Jamaica Star

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:29:25 -0500
Woman 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 -0500
JDF 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 -0500
Love 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 -0500
Displaced 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.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:59:04 -0500
Defying 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 -0500
Teen 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 -0500
Met 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 -0500
Zimi 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 -0500
Police 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.

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:11:02 -0500
Senior loses $450k savings in traffic ticket scam! Retiree now struggles to trust modern technology
More than 400 unread messages now sit on 74-year-old ‘Grandma’ Thompson’s phone — a digital graveyard she refuses to touch after a traffic ticket scam cost her more than $450,000 in personal savings.

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:07:24 -0500
17-y-o born without hands creating beautiful paintings
For 17-year-old Tyrece Johnson, being born without hands and with shortened legs has never stopped him from pursuing his passion for art.

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:25:43 -0500
‘She deserves it’ Coach lauds Marshall’s work ethic for winning World U20 medal
Veteran coach Michael Carr says the ceiling is high for newly crowned World Under-20 100m hurdles bronze medallist Tiana Marshall, and expects the talented teenager to achieve even greater success in the years to come.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:17:46 -0500
Second man turns himself in over viral Zimi Seh brawl
A second man is now in police custody over the wild brawl that erupted at the Zimi Seh Beach Party in St Ann, with another suspect already identified by complainants following an identification parade.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:25:40 -0500
Backyard argument turns violent as woman allegedly dislocates man’s shoulder
A St Mary man reportedly got more than he bargained for when he confronted a woman allegedly talking in his backyard, with the argument ending after she reportedly struck him with a metal object and dislocated his shoulder.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:17:41 -0500
JDF soldier charged after ammo found in knapsack
A Jamaica Defence Force soldier is facing an ammunition charge after police allegedly found three rounds of 5.6-calibre ammunition in a knapsack during an operation in Gregory Park, St Catherine.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:04:05 -0500
680 pairs of fakes! Hundreds of Nike, Gucci and Reebok knock-offs seized in crackdown
Hundreds of counterfeit Nike, Gucci, Reebok were seized in police crackdown in downtown Kingston last Friday.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:01:22 -0500
Car wash operators fear water restrictions could force closures

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:57:57 -0500
Granny breaks legs, hip after falling into gully
Residents of Manor View Drive in Cassava Piece, St Andrew are calling for a guard rail to be installed along a dangerous stretch of roadway after a visually impaired 73-year-old woman fell about 30 feet into a gully and suffered serious injuries.

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