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Police seeking ‘Popeye’ for Red Hills, St Andrew gun murder

Fisherman killed in alleged police confrontation in Thompson Pen

May Pen police lock-up detainee dies after falling ill

Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea accepted in wife’s death

Allow students to wear jackets and give them warm beverages, MOE tells schools amid cold front

Jamaican deportee who re-entered US illegally sentenced to 22 months

Jamaican man deported from US gets prison time for illegal re-entry

Two arrested after police seize fake US and gun in Trelawny

Corporate Area retailers report chicken shortage

Majority of Montego Bay businesses back in operation post-Hurricane Melissa

Percy Junor Hospital gets US$30,000 in supplies

Musician among two men charged following gun seizure during Maxfield Avenue traffic stop

Former inmate credits rehabilitation programme for second chance

13-y-o boy in Australia swims for hours to save family swept out to sea

Government Senator proposes Security Forces Day

Silvera to know Thursday whether court will accept manslaughter plea in wife’s death

Supa Dee remembered as sound clash champion

Jamaica told to brace for more chilly weather

Minor arrested for security threats at Portland high schools

Jamaica Fire Brigade responded to fewer motor vehicle crashes in 2025

Agencies partnering to train first-time offenders in job skills

Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death

High winds, cooler temperatures prompt Health Ministry warning

Police and firefighters respond to security threat reported at school in Portland

Kiprich, Kizzy Donn Bid Farewell to baby Miracle

2026 Reggae Grammy goes to Keznamdi

Church praises St Andrew North police for crime reduction

Jonathan Grant High students urged to use AI responsibly

‘Home Alone’ and ‘Beetlejuice’ actress, Catherine O’Hara, dies at 71

Security issue haults classes at Port Antonio High School

TIFFANY PRYCE - STAR Writer

TIFFANY PRYCE - STAR Writer

Wild Valentine’s warm-up - Loneliness fuels women’s demand for male dancers
February 05, 2026

Love in session - Law couple called to the Bar
February 02, 2026

Blind electrician struggles to get job
February 02, 2026

Child who walked into State care cops 10 CSEC subjects
January 30, 2026

Budding artist chases portrait dream
January 29, 2026

Lincoln Allen (left), postmaster general, Post and Telecommunications Department, chats with Dr Taneisha Ingleton (centre), managing director, HEART/NSTA Trust, and Wahkeen Murray, chief technical director, Office of the Prime Minister, during yesterday’s official launch of the department’s Staff Empowerment Programme. It was held at the department’s Central Sorting Office in Kingston.

Postal service moving with the times
January 28, 2026

Xavier McFarlane shares a proud moment with his mother, Sonia McFarlane, at his graduation.

Breaking barriers - Son of domestic helper and garbage truck driver graduates with law degree
January 26, 2026

Newly minted constables at the Jamaica Constabulary Force passing-out parade and awards ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St Catherine, on Wednesday.

Armed with 13 subjects Rohan Francis marches into JCF
January 26, 2026

Crash victim ‘alive’ on paper five years after death
January 22, 2026

Thompson Palmer

Cops probing suspected murder-suicide
January 21, 2026

Tevin Foster

Attorney concerned about persons in lockups
January 12, 2026

Tragic birthday - Man demands justice for brother killed in police shooting
January 08, 2026

Senior cop warns criminals after firearm seizure
January 07, 2026

‘You shouldn’t embarrass people’ - Promoters cautioned about how they market their events
January 06, 2026

A crime scene in St Catherine.

Sceptics question 2025 lower crime rates
January 06, 2026

A spectacular fireworks display ushers in 2026 at the Waterfront, downtown Kingston on Wednesday, December 31.

Clarendon family witnesses fireworks for first time
January 02, 2026

The grade one to three block at Merrywood Primary School suffered expensive roof damage, during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, forcing teachers to move students to other sections of the institution.

Principal dreads school closure
December 30, 2025

Avarine Morris

Holiday heartbreak - Cop who bravely battled sinus cancer passes on Christmas Eve
December 29, 2025

Denham Town tense as peacemaker killed
December 29, 2025

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