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Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:47:17 -0500
Police seize 20 vehicles for illegal lights
Over the weekend, members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) seized approximately 20 vehicles for having light fixtures that breach the Road Traffic Act. The police note that some of these cars have lights that mimic emergency vehicles. Head......

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:57:13 -0500
St James resident is second lotto winner of 2022
One lucky St James resident will walk away with $53 million after winning the Supreme Ventures Lotto jackpot draw on Saturday, April 9. This is the second Lotto jackpot winner for 2022. This is the first winning ticket purchased at the latest...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:40:58 -0500
Police and citizen relations need to improve – PM
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that interactions between the public and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) need to improve.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:33:45 -0500
NWC saddened by worker’s murder
The National Water Commission (NWC) says it is saddened by the murder of one of its employees who was gunned down while conducting duties in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine. Kamar Davis, 35, was clearing a blocked sewer in Waterford on Saturday......

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:13:54 -0500
Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway; at least 10 shot
NEW YORK (AP) -- A gunman filled a rush-hour subway train with smoke and shot multiple people Tuesday, leaving wounded commuters bleeding on a Brooklyn platform as others ran screaming, authorities said. The police are still searching for the...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:57:30 -0500
‘Big Brown’ found dead in home
Sixty-one-year-old St James district constable Marlon Brown, otherwise called 'Big Brown,' was found dead at his home by his colleagues on Monday evening. He had reportedly complained to several colleagues on Sunday that...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:01:47 -0500
Mourner dies on way to funeral
Navar Mason was inconsolable as she spoke about his mother Patricia Porter-Brown who died last Friday, two days before her sixth wedding anniversary, when the vehicle she was travelling in exploded after overturning along the Rowlandsfield main...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:01:40 -0500
Nurse gives up healthcare to do farming
After graduating from University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Ja) with a nursing degree in 2019, specialising in midwifery, Chelesia Osbourne decided to put her career in healthcare on pause after one year of working in the field, choosing...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:01:50 -0500
Drive-by shooting survivors still trembling
Survivors of Sunday's drive-by shooting in Franklyn Town, Kingston, are recounting the horror they felt as the party they were attending was abruptly halted by gunfire. The shooting occurred about 11 p.m. at the intersection of Wellington Avenue.....

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:01:38 -0500
SAINT star Lawrence’s faith delivers fashion success
Wherever in the world SAINT International model Winston Lawrence goes, his Bible is always close at hand. The good book continued to be a valuable touchstone when the then-model hopeful vigilantly prayed about making his industry breakthrough....

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:01:49 -0500
Security guard arrested
A security guard was arrested on gun charges following an incident on Lower Parade Street in Trelawny on Sunday. Gawayne Steward, 45, security guard of Ulster Spring in the parish has been charged with illegal possession of firearm, assault at...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:01:48 -0500
Four held for illegal firearm
Four persons were arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition following an incident along Wilson Valley main road, Trelawny, last Saturday. Charged are: 50-year-old Ian Lee, otherwise called 'Charlie', farmer and 32-...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:01:44 -0500
Fresh approach to fashion - Tribe Nine places focus on personal style
Tribe Nine Studios CEO and creative director Troy Oraine Williamson is replacing gendered fashion in the collective Jamaican ethos with an emphasis on personal style. Williamson, who spent his early years in Denham Town, Kingston, before...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:33:27 -0500
Honour for the apostle - Church explains why pastor was lifted in chair and carried into sanctuary
The religious leader who was carried into a church by three men as he sat in a chair is used to getting royal treatment whenever he visits the Open Doors Deliverance Ministry in May Pen, Clarendon. The pastor, Apostle Dr O'Meal Reid, who is...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:47:49 -0500
St Elizabeth woman found with multiple devices, identity information
Twenty-two-year-old Melissa Brown of Park Mountain District in St Elizabeth, was arrested and charged after she was found with multiple electronic devices containing identity information over the weekend. The police say that about 5:27 p.m....

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:59:54 -0500
12 people shot at Franklyn Town party
The East Kingston Police have confirmed that 12 people were shot and injured while at a party along Wellington Avenue in Franklyn Town, Kingston last night.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:13:55 -0500
Forty-one new midwives to join health system
Forty-one new midwives have been equipped to provide essential support to women, mothers, and babies, following the successful completion of training at the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN).

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:21:02 -0500
St Ann residents protest poor roads
Dozens of St Ann residents this morning blocked several roads between Runaway Bay and Discovery Bay to protest poor road conditions. Deputy Superintendent of Police Kevin Francis said the police were alerted about the demonstrations early this...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:33:17 -0500
One-year old needs help to fight brain tumour
It is the earnest desire of Kimesha Higgins that her one-year-old daughter receives surgery to remove a fast-growing brain tumour that has been the cause of seizures for the past year. Her baby, Leandra Palmer, was only seven months old when she.....

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:33:28 -0500
Hear the Children’s Cry partners with TikTok to tackle child porn
Child activist Betty-Ann Blaine has described a partnership between Hear the Children's Cry and social media platform, TikTok, as an advancement in protection of the nation's children. Blaine, founder of Hear the Children's Cry, told THE STAR...



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