Jamaica Star

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:01:04 -0500
Double heartbreak for police
What was meant to be a day of farewell turned into double heartbreak for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Saturday. As members of the force gathered to lay Constable Christopher Condappa to rest, mourning his untimely death in a tragic...

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:01:02 -0500
RJRGLEANER rocked by death of CEO
The RJRGLEANER Communications Group has been rocked by the sudden passing of its chief executive officer, Anthony Smith, who died on Sunday morning after a brief illness. His death has left colleagues and the wider media community reeling....

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:45 -0500
One Son to save Christmas - Storm-hit St Elizabeth communities countdown to spirit-lifting street dance
In large sections of St Elizabeth, the imminent arrival of Christmas is furtherest from people's minds. Hurricane Melissa did more than tear off roofs and flood homes; it drained the season of its spirit. Lights are scarce. Music is muted. Hope.....

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:44 -0500
Elder laments lost magic of Christmas
For Locksley Wilson, Christmas today is a shadow of the dazzling joy he felt as a boy. The 68-year-old finds himself transported back to a time when the season was alive with warmth, laughter, and a sense of magic that money could never buy....

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:42 -0500
Healthy eating under threat - Melissa forces changes in food options
With vegetable prices skyrocketing and key crops wiped out during Hurricane Melissa, restaurants across downtown Kingston say they are being forced to rethink not just their menus, but the very way they operate. From substitutions to smaller...

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:01:06 -0500
Blake urges cops to plug every gap
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has welcomed a sustained decline in violent crime across Jamaica but is warning members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) against complacency, stressing that every gap in policing must be identified and...

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:01:01 -0500
Fatal crash leaves MP heartbroken
Member of Parliament for St Ann South East, Dr Kenneth Russell, has expressed profound sorrow following a tragic motor vehicle accident in Roadside, Moneague, which claimed the lives of two young constituents. The victims have been identified as.....

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:49 -0500
WEIRD STUFF
Dogs may be dreaming Researchers believe dogs dream about places they've been, people they've met and activities they enjoy, with the telltale movements of sleeping pets offering clues about what's going on inside their minds. According to...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:35:56 -0500
St Catherine raid exposes suspected islandwide car theft ring
Police say they may have cracked open a stolen car ring with reach across the island after a raid in Spanish Town on Friday turned up a dismantled Toyota Axio and signs of a thriving chop shop operation. According to police reports, sometime...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:06:56 -0500
Cops nab 23 Haitians in Harbour View raid
Twenty-three Haitians were taken into custody on Thursday after cops carried out an early morning raid at a premises in Harbour View, St Andrew. Police say officers moved in around 8:00 a.m., and found the group inside the location. They were...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:24:30 -0500
BLM exec accused of using movement money for Jamaica getaway with friends
United States authorities say a Black Lives Matter executive treated the movement's money like her own purse, allegedly dipping into the funds to cover personal expenses, including a trip to Jamaica with friends. Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson,......

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:11:01 -0500
Reduction in leptospirosis
There has been a reduction in suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis and related deaths, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. Describing the development as "encouraging for the country", the Minister said the...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:39 -0500
Melissa washes away scammers’ millions
When Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, it not only destroyed infrastructure and washed away crops but also put a damper on the island's underground lottery scamming network. As floodwaters churned, scammers say millions that were...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:48 -0500
Bittersweet anniversary - Woman celebrates grandson’s birth, but mourns daughter’s passing
As she looks at her one-year-old grandson, Zyair 'Peppa' Thomas, lovingly, tears well up in Christine Campbell's eyes. The infant's birthday was on Wednesday, December 10, but for Campbell, it was a bittersweet moment. It was also one-year...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:43 -0500
Famous Mandeville Christmas display goes dark - Hurricane woes and personal tragedy pause holiday magic
For the first time in three decades, the famous Christmas wonderland along Fairbanks Drive in Mandeville, Manchester, will go dark. Fairbanks Drive usually bursts into a full-on Christmas village -- sparkling rooftops, twinkling trees, and...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:49 -0500
Leptospirosis numbers declining
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is reporting a reduction in suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis and related deaths. Describing the development as "encouraging for the country", Tufton said the ministry's teams are in the fields,......

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:33 -0500
More New Year’s Eve fireworks despite Government Christmas party ban
The Government may have cancelled all Christmas parties for ministries, departments and agencies in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, but the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is moving in the opposite direction--expanding its annual New Year's Eve....

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:36:28 -0500
Fire rips through Mountain View Avenue, 20 left homeless
Chaos swept through Mountain View Avenue this morning as a raging fire tore through three homes, leaving at least twenty people, including eight children, with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The blaze erupted near the intersection of...

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:02:26 -0500
Taxi man caught red handed allegedly stealing cable wires in Moneague
A taxi man who police say was caught red handed allegedly digging service cables out of a manhole in Moneague before trying to make a getaway is now facing Simple Larceny and Malicious Destruction of Property charges. Omar Johnson, a taxi...

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:58:32 -0500
Dancehall selector arrested in major St Andrew police raid
An emerging dancehall selector, well known across the Corporate Area entertainment scene, was taken into custody on Thursday morning during a major police operation in the St Andrew North Division. Police sources say members of the division...

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