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.....

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...

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....

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...

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...

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....

Troy Wedderbyn had a passion for business from a tender age, so his journey to owning a bar and nightclub was not a surprise. Wedderbyn held jobs as a hotel waiter and later a gas pump attendant, but it was his time as a higgler that gave him...

Despite rainy conditions on Saturday, scores of Jamaicans, some dying to let loose after having their enjoyment strangled by restrictive COVID-19 measures, turned up in St Ann to take up the Urban Development Corporation's (UDC) Triple Thrills...

The Government of Jamaica says it has held discussions with China, Cuba, and India with regard to obtaining COVID-19 vaccines for Jamaicans, when they become available. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement....

Fort Wayne, Indiana (AP) -- A judge has sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for shooting another man three times inside a Kroger supermarket in Fort Wayne. Marr Brown, 33, learned of his punishment Monday, after a jury in November convicted...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- A judge ruled on Monday that Ugandan security forces cannot detain presidential challenger Bobi Wine inside his home, rebuking authorities for holding the candidate under house arrest following a disputed election. Wine...

HOUSTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a temporary restraining...

LONDON (AP) -- More than 100,000 people have died in the United Kingdom after contracting the coronavirus, a year into Europe's deadliest outbreak, figures from the government showed Tuesday. The health department said 100,162 people...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the traffic signals, located at the intersection of the Mandela Highway and the North / South Toll Entrance is currently out of service. NWA says the outage is as a result of the theft of...

Over 80 per cent of the islands' streetlights are now equipped with smart LEDs, according to the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), with all island coverage expected by December this year. JPS says there are presently 84,700 of the more...

A 61-year-old female from St. Catherine is the latest Jamaican to die as a result of COVID-19, bringing the island's virus death tally to 339. Meanwhile, of the 831 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 141 returned positive results...

A woman who said she was repeatedly raped by a family member as a child is now reliving those trauma. She said that the death of her spouse in August sent her into depression as she now struggles to provide for five children. Susan* says the...

If you are in Middleton, St Thomas and you want to try and find Rupert Scott, all you have to do is ask about the man with the locks. Scott is not the only person in the community with dreadlocks, but his locks are the longest. The Rastafarian's.....

The bustling fishing village of Rocky Point in Clarendon may be best known for its aquatic creatures, but has a rather dark side as it is considered a transshipment point for drugs and guns. The seaside community has again been cast into the...

Barbara Bowers' house is located just 15 feet away from one of several fire hydrants in Top House Scheme in Dalvey, St Thomas. However, when her house caught fire in 2019, the hydrants were of no help as they were waterless. Her two-bedroom...