Jamaica Star
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:06:31 -0500Police nab suspect in shooting of 13-y-o girl on New Year's Day
A man wanted in connection with the shooting of a 13-year-old Canadian girl on her balcony on New Year's Day has been arrested following a police operation in Braeton, Portmore. Reports from the St Catherine police say that at around 5:00 a.m.......
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:54:32 -0500Woman accused of selling state land to learn fate in February
Suelyn Ward-Brown, accused of collecting $4 million from buyers for lots later found to belong to the state, will learn her fate in St Catherine Parish Court on February 24, 2026. The long-running case stems from allegations that Ward-Brown,...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:36:32 -0500‘Troubling’ start to 2026, 12 killed in first five days - INDECOM
The year 2026 has opened on a grim note, with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) describing the first five days as "troubling" after 12 people were shot and killed by members of Jamaica's security forces. The figure represents....
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:07:27 -0500Hordley Cross main road in St Thomas impassable due to flood
Motorists travelling along sections of the Hordley Crossing main road in St Thomas towards Portland are being advised that the roadway is now impassable due to flooding.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:20:28 -0500Traffic flowing again after St Mary landslide
Traffic has begun flowing again along the Junction main road near Broadgate in St Mary after a tense morning of detours and delays caused by a landslide that blocked the roadway. The road was cleared shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, by a work....
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:01:01 -0500Family furious as relative dies in custody
The loved ones of 23-year-old Tevin Foster, a detainee of the Hunts Bay lock up who passed away on Saturday after falling ill, are crying negligence. Speaking with THE STAR yesterday, one of Foster's relatives said she believes he would still be....
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:00:59 -0500Brain cancer fighter seeks life-saving treatment
Less than a year after she was declared to be in remission, a Jamaican mother of two is facing stage four cancer after the disease returned and spread to her brain and lungs. Her family is now seeking public support to help fund treatment abroad....
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:01:06 -0500Six-year-old battling sickle cell
Six-year-old Lenardo Clarke should be worrying about spelling tests, choosing which cartoon to watch, or simply enjoying his childhood. Instead, much of his young life is marked by hospital visits, blood tests, and the quiet bravery required to.....
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:01:13 -0500Crashes concern Vaz
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is again urging all road users to exercise greater caution and responsibility when traversing the nation's roadways. The renewed call follows a fiery motor vehicle crash along the Coopers Pen main road in the vicinity....
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0500Maduro pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP): Nicolas Maduro declared himself the "president of my country" as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug-trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power....
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:00:57 -0500Odane McKenzie’s quiet fight to rebuild after Melissa - Sean Paul Foundation lends support
When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica's south coast last October, it left more than shattered boards and uprooted zinc in its wake. For 37-year-old mason Odane McKenzie, of Bath in Westmoreland, it dismantled the very foundation of life -...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:00:51 -0500Miller chides Warmington’s church-repair stance
Popular clergyman Reverend Dr Al Miller has hit back at politician Everald Warmington's opposition to the $75 million allocation for the repair and restoration of churches following Hurricane Melissa. "These are some ridiculous arguments...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:00:50 -0500Sceptics question 2025 lower crime rates
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been receiving commendations in some quarters for what officials called lower crime rates in 2025. But, while the statistics are being welcomed, some members of the public say the praise is coming too...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:58:13 -0500Left in charge, left with the cash? Bartender charged with stealing $198k from bar
A St James bartender is facing serious trouble with the law after she was accused of dipping into her employer's cash, stealing almost $200,000 while left in charge of a bar in Flankers. Forty-two-year-old Charmaine Heslop of Glendevon Road has.....
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:44:19 -0500Rats on the rise as trash goes uncollected in Trelawny
Residents in several Trelawny districts are expressing concern over the non-collection of garbage since the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Affected areas include Hague, Daniel Town, and Zion. George Sylvester of Zion said he is particularly...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:38:14 -0500‘He rough and rude’ - Granny helps jail violent grandson in St Vincent
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, (CMC): An 80-year-old grandmother all but sealed her grandson's fate behind bars after telling a magistrate that a suspended sentence would not change his violent behaviour. As a result, 38-year-old Jamel Douglas was...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:56:18 -0500Two killed in Sunday night road crash
A late-night crash has left two people dead after a motor car slammed along the Cooper's Pen main road in Trelawny on Sunday night. According to preliminary police reports, the fatal collision happened about 9:50 p.m., in the vicinity of the...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:36:13 -0500Amorim out as Man United make mid-season coaching change
Ruben Amorim's time at Manchester United is over after just 14 months, with the Premier League club confirming his dismissal on Monday, a day after he made provocative comments about his future following a 1-1 draw with Leeds. "With Manchester...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:25:18 -0500Left behind! Honduran fisherman wandering Spanish Town nabbed
Stranded and alone after being left behind by his colleagues, a 45-year-old Honduran national was picked up by police in Spanish Town on Saturday on suspicion of illegal entry. The man has been identified as Rodolfo Enrique Delcid Olin of La...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:53 -0500Living on the edge of disaster - River continues to erode homes in Seaforth community
Persons stood in silence at the edge of what was once their yard, watching muddy water churn violently below as the Johnson River continued to claw away at the land beneath their feet early Sunday morning. On Black Smith Lane in Seaforth, St...