Jamaica Star
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:01:11 -0500Infant brothers murdered - Younger boy’s father suspected of deadly act
A blanket of grief hangs over the quiet farming community of Swamp in Moneague, St Ann, following the stabbing death of two minors allegedly by one of the children's fathers on Tuesday. As police combed the scene yesterday, those who know the...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:57 -0500Church started on verandah reaching new heights
A few years ago, when Dixon Neita started the Healing Miracles and Deliverance Ministry church in Windsor Heights in St Catherine, the gesture was the laughing stock of the community. Not only were the services held on a verandah, but there were....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:52 -0500Jermaine Bryan fuses tech and agriculture
Jermaine Bryan never liked getting up early and doing work on his grandmother's farm in Hanover. However, those days of planting, watering and weeding, nurtured a seed in him that would later bear fruits that can contribute significantly to food....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:59 -0500Cedar Vally residents tired of bad roads
It would be wise not to talk or chew when travelling along sections of Cedar Valley as the badly broken roads could leave you biting your tongue. What should have been a 10-minute ride took almost 30 minutes to get into the St Thomas district.......
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:19:20 -0500Police list 19 people as wanted for serious crimes
The Jamaica Constabulary Force has launched an intensive search for 19 individuals wanted for a range of serious and violent crimes, including murder, assault and robbery. The individuals are being urged to turn themselves in immediately. The.....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:33:19 -0500Siblings charged for alleged attack on teenage girl
Several charges have been laid against a brother and sister in relation to an alleged attack on a teenager on Old Port Henderson Road, St Catherine, on August 22. Eighteen-year-old Tamera Thomas of Garbally drive, Spanish Town, has been charged.....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:42:19 -0500Tax offices to close at noon on election day
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that all tax offices islandwide will be closed at noon on election day. It says the closure is in keeping with the Government's commitment to ensuring that all eligible citizens, including.....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:20:20 -0500Policeman being investigated for girlfriend's shooting
The Independent Commission of Investigations has launched a probe into the shooting and injury of a woman by her partner, who is a policeman. The incident allegedly occurred Wednesday night in Morant Bay, St Thomas. Reports are that about 8:30.....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:01:00 -0500Reggae Sumfest experience gives hope to HEART trainee
At just 19 years old, Dante Johnson is already charting a path toward a brighter future. A resident of Barnett Street in Montego Bay, St. James, Johnson is currently enrolled at HEART/NSTA Trust, a decision he says was driven by two main things...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:54:59 -0500Taxi operator charged with assault over fight at bus park in Old Harbour
Sleuths attached to the St Catherine South Police Division have charged a taxi operator for hitting another driver in the face during an argument at a bus park in Old Harbour. Dale Balflour, 55, of Seaside Circle, Old Harbour in the parish, is...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:41:59 -0500Man arrested in Ocho Rios over seizure of loaded gun
A firearm and three .380 rounds of ammunition were seized by the police in Exchange, Ocho Rios, St Ann on Tuesday. Reports from the Ocho Rios police are that about 7:25 p.m., lawmen on patrol in the area observed two men walking along the roadway....
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:14:59 -0500Lucea man charged with assault, gun possession after argument over bike
A Hanover man has been charged after allegedly pulling a gun on another man during an argument over the condition of a motorcycle that had been loaned to him. Thirty-six-year-old Dwight Atkinson, otherwise known as 'Fourteen,' a labourer of...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:01:22 -0500Man says God’s will led him to landfill
Similar to how Jesus' disciples dropped their livelihoods and belongings to follow Him, a St Thomas man said he is doing the same - by living in a landfill. Jonothan Stewart, 83, smiled with THE STAR team as he sat outside his broken-down hut...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:01:28 -0500Suspected burglar held by residents
A carpenter will have to answer to burglary charges following an incident on Pagan Drive in St Elizabeth on August 22. He has been identified as 35-year-old Neco Edwards, of Rice Piece district in Lacovia. Reports from the Santa Cruz police are......
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:01:30 -0500PAN winner still in awe eight years later
After Lesma Huie sent three men in her family to enter the PAN parish and final years ago, and "they all messed up", she took matters into her own hands, and emerged victorious in 2018. That year, at age 62, the seasoned restaurateur from...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:01:25 -0500One arrested as party turns deadly
Thirty-two-year-old Junior Young, otherwise called 'Tentroy' of New Road, Flanker, St James, has been charged with murder following an incident in his community on August 21. The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old labourer Junior Golding....
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:56:51 -0500Update | Father identified as main suspect after missing children's bodies found
Charges are expected to be laid against the father of one of the two children who were missing after their bodies were discovered on Wednesday in Swamp district, Moneague, St Ann. The children, one-year-old Ameir Saunders and three-year-old...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:50:51 -0500‘Tentroy’ charged for fatal shooting at party in Flankers
Thirty-two-year-old Junior Young, otherwise called 'Tentroy', of New Road, Flankers, St James, was charged on Monday with the murder of a man who was shot in the head at a party in the area. Killed was 32-year-old labourer Junior Golding,...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:13:50 -0500Police searching for missing toddlers in Moneague, St Ann
The police are now leading the search for two young children who were reported missing in Moneague, St Ann, on Tuesday night, a high-ranking official has revealed. The police official acknowledged, however, that "there is a probability that...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:01:27 -0500Taxi stand bust-up leaves man bruised
A forklift operator of Redban district, Mocho in Clarendon, has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, following an incident at a taxi stand in Mocho on Monday. He has been identified as 33-year-old Jeffrey Henry. Reports from the May....