Jamaica Star

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:28:31 -0500
Attorney blasts cops over ‘wanted list’ arrest at airport over Zimi Seh brawl
A man arrested at the airport over the violent brawl that erupted at Sunday’s Zimi Seh Beach Party in St Ann is set to face an identification parade today, but his attorney is questioning whether the process can be fair.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:07:16 -0500
Tourist forgets ammo in luggage, faces 15 years behind bars

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:35:22 -0500
Promoters urged to go high-tech on security
Entertainment promoters are being urged to stop treating security as an afterthought and start using technology to keep troublemakers in check before another party spirals out of control.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:30:09 -0500
Tight is not right Dermatologist sounds alarm on braids, wigs and ponytails
A dermatologist is warning Jamaicans that repeatedly wearing popular hairstyles such as tight braids, cornrows, sleek ponytails and glued lace wigs could contribute to hair loss, which in some cases can become permanent.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:27:18 -0500
Men detained by cops before homes demolished
Before their homes were demolished by a work team, residents of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, were initially shocked when about 25 men in the community were taken from their homes by police early yesterday morning.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:22:25 -0500
Heartless Newborns among the homeless after demolition exercise

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:18:32 -0500
PEP scholar overcomes illness, trauma to succeed
When 11-year-old Kimmy* was announced as the top-scoring girl in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) Southern Region, her grandmother Jane* cheered the loudest.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:29:23 -0500
CWI Rising Stars: T&T maintain unbeaten run, Jamaica earn second win
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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:29:57 -0500
Lecturers disgruntled over delayed pay deals at UWI, UTech

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:42:52 -0500
Cops hunt ‘Bow Wow’ and ‘Calla’ over Coronation Market murder
Police are hunting two men wanted in connection with the stabbing death of a Denham Town vendor at the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:25:04 -0500
3 a.m. demolition leaves Trelawny residents homeless
Scores of residents in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, were left scrambling for their belongings Tuesday morning after their homes were demolished in a pre-dawn operation that caught the community off guard.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:25:15 -0500
Woman found hanging from tree near Clarendon cemetery
A quiet Monday morning ended in tragedy after a 42-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree in a bushy area near a cemetery in Suttons, Chapelton, Clarendon.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:50:19 -0500
Tourism minister rejects beach access claim
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has rejected claims that only one per cent of Jamaica’s beaches are accessible to the public.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:42:14 -0500
Custos hosts back-to-school fair in St James

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:37:41 -0500
Knives claim bigger share of murders
With firearm killings falling sharply, knives are taking a bigger bite out of Jamaica’s murder toll — and the police are preparing to turn up the heat on the possession of offensive weapons.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:35:00 -0500
Worst weekend ever! More than a dozen cars repossessed at party
A staggering 80 vehicles were repossessed between Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 9, as their owners partied in St Ann and St James. 

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:22:04 -0500
Advocate wants harsh punishment for HIV revenge
Having lived with HIV for almost 20 years, Jamaican advocate Alicia Anderson is speaking out against people who deliberately put others at risk, insisting that the virus should never become a tool for revenge.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:54:54 -0500
Massive quake leaves at least 111 dead
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:07:05 -0500
Weird stuff Blind horse racing for glory
Blind horse racing for glory A blind horse is defying the odds and chasing dressage glory after mastering a unique form of equine “braille”.

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:23:02 -0500
Police car plunges into yard, four cops hospitalised
A police patrol took a frightening turn early this morning when the service vehicle carrying four Manchester cops reportedly veered off the road, plunged into a yard and overturned in Spaldings, Clarendon.

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