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Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:14 -0500
Brother and sister murdered in their home
Four years ago, Glendon Thomas lost a daughter to violence; on Monday night he lost two more children to bullets. Jenell Thomas, 24, and Omar Jarrett, 29, otherwise called 'Brick Back', both of Penn Street in Jones Town, Kingston, were cut down......

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:20 -0500
Cops hold suspect in homeless men attacks
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday told Parliament that the police had a suspect in custody in connection with one of the attacks on homeless men across the Corporate Area on Sunday. "They (police) do have a suspect, with strong evidence, in....

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:15 -0500
Man forced to live in old car
A broken-down Toyota Corolla motor car stationed on the side of Caymanas Road in Waterford, Portmore, is where Leroy 'Papa Dadaz' Grant, 65, has been living for more than a year. After losing his job as a gas station pump attendant, Grant fell......

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:18 -0500
Relatives shocked as Canadian national killed in JA
The emotional wounds are still very deep for relatives and friends of Canadian national Latoya Alcindor as they try to make sense of her tragic death. The body of Alcindor, 43, was found with stab wounds on January 21 in a room at an apartment......

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:11 -0500
Mom had ‘bad feeling’ son was murdered
With a red bandana clutched tightly around her stomach outside her home on Colllie Smith Drive in Arnett Gardens, Marjorie Thompson clutched her belly and her side and cried out to Jesus for strength. The grieving mother said she has been in...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:18 -0500
Dreams help Lotto player hit jackpot
D. Nelson struck gold in the Supreme Ventures Limited's (SVL) Lotto on January 6 with the help of friends and family from the other side. Nelson, who hit the $69 million jackpot, says his lucky numbers 07, 09, 14, 17, 30 and 33 came to him in a......

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:10 -0500
Family members rescue old man from squalor
Omroy Harrison, the Guys Hill, St Catherine elder whose living conditions were highlighted in THE WEEKEND STAR, is now in a better place. Shortly after the story was published, Harrison's relatives rescued him from the dilapidated house. "His.....

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:02:07 -0500
Amputee seeks prosthetic leg to make life easier
Having had her leg amputated last July, Georgia 'Debbie' Woods is seeking the public's assistance in an attempt to literally get back on her feet. The 57-year-old is in dire need of a prosthetic leg valued at J$750,000 by prosthetics solutions......

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:34:19 -0500
Mavado's teenage son found guilty of murder
Dante Brooks, the teenage son of dancehall deejay Mavado, has been convicted of murder. Brooks, 18, was also found guilty of illegal possession of firearm and arson in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston today. He was arrested and charged......

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:43:23 -0500
Man charged in connection with Kingston triple murder
One man has been charged in relation to the January, 15 triple murder on Lincoln Crescent, Kingston 5. Charged is 21-year-old Shevon Young, otherwise called 'Schweppes', of Cyprus Hall, St. Andrew. He has been implicated with the murder...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:29:22 -0500
UK’s Prime Minister hopes schools in England can reopen on March 8
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, indicated Wednesday that the coronavirus lockdown in England will remain in place until at least March 8 as he ruled out any imminent return to school for most students.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:42:53 -0500
US$500,000 seized by US customs from vessel en route to Bahamas
Miami, Florida (CMC) - The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said Tuesday that agents from its Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and US federal partners, seized about US$500,000 in undeclared currency after stopping a...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:48:09 -0500
Barbados to conduct house-to-house checks during COVID lockdown
Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) - Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, announced on Tuesday night that the Ministry of Health and Wellness will begin health checks of Barbadians in their homes during the February 3 - 17 lockdown. In a televised...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:24:55 -0500
88 new COVID cases, three deaths, 31 recoveries
Jamaica on Tuesday recorded three more COVID-19 deaths pushing the death tally to 342. The deceased are: an 82-year-old male from St Ann, and two deaths previously under investigation, that of an 88-year-old male from St Elizabeth, and an 87-...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:16:26 -0500
PURE EVIL - Fear grips poor after four homeless men murdered Man in car issued death threats before attacks
On Sunday, John Brown*, who is homeless, said he was sitting outside the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court (Civil Division) on Sutton Street, downtown Kingston, when a car slowed down and one of the occupants threatened to flatten his head with.....

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:16:28 -0500
Teen found dead in suspected suicide
The district of Pear Walk in Browns Hall, St Catherine, was rocked last Saturday by the suspected suicide of 16-year-old Ackeem Williams. Ackeem was reportedly found hanging with a sheet tied to the ceiling of his bedroom. Family members and...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:16:29 -0500
Two killed in Arnett Gardens
Two men were shot and killed and several others injured in a drive by in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew yesterday afternoon. Up to press time, the deceased have been identified only by their aliases, Machie and Iron Man. They are from the area....

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:16:22 -0500
Persons cram into bathroom to escape gunshots
Joe*, one of the six persons who were shot and injured by gunmen on Race Course Lane in Denham Town on Sunday night, said he is counting his blessings and is grateful to be alive. Speaking with THE STAR from his home yesterday, the 65-year-old...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:16:21 -0500
Bus driver found dead at home
Relatives and friends of a 61-year-old Trelawny bus driver are still in shock after he was found dead at his home in Martha Brae, Trelawny on Sunday morning. Vernon McAdam, 61, a deportee, reportedly lived alone. Persons say he had been...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:16:20 -0500
Chelsea fire Lampard
Sentimentality couldn't save Frank Lampard. Being Chelsea's record scorer counted for little when the team's decline, on Lampard's watch as manager, alarmed owner Roman Abramovich after US$300 million invested in new talent for this season. After....



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