Jamaica Star
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:34:47 -0500‘Wear Jamaica Fi Summa’ Campaign urges shoppers to put local fashion into the spotlight
Jamaican fashion is getting a major summer push as Things Jamaican turns the spotlight on 25 local designers, aiming to turn homegrown labels into household names.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:28:59 -0500Back-to-school battles Children bear the brunt of bitter disputes between parents
With the new school term looming, some Jamaican children could find themselves caught in the crossfire as parents battle over custody, access, and even where their children should be enrolled.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:02:44 -0500border squeeze! Fewer J’cans making trek through Mexico to reach US
The crowds of migrants once synonymous with Mexico’s route into the US have thinned dramatically, with shelters that struggled to find space now counting occupants on two hands.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:10:01 -0500Wife inspires husband to complete master’s degree
After months of juggling his studies, work and the demands of completing his master’s programme, Terrain Wright was ready to give up.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:03:29 -0500Border squeeze! Fewer J’cans making trek through Mexico to reach US
The crowds of migrants once synonymous with Mexico’s route into the US have thinned dramatically, with shelters that struggled to find space now counting occupants on two hands.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:42:08 -0500Where is Nicky? Family desperate for answers after Old Harbour resident disappears
For three agonising weeks, the laughter has disappeared from Nicholette Lawrence’s Old Harbour Glades home.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:24:04 -0500Teen held after allegedly luring taxi driver into robbery trap
A 16-year-old boy is in police custody after a taxi operator was allegedly ambushed and robbed by two men posing as passengers along the Thompson Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:02:54 -0500Man dies while loading milk onto truck
Shock rippled through Spanish Town, St Catherine yesterday after a man working on a truck in the busy town centre fell and suffered fatal injuries.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:29:25 -0500Woman races to fix hole in heart
For 28-year-old Jessica James, a heart condition has left her racing against time.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:23:54 -0500JDF opens salon at Up Park Camp
A few mornings ago, Lieutenant Colonel Alicia Henry was up at 5:30 a.m. processing her own hair – not because she wanted to, but like many other occasions, duty called.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:13:56 -0500Love beyond sight He’s never seen her face but knows she’s his forever love
For seven years, Pastor Andrew Lemonious has loved a woman whose face he has never seen.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:04:12 -0500Displaced Coopers Pen residents allegedly told to vacate area
Almost a week after residents of a section of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, were left without homes following a pre-dawn demolition, the uncertainty over where they will go next has deepened.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:56:58 -0500Rescuers recovering bodies after earthquake
(AP):
Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies on Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, the authorities said.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:59:04 -0500Defying all the odds! Mom overjoyed as son born without hands excels in art
For Kameshia Jordine, watching her son defy odds that could have easily dimmed his dreams was a powerful reminder of just how far he had come.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:59:54 -0500'No water here nor any toilet' - displaced Coopers Pen families raise health concerns
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:08:56 -0500Teen injured in Zimi Seh brawl could suffer permanent injury
The violent Zimi Seh Beach Party brawl has taken a more serious turn, with prosecutors revealing that one of the teens injured in the fight could be left with a permanent injury.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:24:43 -0500Met Service monitoring two tropical waves
The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica is closely monitoring two tropical waves moving across the Atlantic Ocean and approaching the Caribbean.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:43:31 -0500Zimi Seh suspect arrested at airport charged as second man turns himself in
The fallout from the wild brawl that erupted at the Zimi Seh Beach Party in St Ann has intensified, with the man arrested at the airport now facing two charges and a second man turning himself in to police.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:27:17 -0500Police deal heavy blow to organised crime
Jamaica’s cops are turning the screws on organised crime as they ramp up a major offensive against gun gangs and the criminal networks behind the island’s deadly violence.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:22:49 -0500
The months of July and August are usually the busiest period for Franklyn Town, Kingston, shoemaker Archibald ‘Pinky’ Davis, and this summer is hardly any different.