Jamaica Star
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:50:35 -0500Pops YG freed on $300K pre-charge bail after lottery scam probe
Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG has been released on $300,000 pre-charge bail following his arrest during a TikTok livestream at his Trelawny home on Monday.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:10:41 -0500‘Giant’ killed in police shootout after car chase in Old Harbour
A man believed to be a wanted gunman was killed following a shootout with police during a targeted operation in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Tuesday night.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:58:04 -0500Update: Pastor accused of luring woman into sexual assault trap twice gets $700k bail
A 45-year-old minister of religion accused of sexually assaulting a woman he allegedly lured with promises of employment has been granted $700,000 bail.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:32:19 -0500‘876Roommates’ set for grand return
After a five-year hiatus, 876Roommates is getting set to storm back onto Jamaica’s reality-entertainment scene for a second season.
CEO Kazrae ‘Mr Bucktoe’ Gray says the comeback has been years in the making.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:59:02 -0500Housing solutions coming for tourism workers
Plans are under way to deliver housing solutions to workers within the tourism sector, through a combination of both public- and private-sector partnerships.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:54:06 -0500Government safeguarding public beach access
Environment Minister Matthew Samuda says the Government is making significant investments to safeguard public beach access across the island.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:50:33 -0500The book that changed his life Boy who struggled to read now a psychotherapis
A book about a boy who struggled in school before rising to become one of America’s most celebrated neurosurgeons changed the way Ontonio Dawson saw himself.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:48:51 -0500Health ministry urges patience as service disruption looms
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging patience from all parties in relation to the dispute over overtime and incentive payments involving the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA).
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:41:19 -0500Teen’s lewd lyrics shock educators
The heavily sexualised lyrics of a song performed by a schoolgirl have left education stakeholders concerned and disappointed, with calls for schools and parents to do more to monitor students’ online activities.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:39:21 -0500Shenseea lyric sparks debate on elusive orgasms
A Shenseea lyric from her new single, saying that a man has never brought her to orgasm, has sparked a wider debate about female pleasure, communication and whether men should feel responsible when their partners do not climax.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:01:50 -0500WEIRD STUFF
Earth to last a billion years, scientists say
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:49:31 -0500Attorney secures bail for client despite lawyers’ no-show
A man who has been in custody since last Monday was finally released on bail yesterday after his attorney-at-law Michael Jordon raised concerns in court that he was charged with an offence that did not apply to the circumstances of the case.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:28:33 -0500Noxious fumes from NWC plant waft over UWI Mona campus
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:46:38 -0500Security guard charged with stealing a case of rum from workplace
A security guard is facing a larceny charge after he was allegedly caught on camera stealing a case of rum from a business establishment in South Parade, Kingston.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:38:51 -0500Man arrested for alleged murder of 'Shabba'
A taxi operator is in police custody after another driver was allegedly mowed down and killed following a heated argument along Gutters Main Road in Old Harbour, St Catherine, early Sunday morning.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:32:44 -050074-y-o woman chopped to death in Portland home
A quiet Portland farming community has been left shaken after a 74-year-old retiree was found brutally chopped to death in her own home early Monday morning.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:58:20 -0500Holness wants farming turned into fortune
Arguing that agriculture can become a major engine for jobs, entrepreneurship and wealth, Jamaica’s prime minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says Caribbean leaders must make farming a career young people actually want.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:54:20 -0500Green Island killing spree tamed by gang crackdown
Green Island is showing signs of a dramatic turnaround after years of being one of the biggest contributors to Hanover’s murder toll, with only three killings recorded in the community so far this year.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:37:11 -0500Cops nab Pops YG during live
Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG was arrested by the police on Monday while he was livestreaming on one of his social media platforms.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:31:53 -0500Scammer says poor economic mobility makes illegal money attractive
Several years after abandoning an engineering career for the millions he says can be made through scamming, Marcus* is not asking Jamaicans to absolve him of his crimes.