At least three commanders of police divisions have imposed a temporary restriction on the granting of permits for entertainment events, citing an upsurge in violent activities. Senior Superintendent Robert Gordon of Westmoreland told THE STAR...

A major pipe-laying project which is being conducted along sections of Spanish Town Road in St Andrew is being blamed for dust nuisance that is making life difficult for persons who live and conduct business close to the thoroughfare. The project....

Last April, Jerald Dunkley and Natoya Anderson of Settlement in Lionel Town, Clarendon, were featured in THE STAR highlighting the deplorable conditions under which they were living. One year later and their fortunes have changed, as they are now....

Following Tuesday's STAR story about a Kingston woman pleading for a paternity test to find out who is her daughter's father, DNA testing company Caribbean Genetics (CARIGEN) has stepped forward to grant her wish. Chief DNA analyst at CARIGEN,......

A man allegedly assaulted a Corporate Area businessman because his motorcycle was disturbing him. The accused, Anthony Wright, made his first appearance in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday to answer to charges of unlawful...

A confessed drug addict, who has been homeless for almost two decades, yesterday confessed in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court to stealing two crates of vegetables . Patrick Johnson, 49, pleaded guilty to simple larceny, after taking $38,.....

The old adage that with beauty comes pain may not hold true for aesthetician Monique Vassell-Small. In fact, her aim as the whimsical 'wax fairy' is to provide a comforting experience when she conducts the most intimate services of waxing. But......

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to one year's probation on Tuesday after he confessed to hitting his child's mother for taking $1,000 from him. The man was brought before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on an executed warrant, having...

Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson says that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has deployed 55 additional officers to assist school administrators who are dealing with a flare-up of violence in their schools. "We note with some.....

Work is progressing apace on the transformation of the old Olympic Gardens Police Station building in St Andrew West Central. The building, which is part of the Bay Farm Villas housing scheme, is being transformed to provide housing solutions for....

Jamaica stands to benefit significantly from investment in special economic zones (SEZ) and the country's bid to become a global logistics hub, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill. SEZs are areas within a...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited for the provision of administrative services for the Government Pensioners' Administrative Services Only (GPASO) health scheme and related services. This contract...

The Manchester police arrested and charged two men over the seizure of a nine millimetre Beretta pistol with a magazine containing sixteen 9mm rounds of ammunition in Greenvale, Manchester on Tuesday. Charged with illegal possession of firearm and.....

A high school guidance counsellor has been charged with rape and other sex-related crimes involving a schoolgirl. Dawit Jeffrey, 29, is also facing multiple counts of indecent assault. Jeffrey, who is also a Justice of the Peace, is accused of...

Scammers have been abstaining from sex and refusing to take baths as part of rituals aimed at guaranteeing success in their attempts to trick unsuspecting persons in the United States of America (USA) that they have won sweepstakes. A group of so....

"Kite war a di only war a fight right now," is the sentiment of residents of Rose Gardens, a perennially violence-plagued community in downtown Kingston. Since the start of the month, residents like Ricardo Simmonds and Dane Smith have been...

Seventeen members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were refused re-enlistment for various disciplinary breaches in 2021, according to Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Stewart, who is in charge of the administration portfolio. Stewart,......

Daisy* has not seen her husband, Roy*, since January. But it is not the case that he is missing. Roy, according to Daisy, has walked out of their relationship and is now in the arms of a younger woman. The 58-year-old Daisy feels gutted by the......

The community of Park Lane off Red Hills Road in St Andrew remains on edge following the murder of two men early Tuesday morning. The residents were extremely tight-lipped when the news team visited the community yesterday. They spoke in hushed.....

A St Catherine cashier accused of stealing almost $500,0000 from her employer had her bail extended when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. She is charged with eight counts of embezzlement. The allegations are...