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Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:11:39 -0500
Teen charged with robbing JP
A 17-year-old boy of a St Thomas address is among four males charged with robbery with aggravation, indecent assault and assault occasioning bodily harm of a Justice of the Peace (JP) in Red Hills, St Andrew on Good Friday. The other accused are:......

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:23:50 -0500
Jamaicans shun certain Easter traditions
SHANEL LEMMIE STAR Writer With many persons complaining that the Easter period is no longer revered, THE STAR team set out to see if Easter traditions Jamaicans hold dear are actually fading away. After speaking with persons who have seen more...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:35:12 -0500
Much more people in open relationships
Open relationships have soared since the pandemic. Experts claim that romantic burnout, caused by spending too much time together during the various lockdowns, has been blamed for lovers looking elsewhere. Sex therapist Dr Tammy Nelson says there......

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:04:12 -0500
Free Wi-Fi for Hamilton Mountain and Mango Valley
Residents of Hamilton Mountain and Mango Valley in St Mary now have access to Internet, under the Universal Service Fund's (USF) free Community Wi-Fi Programme. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Daryl Vaz, who was present at both......

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:41:44 -0500
Two found dead near Three Finger Jack moument in St Thomas
The bodies of two persons  — a male and female — were discovered at their home, which is located near the Three-finger Jack monument in Eleven Miles, St Thomas on Thursday. 

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:53 -0500
Teen burns up ‘Trinity’s cars - Boy was trying to start former assistant commissioner of police’s vehicle
A multi-agency investigation is under way in the case involving a teenager who reportedly confessed to setting fire to two vehicles owned by former Assistant Commissioner of Police Keith 'Trinity' Gardener early Tuesday morning. This according to....

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:53 -0500
Mom willing to forgive son’s killers
Mere days after her stepson Dean 'Patrick' Brooks was shot to death in his district of Warsop, Trelawny, his stepmother Clara Brooks says that she is willing to forgive his killer. "I want whoever shot Patrick to give up himself and turn to God.....

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:45 -0500
It’s fish and bun time - Jamaicans prepare for Easter eatings
For most Jamaican vendors and buyers at the Old Harbour Bay Fishing Village in St Catherine, the Easter holiday weekend will be spent with their family dining on the traditional culinary cravings of bun and cheese and fish. Although the prices on....

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:57 -0500
Expert says Gov’t hasty in removing mask mandate
At least one public health expert has expressed concerns over the Government's decision to lift the mandate on persons wearing masks in enclosed places to which the public has access. The mandate, which was announced yesterday by the Office of...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:56 -0500
Woman who insulted cop must do community service
Jannette Cain, the woman who reportedly told a policewoman that she 's**k h**d like dog' was yesterday sentenced to 60 hours of community service when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Cain, 57, who was remanded in...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:54 -0500
‘Fish a wear clothes’ - Vendors say fuel prices driving up cost of Easter delicacy
While the strain on motorists and electricity users is a known consequence, hikes in fuel prices have also been diminishing fish sales. During the traditional Jamaican Easter season, locals flock to fishing villages like Greenwich Town nd Old...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:49 -0500
Man beats babymother with metal chair
A Corporate Area man had his bail revoked after he pleaded guilty to hitting his child's mother with a metal chair. Dayne Bryce, 30, confessed to the act yesterday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, after he was arraigned on a charge of....

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:46 -0500
Suffering senior hopes for better days
For the past seven years, Harvey Brown, who lives in a rundown shack in New Town, Four Paths, Clarendon, has been depending on the goodness of others to survive. An ardent Christian, his faith remains strong although life has been rough for...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:01:43 -0500
WEIRD STUFF: 40-second man gets sex help
40-second man gets sex help Zapping the penis could prevent premature ejaculation. A man who underwent the therapy was able to last seven times longer in bed after ejaculating within 40 seconds prior to the treatment. The Lebanese man had...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:30:37 -0500
Two persons shot in Manley Meadows, one fatally
The police are investigating a crime scene in Manley Meadows, central Kingston where a man and a woman shopkeeper were shot earlier today. The man died on the spot. The injured woman was rushed to the hospital. Police investigators have cordoned...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:24:22 -0500
Defective hand-held metal detectors in schools to be replaced
The Ministry of Education and Youth is in the process of implementing a programme to replace defective hand-held metal detectors in schools. Portfolio Minister Fayval Williams, made the announcement during her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral......

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:58:51 -0500
Police probing robbery, rape, double murder in St Elizabeth 
The police are on the hunt for a group of men who robbed a bar, raped the bartender, and killed two men in Malvern, St Elizabeth early this morning.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:54:24 -0500
COVID travel pre-testing, mask mandate expire on April 15
The Office of the Prime Minister has announced that the COVID-19 pre-test requirement for entry into the country will expire on Friday, April 15, 2022. Similarly, the rule for persons to wear masks in an enclosed place to which the public has...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:51:21 -0500
Alleged St Thomas abductor charged
Davion Bryan, the St Thomas native who allegedly abducted two young girls in the parish last year has been charged. He was charged on Monday with rape, forcible abduction, and forcible imprisonment. Bryan is booked to appear before the St Thomas......

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:01:45 -0500
Taxi man gunned down in Portmore
The police are now investigating the shooting murder of a taxi operator at the intersection of Cumberland Boulevard and Passage Fort Drive in Portmore, St Catherine. The attack happened about 9:20 a.m. It is reported that the cabbie was at a taxi......



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