Hundreds of police personnel clad in black are now at the Supreme Court building awaiting the verdict on their 40-hour workweek and overtime claim. The verdict is to be handed down by Justice Sonia Wint Blair. Ahead of the hearing, cops have...

Before Saturday's near-death encounter in Franklyn Town, St Andrew, Rashana Beckford had never spoken in tongues. But as she came face-to-face with her mortality while seated in a car, having been caught in a crossfire between police and a...

Despite a sign posted at the St Catherine Parish Court warning that persons should not make payments to anyone except court staff, criminals are still enjoying the time of their lives as people continue to fall victim to their scam. The men...

Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson said that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is not dependent on states of emergency (SOEs) to fight crime. He said that the force will continue implementing them in its quest to tackle violent......

The lead investigator in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial yesterday listed about 10 different locations in St Catherine where a former gang member said gangsters committed murders. Among the areas was a spot on Thompson Pen Road where a triple...

For peddlers in the Coronation Market and its surroundings in downtown Kingston, handcarts are a popular mode of transportation for goods. The go-to man for these carriages is Robert Nickle, who has made his niche in handcart making. The 60-year....

Shocked into a state of disbelief, Kimberly Sampson rushed from work to her east Kingston home yesterday to find it ablaze. It was about 1 p.m. when Sampson got the frantic call. The two-bedroom house, located between Wild Street and Mitchell......

The Forestry Department and the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to reforest land in St James to restore tree cover that may be affected during the construction of the greatly....

Human rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is urging people who have experienced gender-based violence (GBV) to consider getting legal support in order to claim their rights and access justice. JFJ said that gender-based violence is a human......

A man was remanded in custody yesterday after admitting to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court that he had hit his stepchildren with a stick. Alphanso Campbell is charged with three counts of cruelty to a child and unlawful wounding. It was.....

The production of potatoes has skyrocketed by nearly 21 per cent, with the tuber being a key growth driver for the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica, the sector grew by 7.2 per cent,...

Relatives of Charles 'Chulu Man' Simpson, the sole survivor of a 1979 bauxite train crash in St Elizabeth, say that his former employers have not done enough to help him, despite the debilitating injuries he suffered in the incident. Simpson, who....

Jason McKay, CEO of McKay Security, has defended the actions of one of his security officers who yesterday shot and killed a man who is allegedly of unsound mind following a bizarre series of events in St Catherine. It is alleged that the man,...

As tears trickled down the cheeks of Diane Moodie, she made her plea vocal: "The only thing me woulda want right now is for my children to walk." Moodie is a mother of six, three of whom have physical disabilities. Her firstborn, Raheem Williams.....

Two of three transcripts of the secret recordings of alleged members of the One Don Gang were blocked on Tuesday from being entered into evidence after defence lawyers raised objections. The prosecution's first police witness and the third of 42.....

Originally published on November 24, 2016 There was no moon in the sky and only a few bright stars last Friday, but whatever it was that had people talking about it being haunted, THE STAR was ready to find out the night secrets of the abandoned.....

A politician was yesterday granted bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court for larceny charges. Marvin Clarke, from St Thomas, pleaded not guilty to malicious destruction of property and larceny by trick. It is alleged.....

Having ushered 'The People Paper' into its platinum anniversary year, I am seized with the realisation that it is an awesome task laced with a rich legacy and brimming with the possibilities of the next 70 years and beyond. November 24, 1951,...

Janice Davis, STAR vendor My favourite part of my STAR is Tell Me Pastor because I like to listen what the people dem say, and I kinda pick up few hints about other things. Every day I read Tell Me Pastor. Happy Birthday to THE STAR and I......