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Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:44:53 -0500
St Elizabeth resident charged following stabbing incident
The police have confirmed that Ricaro Coldspring, 31, has been charged with murder after he fatally stabbed a man during an argument in Braes River district in St Elizabeth. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Kemar White a higgler of.....

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:56:17 -0500
UK resident charged with rape
A resident of the United Kingdom (UK) has been arrested and charged with rape, after he allegedly trailed a woman into her room and had sexual intercourse with her against her will at a hotel in Hanover. He has been identified as Dewi Games,...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:48:03 -0500
Murders on the rise
According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), 92 more persons have been murdered so far this year, when compared to the same period last year. This represents an eight per cent increase year on year. According to the JCF, as at October 29 1,......

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:03:27 -0500
Tropical Storm Lisa forms
The Meteorological Service (Met Service) of Jamaica has confirmed that the area of disturbed weather just south of the island is now Tropical Storm Lisa. Due to storm's proximity, a Tropical Storm Watch continues to be in effect for...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:36:45 -0500
School principal implicated in Clifton land scam gets $2m bail
Suelyn Ward-Brown, the school principal who is accused of collecting monies for the sale of government owned lands adjoining the Clifton community has been granted $2 million bail. The STAR understands that the questionable transactions Ward-...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:08:46 -0500
Neymar’s trial on fraud and corruption enters final day
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Neymar's trial entered its final day on Monday with the company that accused him of fraud and corruption reducing the prison sentence it sought for the player's alleged involvement in irregularities related...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:05:30 -0500
Instagram working on issue that locked users out of accounts
NEW YORK (AP) -- Instagram said it was working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts Monday morning. Some users reported seeing a message that they were locked out but were still able to scroll...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:02:14 -0500
Private jet broken into at airport – major probe launched
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct. 31, CMC - The Guyana Police Force has launched a major investigation following reports that a private jet was broken into while at the Cheddi Jagan International airport. According to News Source...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:59:14 -0500
Cabinet to receive report on deaths at maternity hospital
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 30, CMC - Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says the Cabinet is scheduled to receive a report Today on the circumstances which led to the deaths of a dozen newborn babies at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital. Speaking...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:57:06 -0500
Education Minister urges parents to return children to school following bizarre incident during devotion
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 31, CMC - Education Minister, Fayval Williams, has called on the parents of several hundred students who have not attended classes at the Oberlin High School since last Wednesday, to send them to school on...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:15 -0500
Sniper Prophet sounds Halloween warning
A Jamaican church leader has issued a strong warning to the nation to desist from entertaining the dead. Jahmar Watson, who is more commonly known as the 'Sniper Prophet', told THE STAR yesterday that Jamaicans are unwittingly inviting demons...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:27 -0500
Security forces in mourning
Two members of the nation's security forces died in separate incidents on the weekend. A soldier is believed to have suspected suicide in his hometown of Adelphi Land in Somerton, St James, while a cop lost his life in a motor vehicle crash. The....

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:23 -0500
Police Federation demands more from Government
Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Corporal Rohan James, has called on the Prime Minister Andrew Holness-led government to do more for the nation's police who are putting their lives on the line on a daily basis. James, speaking at the...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:22 -0500
Hero’s salute for slain cop - Glowing tributes for lawman who was killed while breaking up fight
Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has hailed the late Victor Francis, a detective sergeant who was stabbed to death while attempting to break up a fight in his community, as a hero. The 56-year-old detective sergeant, who gave......

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:17 -0500
Winged athletes take over the skies - Pigeon racing enthusiasts look to develop sport in Jamaica
Racing pigeons, often referred to as thoroughbreds of the sky, have been gliding through the atmosphere, taking with them their owner's hopes that the non-tradition sport will one day take off and reach great heights in Jamaica. The winged...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:14 -0500
Halloween Horror - More than 150 killed as festivities turn deadly
SEOUL, South Korea (AP): A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 146 people and injuring 150 others in South Korea's worst...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:13 -0500
Loving dad among three murdered in Lincoln Crescent
Shanique Charlton and her father Danville shared a tight bond. Their days are usually started with 'I love you' text messages and a belly full of joke. Their bond was cruelly broken on Friday night after the elder Charlton, 41, was murdered by.....

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:02:12 -0500
Registering a company or business
If you are registering a business in Jamaica, there are two basic structures to choose from. The business owner can choose to register a company, which is a commercial enterprise registered or incorporated under the Companies Act. (A company can......

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:44:37 -0500
St Catherine deportee sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter
Kevon Kelly, a 33-year-old deportee from Glades District in St Catherine, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the murder of a senior citizen, which he says the voices in his head told him to commit. Dead is Yvonne Hamilton 67-year-old of...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:23:21 -0500
Former Trinidadian newspaper columnist jailed for trying to hire US hitman
MIAMI, Oct.28, CMC - A Trinidadian national who lives in Fort Lauderdale, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for mailing a hitman US$10,000. Ryan Hadeed who pleaded guilty in July, was sentenced on Thursday by district judge William P...



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