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Gangster's paradise - Duppy Film was living it up days before his death
Published: 25/09/2017Duppy Film's last night was spent in a beach side guest house in Port Morant, St Thomas, the police said yesterday. Before he was surprised by cops, the cold-blooded killer, who was one of Jamaica's m ... Read moreSource: jamaica-star.com -
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He fought hard - Jermaine Barrett's family mourns his passing
Published: 25/09/2017The family of Jermaine Barrett has been plunged into mourning and is struggling to come to terms with the loss of their beloved son and brother.Barrett, 28, lost his battle with cancer yesterday while ... Read moreSource: jamaica-star.com -
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Cops probe 'Roots Man' shooting
Published: 25/09/2017The St Andrew Central police are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of an unidentified man last Friday night in Papine Square.Information reaching THE STAR is that the man, known on ... Read moreSource: jamaica-star.com
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Caribbean diaspora to host 'Day of Giving' for hurricane victims
Published: 25/09/2017Saturday, October 7 has been designated 'Caribbean Day of Giving'. On that day, the Caribbean diaspora and friends of the Caribbean will be taking action through a radiothon to support Caribbean count ... Read moreSource: jamaica-star.com -
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Back-to-school gifts for Buff Bay Valley students
Published: 25/09/2017Sixteen students from six schools in the Buff Bay River Valley area of Portland were recipients of back-to-school gifts from the Buff Bay River Valley Educational Foundation at a presentation ceremony ... Read moreSource: jamaica-star.com -
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Phillips scolds Holness over Ombudsman suggestion
Published: 25/09/2017Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has described Prime Minister Andrew Holness as "out of order" for suggesting that political ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown has no authority to intervene in "... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com
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'Duppy' reprisals? - Port Morant residents fear blame by thugs for 'Film's' death
Published: 25/09/2017While some residents expressed relief at news of the shooting death of Marlon 'Duppy Film' Perry, the man dubbed Jamaica's most wanted criminal, others in the area in which he was killed by police fea ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com -
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My win is for the PNP, Jamaica, says Jackson
Published: 25/09/2017Fitz Jackson celebrated his massive win for the position as People's National Party (PNP) chairman over long-time deputy chairman Anthony Hylton, saying that it was the loss of the latter but a win fo ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com -
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School Report | Reformation - B.B. Coke High School cuts shift system, offers more subjects and co-curricular activities
Published: 25/09/2017These days, the B.B. Coke High School in Junction, St Elizabeth, no longer faces repeated requests for the transfer of students placed there through the Grade Six Achievement Test.That reflects bright ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com
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Port Authority pushes civic pride with award
Published: 25/09/2017WESTERN BUREAU:More attractive and welcoming resort areas for locals and visitors alike is the objective behind the creation of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ)-sponsored 'Best Resort Town Experien ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com -
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Jermaine Barrett loses battle with cancer
Published: 24/09/2017Jermaine Barrett, the 28-year-old cancer victim whose story captivated Jamaicans, has died. Barrett passed away at his home in Mt. Salem, St. James, early Sunday morning. Shena Carty, president of cha ... Read moreSource: jamaica-star.com -
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Ship stranded in Jamaican waters to be placed on auction block
Published: 24/09/2017Attempts are now being made for a marine surveyor to provide an up-to-date valuation of a ship that has been in Jamaican waters since late last year when its operators ran into financial difficulties. ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com
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The people have spoken - Holness now obliged to respond to Cockpit Country petition
Published: 24/09/2017Prime Minister Andrew Holness will now have to respond to a petition calling for him to establish the boundary of the Cockpit Country and put an end to mining in the protected area.This after the peti ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com -
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Battle for the chair - Tony vs Fitz as PNP elects its first new chairman in 25 years
Published: 24/09/2017Long-serving deputy Chairman Anthony Hylton, and Fitz Jackson, a key confidant of the party's relatively new president, Dr Peter Phillips, will square off in a historic race today as the People's Nati ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com -
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Celebration of cross-cultural experiences
Published: 24/09/2017The world is a global village, it is said, and what better way to explore this village than to experience first-hand the land, culture, tastes, sounds that are diverse, intriguing. Since 2000, more th ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com
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Tolled by thugs - Motorists being forced to pay to enter and leave shortcut
Published: 24/09/2017A dirt track used by some motorists who want to escape sections of peak-hour traffic along Spanish Town Road in the Corporate Area has been 'tolled' by a group of thugs, who demand they pay $100 to en ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com -
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Corporate scam - Criminals placing ads to lure jobseekers
Published: 24/09/2017Police investigators are being kept busy by scammers who are using the names of well-established local entities to lure unsuspecting persons into possible danger with the worrying undertone of a possi ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com -
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Mexicans search for missing pets after earthquake
Published: 23/09/2017MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP):Jack is a small white dog who lives in Mexico City and has been missing since a magnitude 7.1 earthquake startled both humans and their pets when it struck early Tuesday after ... Read moreSource: jamaica-star.com
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Bigamy Alert - Fake judges signing decrees at Supreme Court leading married people down the aisle
Published: 23/09/2017Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has suggested that persons who recently obtained a divorce decree should check with the Supreme Court to ensure that it is valid.Chuck made the suggestion yesterday follo ... Read moreSource: jamaica-gleaner.com
