relief
The Government is exploring the prospect of using more than 1,000 containers currently sitting idle at the Port of Kingston as possible temporary housing solutions for persons affected by Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Energy, Transport and...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:11 -0500
Police search for taxi operator accused of assaulting schoolgirl
Investigators in Portmore, St Catherine are searching for a taxi operator who allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in the parish recently. Reports are that the suspect, who hails from the Greater Portmore community, carried out the...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:00:45 -0500
‘Mi nah mek she fall behind’ - Trelawny mom turns ruined house into classroom for daughter
In a bare one-room shell with no furniture and no roof, 24-year-old Shanea Brown has turned survival into schooltime. While Hurricane Melissa has forced the closure of several schools, Brown has refused to let the disaster steal her child's...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:01:15 -0500
Jamaicans urged to add condoms in relief kits
While relief packages for hurricane victims usually consist of items including canned goods, tarpaulin, and water, Jamaicans are being encouraged to rethink what 'essential aid' may look like. There is a growing call to include condoms, as, many.....

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