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Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:13:20 -0500
Reggae and Dancehall icons clash for Reggae Grammy
Tonight is the Grammy’s 64th Annual Awards ceremony, and some of Jamaica’s biggest names will be vying for one of music’s top accolades; the Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Spice, Etana, Gramps Morgan, Sean Paul, Jesse Royal, and...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:47:25 -0500
Three shot in Grants Pen, two fatally
The police are now probing the shooting of three men at Morgan's Lane in Grant Pen, St Andrew. Explosions were heard about 5:50pm and the police were summoned. The Star understands that two persons were killed, including the...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:36:04 -0500
St James woman charged after children killed in fire
The St James police arrested and charged 25-year-old Lilliput resident Christian Johnson with Manslaughter after her two children died in a fire at their home in the parish last year. The police say that on May 21, 2021, Johnson, the mother of the....

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:41:29 -0500
St James Municipal Corporation warns event organisers
The St James Municipal Corporation says that no permits will be granted to organisers of entertainment events who fail to adhere to the necessary guidelines governing the staging of such activities.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:50 -0500
Inner-city teens help power St Jago to SCQ title
Two members of St Jago High School's triumphant 2022 Schools' Challenge Quiz team, Joshua Wallen and Jermaine Miller, say that growing up in two of the Corporate Area's most gritty environments has been a major source of inspiration for them....

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:34 -0500
Mom blames hospital for son’s speech problems
Shakera Dixon, 36, is threatening to sue the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) as she believes her now four-year-old son has a speech impediment because he fell during childbirth. Dixon said that on July 11, 2018, she was given a drug to induce...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:32 -0500
‘I just want my life back’ - Sickler needs hip-replacement surgery to feel normal again
"I just want back the life that I had before." This is the plea of 22-year-old Chris-Ann Ward, who has been a frequent visitor to hospitals over the last two years, due to complications associated with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:39 -0500
‘Oney’ pushes ahead despite loss of arm
What was a scheduled regular trip to Knox College for then 12-year-old Fitzroy Montaque turned into tragedy after he fell from a bus and subsequently lost his left arm more than 40 years ago. "A deh so me life mash, man, cause me drop off the bus....

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:46 -0500
Trelawny district rocked by resident’s murder
Life has not been the same for Celeste Brown-Duggan since midday Wednesday, when she heard that the body of her granddaughter, Juzelle Marie Campbell, 26, had been discovered under plastic in Daniel Town, Trelawny. "She left for Falmouth on...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:46 -0500
Judge remands unattached teens
A 17-year-old, who has not been enrolled in school for the past two years, found himself before the courts on Wednesday, where he is accused of participating in a robbery. The boy along with two other teenagers, aged 15 and 17, as well as an...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:45 -0500
11-y-o on brink of losing sight due to cancer
When you are 11 years old your future should be bright and filled with possibilities, but not so for Jermaine Walters who is about to lose his sight because of cancer. Jermaine, a student of the Guys Hill Primary School in St Catherine, has...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:38 -0500
Foreigners lost at sea charged with illegal entry
Three foreigners, including two from the Dominican Republic, who found themselves in Jamaican waters after their boat ran out of fuel, yesterday pleaded guilty to illegal entry in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Jose Cana, Angel...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:37 -0500
Female motorist says man choked her for parking space
A Corporate Area man is accused of choking a woman over a parking spot. Rohan Murray pleaded not guilty to assault yesterday in his first appearance in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The court heard that on February 21, the complainant....

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:29 -0500
Crooks clean out man’s house
More than $1 million worth of appliances, jewellery, cash and household items were stolen from the house of a Corporate Area man, mere hours after he locked his house and departed for work. The culprit/s broke into the house on March 16 and...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:26 -0500
Sudu Mos-I and Tashne McLean pursuing their ‘Goals’
Dancehall deejay Sudu Mos-I explains that he first conceptualised his single ' Goals', a collaboration with Tashne McLean, years before it came to fruition. The Westmoreland-born artiste says the song was inspired by real-life events. "I began......

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:24 -0500
Artistes celebrate marijuana on new rhythm
Several reggae acts are featured on the Donsome Records-produced 'Telephone Chalwa' rhythm project, which was released last Friday. The project, which according to producer Adrian 'Donsome' Hanson took four weeks to complete, features songs that.....

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:01:24 -0500
Tempa Lyrical denies mocking God in video
Young lyricist Tempa Lyrical has vehemently denied that he was mocking God and religion in the video for his latest project single Fraid A Mi, produced by Shawn Heights Music. He said that since the single's premiere about a month ago, he has...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:00:28 -0500
Starscope
HOROSCOPE APRIL 1, 2022 WHAT TO DO AND WHEN TO DO IT Entertainment and romance.......................6th Domestic and family matters.....................7th Bargain hunting and shopping....................3rd Selling...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:38:40 -0500
Man alleged to have fired at police station captured
The Manchester Police have confirmed that 25-year-old Orlando Lee, who allegedly fired at cops at the Cross Keys Police Station while reporting on bail has now been captured. Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Lloyd Darby, said at...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:18:17 -0500
United States to invest US $30 million in Jamaica
Jamaica is set to benefit from investments of US$30 million from the United States (US). The development follows a meeting between US Vice President, Kamala Harris, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness, at the White House on Wednesday (March 30)....



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