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Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:32 -0500
All eyes on me! - Craftsman looks to make millions from bold pieces
A small basket fits over Daniel 'Bramo' Williams' mouth like a muzzle. He said that the item, which is made from wicker, is a face mask. But it is no ordinary facial covering; this one has peep holes that fit over his eyes like spectacles. Bramo.....

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:39 -0500
Sister had strange dream before cop’s fatal crash
Two days before he succumbed to injuries in a road crash, one of Constable Donald Carr's siblings sent him a voice note detailing an ominous dream she had about him. "In the dream, he came home and when he came home he said that he got a...

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:41 -0500
Witness says no evidence of phone tampering in gang case
An expert witness in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial testified yesterday that he did not detect evidence of tampering with the data stored on three phones, including secretly recorded conversations of defendants. The recordings were reportedly...

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:26 -0500
Andrew Kirkland fixing his community’s potholes
"Sumn inah di pan nuh, Daddy? See me a stretch mi hand deh Daddy." This is the catchphrase repeated by 33-year-old Andrew Kirkland who has taken on the responsibility of repairing the potholes on Featherbed Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine....

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:38 -0500
St John’s Road rocked by two murders
Sections of St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, have been plunged into mourning following the murder of two residents and the injuring of two others in two incidents which occurred hours apart. The deceased have been identified as...

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:36 -0500
Self-taught carpenter still loves trade after 50 years
After more than 50 years in the business, 69-year-old Anthony Hendricks says he still 'over-loves' being a carpenter. Hendricks, originally from rural St Thomas, told THE STAR that carpentry is the only trade that he knows. "Mi just know say a......

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:27 -0500
French Toast Casserole for Mother’s Day
AP There are two camps of Mother's Day celebrators: those who like nothing more than a lavish brunch/lunch/dinner at a restaurant, and those who hope for a homey celebration enjoyed while wearing a pair of fuzzy slippers. I wouldn't be sad with......

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:02:24 -0500
New Green Primary alumna donates tablets to students
New Green Primary and Infant School in Manchester received a boost in its efforts to ensure that students are properly equipped with tablet computers to aid their learning. Recently, past student Julie Roberts from the UK donated tablets and...

Mon, 02 May 2022 15:44:06 -0500
Emergency vehicles must have free access to highways– Lisa Hanna
Member of Parliament for South East St Ann Lisa Hanna has called on the government to give emergency vehicles free access to highways and road networks if they are to “better serve and protect citizens.” Her statement comes on the heels...

Mon, 02 May 2022 17:15:53 -0500
Police probing Red Hills murder
Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North Police Division are probing the shooting death of an unidentified man in East Kirkland Heights, Red Hills, St Andrew on Saturday. According to the Constant Spring Police, at 5:20 p.m. residents reportedly.....

Mon, 02 May 2022 17:07:57 -0500
PM wants business to be as Jamaican as speed and talent
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is looking ahead at economic liberation for Jamaica, as the nation celebrates its diamond jubilee, 'Jamaica 60'. Speaking at a church service on Sunday (May 1) as part of Jamaica 60 launch activities in...

Mon, 02 May 2022 16:58:10 -0500
Plantation Smokehouse coming to Kingston
St Ann-based restaurant Plantation Smokehouse has announced it will be expanding into Kingston coming next month. Alwyn Brown, manager for the Plantation Smokehouse and Sharkies Seafood Restaurant said "It's a new development, we were...

Mon, 02 May 2022 16:01:41 -0500
Cops seize cocaine in Portland
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) say they have created another dent in the drugs for guns trade following the seizure of two kilograms of cocaine in Norwich district in Portland on Saturday. Commanding officer for the Portland police....

Mon, 02 May 2022 14:49:40 -0500
‘Landlord’ charged for illegal firearm
Thirty-six-year-old Ricardo Francis otherwise called 'Landlord', was arrested and charged following the seizure of an illegal firearm and ten rounds of ammunition during an operation in Bull Bay, St. Thomas. The Yallahs Police say that...

Mon, 02 May 2022 14:29:18 -0500
Nineteen-year-old charged with murder
Nineteen-year-old Troy Riley of Rum Lane in Kingston was charged with murder and illegal possession of a firearm, following the killing of a man on East Queen Street in the parish. The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Fitzroy...

Mon, 02 May 2022 13:51:39 -0500
Portland roadblocks leave dozens stranded
Dozens of travellers were left stranded earlier today after sections of the main road leading from Boston into Port Antonio in Portland were blocked by taxi and minibus operators protesting poor road conditions.

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:02:43 -0500
Toll fury - Cops angry after colleague dies in highway crash
Corporal Rohan James has blasted the Government for what he said is its reluctance to change the rules to allow police free access to the country's toll road. A policeman, Constable Carr, died as a result of injuries sustained during a crash on.....

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:02:45 -0500
Bedward Gardens filled with broken hearts
A shopkeeper in Bedward Gardens, St Andrew, said that for two minutes he thought he was living a nightmare when gunmen opened fire at his business establishment on Saturday, which resulted in the death of three men and the injury of another in the....

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:02:42 -0500
New homeless facility to open this month
Christopher McIntosh has only one desire and that is to regain the life he once enjoyed before he made the streets of the Corporate Area his home. For the past seven years, McIntosh, who claimed to have been forced out of his house, has been...

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:02:39 -0500
Sunken slave ship to be studied
MOBILE, Atlanta. (AP): Researchers are returning to the Alabama coast near Mobile to assess the sunken remains of the last slave ship to bring captive Africans to the United States more than 160 years ago. The Alabama Historical Commission says a....



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