Business operators in St James, including tourism interests, have signalled their support for the State of Public Emergency (SOE), which has been reintroduced in western parishes. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, on Sunday (November 14),...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is utilising a combination of security measures to respond to the crime situation in Jamaica. "Where the violence justifies it, we will...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Fayval Williams, is assuring parents that the compulsory Sixth-Form Pathways will better prepare students for higher-level academics or entry into the workforce. The new initiative, slated to commence in......

The mother of Arlon Shakes who was murdered last Saturday in Dunkirk, east Kingston, said that she is prepared to forgive his killers if they are willing to repent. Although deep in sorrow, the grieving mother said she has found the strength to......

Prayers answered! That is the sentiment echoed by Raheem Williams as he held on to his new power wash tool and vacuum. Williams was featured in THE STAR last week, pleading with readers and viewers to assist in his quest to open a car wash and...

With a pair of kid's water boots on his feet and a shovel in his hands, five-year-old Nicolai Richards goes about loading a wheelbarrow with sand, like a seasoned professional. His father, Devon, watches him like a protective hawk to ensure he...

Annmarie Williamson, a mother of seven, is hoping that she will get the opportunity to properly take care of her children and reside in better living conditions. Dwelling on a piece of captured land in the bushes behind the Old Harbour Primary.....

Spending two days a week at a medical facility undergoing dialysis treatment is not how Danielle Cain envisioned her youthful days would go. She hoped that she would have been completing her studies in fashion designing at a tertiary institution.....

The former top tier member of the One Don Gang yesterday burst into laughter during the ongoing trial after one of the defence attorneys claimed a disagreement over a woman caused him to tell lies about her client. The prosecution witness had...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says the $700-million artisan village in Falmouth, Trelawny, is the first facility under a signature project that will take brand Jamaica to "new stratospheric" heights. Bartlett said that while the Trelawny.....

Robert Montague, chairman of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has urged all Jamaicans to pray for the nation's security forces as they seek to reduce the levels of crime and violence in the country. Montague's call came on Sunday at a...

An additional classroom block has been constructed at Black River High School in St Elizabeth at a cost of approximately $20 million. The structure, which comprises four classrooms and a staff room, was built under the government of Japan's...

Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon has received a high-flow nasal cannula machine valued at $1.4 million, which will support COVID-19 patients who need oxygen. The life-saving machine was donated by non-profit organisation Striving Together...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, is urging farmers and fisherfolk to use antimicrobials wisely. Antimicrobial are chemicals used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants. However, antimicrobial resistance.....

Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, says discussions are under way to establish another shelter for victims of human trafficking. "We currently have one shelter, but it can only...

BERLIN (AP) -- Austria took what its leader called the "dramatic" step Monday of implementing a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people who haven't recently had COVID-19, perhaps the most drastic of a string of measures...

A 9mm pistol and thirteen .22 rounds of ammunition were seized on Madrid Avenue, Homestead in St Catherine during a targeted raid on Sunday, November 14. Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that about 7:30 a.m., police conducted a raid at...

Ground was broken on Friday (November 12) for the construction of a state-of-the-art forensic pathology autopsy suite in Kingston. The facility, to be located at 149 Orange Street, downtown Kingston, is projected for completion in January 2023. It.....

Four Rastafarian men who previously opposed the idea of vaccination against the novel coronavirus turned up last Saturday to receive their shots at a vaccination blitz in Port Royal, Kingston. The men were convinced to take the jab after seeing......

"Thank yuh Jesus, give God the glory because mi can sleep good inna mi bed at nights now." That was the reaction from a Maxfield Avenue resident yesterday when she heard that the community was among those placed under a state of emergency (SOE...