Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries, including several Caribbean states, have been recording declines in coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths. Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., said that more than 745....

Pathways killer, Andre Ruddock, reportedly confessed to the murder of Taneka Gardener. Ruddock is charged with the murder of the 39-year-old woman during an alleged sacrificial ritual at Pathways International Restoration Ministries on October 17......

Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 46 new COVID-19 cases from 816 samples tested, increasing the total confirmed cases to 89,216 with 27,907 being active. The country's positivity rate is currently 8.6%. Of the new cases, 19...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise apartment building under construction in Nigeria's most populous city has risen to 21, the Lagos state governor said Wednesday, as rescue crews continued to seek...

In a jaw dropping revelation yesterday during the One Don Gang trial, a former high-placed gangster testified that incarcerated dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel had reportedly secured the services of the gang to murder three persons including a...

In life Christine Lewis, 69, and her sister, 72-year-old Lola Lewis, were inseparable, but those close to them are stricken with grief after they were murdered in their home. Their bodies, which were in an early stage of decomposition, were found....

A judge ordered a social enquiry report for a mother who reportedly left her child alone at home on several occasions. Ashareen Frazer, 21, pleaded guilty to child neglect when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday.......

Airy Castle, St Thomas resident Iris says she keeps an eye out whenever she journeys to her farm, following the abduction of two girls from Bath in the parish last month. The 46-year-old said she and other residents are still on the lookout for.....

This Friday the White Marl Primary School in St Catherine will be receiving seven laptops at a handover ceremony at the institution, courtesy of Tropical Sun Food, a company out of the United Kingdom. The school's principal, Milton C. Brown, who....

Three women were abducted on Monday by armed thugs travelling in a white Toyota Probox 'red plate' motor car. Police said that the women were abducted at different locations across St Andrew. The abductors first struck in Bull Bay after which...

A man known as Bigga Crime, one of St Thomas' most ruthless criminals, is currently driving fear in the hearts of residents in Eleven Miles, Bull Bay, by randomly searching their cell phones to see who they're communicating with. His tactics,...

Residents of Eleven Miles in Bull Bay, St Thomas, say they are under siege by a deadly gang war which they say has been going on for one year. THE STAR recently visited several sections of the crime-torn community where the residents opened up.....

Environmental advocacy group, Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), is alleging that permission has been given for mining in the Cockpit Country and on Maroon lands. JET, in a media release yesterday, said that despite a promise from Prime Minister...

Reggae songstress Etana is back with yet another hit on her hands, a new track aptly titled High Grade. Produced by Big Feet Records, the song will be officially released tomorrow. "The title of this song represents a higher level of thinking and....

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has welcomed news that the United States of America's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed Jamaica from its Level 4 'Avoid Travel to this Destination' risk assessment. "This is a very...

Jamaica will later this month start receiving at least 16 flights per week from the United Kingdom (UK), bringing the island back to approximately 100 per cent airline seat capacity as the nation's tourism numbers rebound. "We have had very good....

Clevette Folkes-Straw, aka 'Likkle', has been selling jerked chicken back and other local dishes in downtown Kingston for more than 15 years, setting up a small shop a stone's throw away from Kingston College's North Street campus. Folkes-Straw.....

Incarcerated dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel reportedly ordered hits on three persons including an entertainer. This comes from the testimony of the prosecution’s second witness in the Clansman-One Don gang trial. The witness told the court...

The Spring Village community in St Catherine has been plunged into mourning following the gruesome discovery of the bodies of two elderly sisters this morning. Reports from the police are that 2 sisters were discovered with their throats slashed in....

(AP) - Should all school-age kids get Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine? That's the question before an influential government advisory panel Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of kid-size...