Jamaica Star
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:52:39 -0500Seaview Gardens sound engineer nabbed in alleged $100K liquor theft
A Seaview Gardens sound engineer is heading to court after he was allegedly caught making off with liquor valued at over $100,000 from a business. Charged is 42 year old Jason Christie of Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11. Reports from the Half Way.....
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:36:40 -0500Cop accidentally shoots himself in hand
A routine morning at the Half-Way Tree Police Station in St Andrew turned tense on Sunday when a police officer allegedly fired his service firearm by accident, injuring his finger. Reports are that around 8 a.m., the 29-year-old constable was......
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:19:28 -05004-y-o girl fatally shot in Manchester attack identified
Police have identified the four-year-old girl who was shot dead during a brazen attack in Manchester on Sunday afternoon as Saniyah O'Brien. Reports are that around 5:30 p.m., Saniyah and her father were travelling in a black Toyota Voxy in Land....
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:47:33 -0500Man allegedly chops fiancé to death in Clarendon
A Clarendon community is in shock after a woman was reportedly attacked and chopped to death by her fiance during a domestic incident in May Pen early Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as 46 year old Jennifer Williamson of...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:09:30 -0500Farmer charged with pulling gun on man during 2025 dispute
A St Elizabeth farmer is now facing serious charges after he was accused of pulling a gun on another man during a heated late night dispute in the parish last year. The accused is 35 year old Canigga Campbell of Slipe district, St Elizabeth....
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:38:33 -0500St Catherine farmer found with head wound dies hours later
The death of a Portmore man is under investigation after he was found badly injured along a St Catherine roadway in the early hours of Monday morning and later died at hospital. Dead is 50-year-old Steve Manning, otherwise called 'Cyclops', of......
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:01:02 -0500Hellshire operators defend seafood prices
Hellshire Beach, long celebrated for its laid-back vibes and fresh seafood, is facing a tidal wave of online criticism over alleged sky-high prices. However, restaurant operators in the Portmore, St Catherine, spot are firing back, insisting...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0500Bride loses leg after wedding - Appeals for help to regain her independence
Five days before her wedding, Yaniki Davis's life took a devastating turn when a screw pierced the sole of her slippers, puncturing her foot. Living with diabetes, she recognised the danger of even a minor injury and sought medical attention...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:59 -0500100-year-old says faith is his only medicine
At 100 years old, Fayman Thomas isn't slowing down. With his back straight, voice strong and humour fully intact, the centenarian boldly declares that life is still very much in session. Physically active for his age, Thomas still moves with...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:01:10 -0500‘This makes no sense’ - Federation calls for urgent health protocols after cop’s death
Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Arlene McBean, has renewed calls for the establishment of clear and effective medical protocols for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), arguing that the current system is failing...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:30:40 -0500Tearful female motorist freed after car clamp damage case dismissed by court
A female motorist today wept in court after being freed on a charge of malicious destruction of property for damaging a clamp that was put on her car for parking in a no-parking zone in the vicinity of a shopping plaza in Spanish Town, St...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:01:23 -0500Witter rallies communities against ‘two-foot puss’
With Jamaica's agricultural sector under attack from rampant praedial larceny, state minister Franklin Witter is calling for an all-out stand against "two-foot puss" ravaging the sector. "Too often, farmers remain silent when praedial larceny...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:01:22 -0500New police unit to hunt Jamaica’s most dangerous criminals
A new elite unit has been established in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), and tasked with taking on the nation's most perilous criminal challenges and using advanced investigative methods to bring the most dangerous offenders to justice....
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:52 -0500Naked fear - Public nudity incidents leave many women uneasy
For 19-year-old Leonique Ford, the simple act of stepping outside her gate is laced with fear. What should be routine errands or short walks have become moments of anxiety, triggered by encounters with a man believed to be of unsound mind who...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:57 -0500Children of farm workers to benefit from scholarship programme
Labour Minister Pearnel Charles Jr says the new Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association (OFVGA) scholarship is fulfilling the long-held dream of Jamaican farm workers by transforming their hard work in the fields into educational...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:25 -0500‘Bun’ caah done! - Why some Jamaican men are choosing side man role
The fear of heartbreak and the humiliation of getting 'bun' have driven many Jamaican men towards taking up less committed roles in women's lives. Rather than fully investing in a relationship, these men deliberately choose to become 'side men',.....
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:56 -0500Small tattoo, big meaning - Body art marks day woman reclaimed her life
To strangers, the modest tattoo on Cindy's* left shoulder may appear meaningless, but to her it's a quiet monument to survival. The tattoo is nothing more than a simple date -- no design, no decoration -- yet it carries a lifetime of meaning. Now....
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:59 -0500‘Love always protects’ - Jolyan Silvera’s words at funeral for wife he killed
On the day Melissa Silvera was laid to rest two years ago, the sanctuary was heavy with grief and reverence. Her husband, Jolyan Silvera, relied on his mother, Cynthia, to deliver the tribute on his behalf. The words were from the scripture. "......
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0500Jamaican farm workers get high marks
The Ontario Food and Vegetable Growers' Association (OFVGA) has dubbed Jamaicans as some of the hardest working people in agriculture. The entity marked 60 years of collaboration with the island through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme.....
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:30:13 -0500NHT to pay an additional 10,000 contribution refunds by February 9
An additional 10,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are set to receive their contribution refund for the year 2018 by Monday, February 9. Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds, Payments and Monitoring Unit, Cameo Simmons Thomas,...