You may have heard of bread being sold by the slices and toothpaste by the squeeze, but the thought of being able to buy a spoon of sugar may be foreign to many persons. However, this is the reality in the community of Top Town, located in Clark'....

Two persons who resided at the house where reggae legends Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer lived as youngsters say things will not be the same again at the infamous 'Big Yard' following last Saturday's fire that damaged the top floor of the residence......

Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey says that the police will be seeking to locate the man who took to popular video sharing site TikTok on Sunday claiming to be a serial killer. In the video, the man, who only identified himself as...

Popular Youtuber Kymani 'iheart_Mani' White said he is seeking the public's assistance in trying to locate a man who hit him in the face with a knife causing injury. The 23-year-old prankster said he had to seek medical attention at the...

Youths residing in Southside, a tough inner-city section in Central Kingston, are, for the most part, loitering on the streets during hours when they should be inside their homes attending online classes. During a visit to the area yesterday, THE....

The attorney for alleged gang leader Andre Bryan yesterday appeared to have called for the Government to allocate more money to pay legal aid lawyers engaged in the trial. Bryan, who is among the 33 alleged members of the Clansman gang now before....

Two grandchildren of Violet Moss-Brown, who at the time of her death in September 2017 was the oldest woman in the world, are still upset that she was not buried in the Duanvale Cemetery in Trelawny. Moss-Brown, who was affectionately called '...

The security forces have intensified major operations across western Jamaica in light of the recent reduction of the no-movement days. Over the past days, several joint police/military teams have conducted spot checks along sections of roadways......

Yesterday, dozens of disgruntled taxi operators who ply the downtown Montego Bay to Johns Hall route in St James protested about deplorable road conditions that they say they have been dealing with for 10 years. The taxi operators say the road......

Researches want people to cut back on washing clothes People should wear smelly clothes in a bid to save the planet, experts have said. New research suggests that people are washing their clothing too often and should be cutting back to be...

It was close to midday on Friday and many children across the island were getting ready to log off of their devices in order to dash to the kitchen for lunch. However, this was not the case in a section of Kent Village, St Catherine. Some of the......

As the search continues for 34-year-old Marcus Garvey Technical High School teacher Ruchelle Williams, a student at the institution has reportedly gone missing. She is Amanda Prince, 14 of Farmers Heights, St Ann's Bay. She reportedly lives with....

Superintendent Lloyd Darby, commander of the Manchester Police Division, has issued an appeal for information surrounding the death of 32-year-old Annakaye Richards, aka Kush. Richards was murdered minutes after 8 p.m. last Friday in her home in.....

The Police High Command is condemning the killing of Sergeant Averel McCollin, 57, of 8 West, Greater Portmore, St Catherine, who was gunned down on Cootage Drive, Gregory Park, in the parish early yesterday morning. McCollin was reportedly in a....

Shanice Rowe, mother of 'miracle baby' Lashaun Rowe, is thanking THE STAR and its readers for making her son's birthday a memorable one. In THE WEEKEND STAR, published on September 17, she said that Lashaun's only wish was to receive a computer.....

HOPETON BUCKNOR STAR Writer A man who was out after the nightly curfew started was shot and killed by gunmen in Green River district in Green Island, Hanover, on Sunday morning. He has been identified as 19-year-old Nicholas Burkett, otherwise...

There's more to centenarian Alphonso Augustus Williams of Steer Town, St Ann, than just the fact that he was the parish's first enlisted firefighter. Williams, who retired at the rank of superintendent, was also councillor for the People's...

About two months after a fish kill in the Rio Cobre, fishers along the Bog Walk Gorge say they have yet to receive compensation. The National Environment and Planning Agency concluded that West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) was responsible......

Titanya Stephenson is expected to log in for online classes at Inswood High School in St Catherine today, but the 16-year-old is nowhere to be found. Her mother Devika Williams has been beside herself with fear since last Thursday, when she last....

Despite being located just three miles away from the popular town of Hopewell, residents of Bamboo in Hanover are forced to live with poor roads and running water. Several disgruntled residents told THE STAR that the stretch of roadway leading...