Jamaica Star
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:04:37 -0500St Catherine man gets $500,000 bail over tampered chassis
A St Catherine man accused of driving a vehicle with a tampered chassis number has been granted $500,000 bail after his attorney argued that he had no knowledge anything illegal had been done to the car.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:03:06 -0500US says five jailed in US$32m COVID scam linked to Jamaican
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:49:24 -0500Minister Grange salutes Jamaican resilience
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, is calling on Jamaicans to unite in faith and resilience as the country prepares to celebrate its 64th Anniversary of Independence.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:57:00 -0500BURNT OUT More persons left homeless after fires in 2025
The Jamaica Fire Brigade responded to a total of 11,048 genuine fire calls in 2025, an increase of 13 per cent relative to 2024.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:59:18 -0500Circus performer shot in neck with arrow
A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance at a county fair in upstate New York, police and organisers said.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:57:14 -0500Minnesota town has world’s tallest nutcracker
Crossing the open farmland of southwestern Minnesota, you’ll encounter an otherworldly sight: a massive head with a beard, mustache and red-striped top hat looming over the horizon.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:24:44 -0500One-Minute Reads President urges firefighters to ‘stay strong’
President urges firefighters to ‘stay strong’
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:12:54 -0500Jamaica and Canada celebrate 60 years of farm work ties
Jamaica and Canada recently marked a major milestone in their shared agricultural history, celebrating 60 years of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) with a special awards ceremony.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:12:35 -0500Women urged to prioritise mental health
Women are being encouraged to prioritise their mental health to manage daily stress, build resilience, and support their overall wellness.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:04:49 -0500Mayor lauds St Bess’ fighting spirit
Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon, opines that the people of the parish are resilient, and that trait is what will carry the parish and Jamaica forward.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:58:07 -0500BURNT OUT More persons left homeless after fires in 2025
The Jamaica Fire Brigade responded to a total of 11,048 genuine fire calls in 2025, an increase of 13 per cent relative to 2024.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:54:41 -0500Record-breaker Harding hailed as ‘voice of justice’
Jamaica’s longest-serving Senator, the late Professor Oswald Gaskell Harding, was laid to rest yesterday, following an official funeral at the University Chapel, The University of the West Indies, Mona campus in St Andrew.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:42:40 -0500Saxophonist merging music and cybersecurity
Ryeem Fletcher can spend one part of his day breathing life into a saxophone and another learning how to keep digital systems secure.
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:46:38 -0500JLP blasts Golding over leaked PNP audio
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:21:49 -0500Two months in prison or $100k fine for two men caught with bags of cassava
A routine police stop turned costly for three men after officers uncovered four bags of cassava worth $50,000 without the required documentation, landing two of them with $100,000 fines in the St Catherine Parish Court on Monday.
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:09:08 -0500Gunmen strike outside football game, three injured
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:49:42 -0500Aspiring cop turns to entrepreneurship
Growing up, 20-year-old Tracy-Ann Knight had a great dream – to become a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:43:18 -0500Nurse student targets male health crisis
Javier Palmer, the 2026 Nursing Student of the Year, is on a mission to convince more Jamaican men that nursing is a career for them. His goal is to break the long-standing stereotypes that have painted the profession as “women’s work.”
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:39:04 -0500Jervine Richards defies illness to become Nurse of the Year
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:33:10 -0500Hanover man charged with rape
A 20-year-old construction worker is now in police custody facing rape charges after he was reportedly caught in the act of sexually assaulting a young child inside a Hanover home on Sunday, April 12.