Kaden Beckford is not the typical eight-year-old. Instead of playing with toys, his leisure time is spent building things -- not using building blocks, but using tools like a hammer and his favourite; a drill. In an interview at their home in...

At the sight of their owner Leon Golding entering the goat shed, the herd started bleating in harmony. They ran into his arms in loving caress, as he prepared to tend to their daily needs. Golding, whose animals are housed in the Corporate Area.....

CMC: Following a procession, a funeral was on Thursday held at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on a day declared a national holiday to ensure as many people as possible attend the state funeral for the national hero, who died on August 9......

Winston Medley was forced to wade through knee-high water in his Toll Gate, Clarendon, yard after it was flooded by heavy rains that dumped on the island by a weather system which started on Wednesday. Uphell Purcell, councillor for the York...

Jamaica has administered more than half-a-million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, as the island continues efforts to vaccinate 65 per cent of the population against the deadly disease by March 2022. The ministry of health said that 500,605 doses were....

Bottled water company Lifespan has partnered with the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation on an initiative to support the zoo during difficult times. The Hope Zoo has been facing challenging times since the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been faced with....

Jamaica has been hit by a shortage of chicken back due to a shortage in overseas markets. Given the current situation, consumers are being told to expect the scarcity to continue. Michael Pryce, chief technical director in the Ministry of...

A security guard who borrowed money so that he could help a total stranger get to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in time to catch a flight is being hailed for his generosity. Jason Evans, a Jamaican who lives in Canada, said he...

Customers of the popular marijuana dispensary, Epican, are in a state of panic following the news that more than 1,000 ganja plants were destroyed by the authorities at its farm in St Andrew on Wednesday. Epican utilises the cannabis grown at its....

One man has been arrested in connection with the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition along Tavern Avenue, St. Andrew on Thursday. Reports from the Half Way Tree Police are that about 2:30 p.m., lawmen conducted an...

The Health Ministry has declared that effective immediately, public hospitals will only conduct emergency care services. This comes amid a rapid increase in COVID-19 infections that require hospitalisation. Several facilities have exceeded...

Jamaica on Thursday recorded 605 new COVID-19 cases from 2,275 samples tested, increasing total confirmed cases to 64,899 with 15,058 being active. This brings the country's positivity rate to 41.9%. Of the new cases,...

Students who want to live on campus at the University of the West Indies, Mona will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a notice issued yesterday, the university said that persons will be required to submit proof of vaccination. For......

More than 1,000 high-grade ganja plants were yesterday destroyed by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) during an operation at the Epican farm in Guava Ridge, East Rural St Andrew. Karibe McKenzie, CEO and co-founder of Epican, watched with.....

When most students were engaged in the activities in the classroom, Adrian Watson could not resist focusing his attention on nature's calling outside the window. Much to the frustration of his teachers, he was more intrigued by the trees swaying......

Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry is urging the market vendor who was arrested at the May Pen Market for allegedly not wearing a mask, to secure the services of a lawyer before entering a plea when she goes to court. "We are asking this lady.....

GREEN PROMISES STRONGER PRAEDIAL LARCENY LAWS Agriculture Minister Floyd Green said that praedial larceny is one of the glaring issues holding back the development of the small ruminant sector. Sheep and goats are among the small ruminants that.....

Skateboard made from blood of legend A company has created skateboards using the blood of Tony Hawk. The skateboarding legend has teamed up with the drinks manufacturer Liquid Death to make some limited edition boards and the company drew...

"It is important to vaccinate animals, so why not people?" questioned Dr Osbil Watson, chief veterinary officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Watson was speaking with THE STAR at the vaccination site at Denbigh Primary School in....

The lush vegetation and beautiful mountain scenery are contrasting tales of the woes of residents in Round Hill, northern Clarendon. Residents are lamenting the conditions of the road, adding that they have been forgotten by their political...