Jamaica Star
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:44:43 -0500Jamaicans urged to adopt responsible solid waste management practices
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:38:01 -0500Photographer alleges he was forced to watch Megan Thee Stallion have sex and was unfairly fired
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after, and was abused as her employee.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:11:29 -050074-y-o Ohio woman charged in armed robbery of credit union was scam victim, family says
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of an Ohio credit union last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:23:30 -0500King Alarm guard charged with assault of 9-year-old girl at UWI
A security guard working at the University of the West Indies, Mona has been charged with the assault of a nine-year-old girl.
The police say the incident happened on Monday.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:05:16 -0500Chopping at grave digging lands farmer in trouble
A disagreement between two men at a grave digging has left one of them nursing chop wounds and another facing a court date. Fifty-one-year-old Lynch Brown, otherwise called 'Lass', a farmer of Grants Bailey, Watt Town in St Ann, has been charged.....
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:05:08 -0500Mom meeting dead ends in search for 13-y-o daughter
Despite unconfirmed sightings, a six-second voice note, and a call from a stranger saying her daughter was in police custody, 13-year-old St Hugh's High second-former Tenley Whittaker has still not been found, 10 days after she went missing....
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:05:17 -0500Text message leads to assault charge
The text message, which sparked the break-up of a Kingston couple, was tendered as evidence in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday when Romario Stephens showed up in court to answer to a charge of assaulting his now ex-girlfriend....
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:05:22 -0500Nasha Johnson empowering youth in Portland
Titchfield High School alumna Nasha Johnson has always epitomised excellence in her endeavours. A mother not only to her biological child, Micah Francis, but also to numerous youth whom she inspires and guides towards achieving their best,...
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:04:57 -0500Man accuses JPS of cutting down prized tree
A resident of Hampstead, Yallahs, St Thomas is alleging that Jamaica Public Service (JPS) workers accessed his property without permission and cut down his prized mulberry tree from the root. Odean Grey, who has problems with his sight, said that....
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:05:10 -0500Woman implicated in fast-food outlet robbery
A 20-year-old will have to spend another four weeks in custody for her alleged participation in a robbery at a fast-food restaurant located at one of the universities. Charged with accessory before the fact of robbery with aggravation and...
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:05:06 -0500Child Diversion Branch forging partnerships to help kids
Venisa Clarke, director of the Child Diversion Branch (CDB) in the Ministry of Justice's Social Justice Division, says the unit remains committed to providing a circle of care for children, through partnerships with other entities. The branch is.....
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:05:04 -0500St Ann farmers get water truck
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green recently commissioned into service a new 5,000-gallon water truck to benefit farmers in St Ann. The $15-million unit was procured by the Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited and will be managed....
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:04:59 -0500Department of Correctional Services gets 12 new vehicles
The mobility of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), which was previously below capacity, was significantly boosted last Friday when they were gifted with 12 new motor vehicles valued at approximately $97.5 million. The vehicles, which.....
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:20:37 -0500JDF cops inaugural all-female cybersecurity competition
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has emerged the overall winner of the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:12:10 -0500South Korean man sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country’s most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:33:46 -0500Brother punches sister over remittance money
Siblings were encouraged by a senior parish judge to mend their broken relationship, following their dispute over spoils from PS20 (approximately $3,800) that was sent through a remittance company. "Unnu mash up unnu relationship over PS20. I don...
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:33:43 -0500Good Samaritan restores UK woman’s faith in Jamaica
Simone Bent, a Jamaica-born United Kingdom resident, wants to publicly express her gratitude to St Elizabeth vendor Taneisha Bligen, who found her bag, which contained cash and other valuables, and willingly returned it, intact. On April 10, Bent....
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:33:49 -0500Woman accused of teachers’ college fraud
A Corporate Area woman who was employed as a cashier at a teachers' college is now at the centre of a multimillion fraud investigation. Charged with three counts of embezzlement is Christena Williams, who investigators contend swindled in excess.....
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:33:50 -0500Corporate Area markets to get improved bathrooms
In a recent Cleaner City Committee meeting at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Chief Public Inspector Grayson Hutchinson disclosed the dire need for action regarding the deplorable conditions at the Cross Roads and...
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:33:35 -0500LifeYard gearing up to celebrate diamond jubilee
Despite the setbacks during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, LifeYard, a community organisation dedicated to fostering creativity, wellness and community, is pressing ahead with plans for their diamond jubilee, which will span May to August....