The religious leader who was carried into a church by three men as he sat in a chair is used to getting royal treatment whenever he visits the Open Doors Deliverance Ministry in May Pen, Clarendon. The pastor, Apostle Dr O'Meal Reid, who is...

Twenty-two-year-old Melissa Brown of Park Mountain District in St Elizabeth, was arrested and charged after she was found with multiple electronic devices containing identity information over the weekend. The police say that about 5:27 p.m....

The East Kingston Police have confirmed that 12 people were shot and injured while at a party along Wellington Avenue in Franklyn Town, Kingston last night.

Forty-one new midwives have been equipped to provide essential support to women, mothers, and babies, following the successful completion of training at the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN).

Dozens of St Ann residents this morning blocked several roads between Runaway Bay and Discovery Bay to protest poor road conditions. Deputy Superintendent of Police Kevin Francis said the police were alerted about the demonstrations early this...

It is the earnest desire of Kimesha Higgins that her one-year-old daughter receives surgery to remove a fast-growing brain tumour that has been the cause of seizures for the past year. Her baby, Leandra Palmer, was only seven months old when she.....

Child activist Betty-Ann Blaine has described a partnership between Hear the Children's Cry and social media platform, TikTok, as an advancement in protection of the nation's children. Blaine, founder of Hear the Children's Cry, told THE STAR...

An urn containing Sherrod 'Yanni' Holness' ashes sits in the centre of his mother's living room, a timely reminder of the painful reminder that he is no longer with her in the flesh. 'Yanni', who the police described as a violence producer, was......

Dancehall artiste Demaro Peynado was one of two men murdered in St Ann last weekend. The body of 27-year-old Peynado, whose stage name is Crown Boss, was discovered with several bullet wounds at premises in Claremont in the parish on Saturday......

Avis Morrison, of Second Street in Greenwich Town, St Andrew, was overcome with tears of joy as she received the keys to her new house from Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday. She is the latest beneficiary of improved housing under the...

One Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol and a magazine containing twelve 9mm cartridges were seized by the St Andrew South Police Division Crime Band team during a snap raid in Palm Grove Housing Scheme, Kingston 11, on Saturday. The police......

Three top-performing policemen assigned to the St Andrew Central Police Division were on Friday saluted for their performance in the division during a commander's parade inspection and awards ceremony held at the Half-Way-Tree Police Station. The....

Charmaine Simpson, a British woman who was allegedly found with cocaine as she attempted to leave the country last month, said that she was merely carrying the packages labelled as chocolate for a friend. The woman's lawyer, Lawrence Haines,...

A power of attorney (POA) is a legal document that gives a designated person, referred to as an attorney or agent, the authority to act for another person, known as the principal or donor, in their private affairs, business, or some other legal...

Every time the phone rings, Locksley Parker hopes that someone will call to give him the good news that his brother, Samuel Parker, and cousin, Alvin Henry, have been found. Both fishermen, from Hayes Phase 2 in Clarendon, have been missing since....

The third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Current English describes a genius as "An exceptionally intelligent or able person", a description which fits four-year-old Xestajuan Campbell, a resident of Cold Spring, Hanover, perfectly. 'Zesty',.....

Renowned life coach, Iyanla Vanzant, is among those hailing the rich legacy of late veteran singer, Denroy Morgan. In a video tribute at a celebratory event for his life held at the National Indoors Sports Centre in Kingston today...

An unidentified woman died earlier today in a car explosion in St Thomas after the driver lost control along the Rowlandsfield Main Road. The incident reportedly took place around 11 am. Corporal S. Hemmings from the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The move comes after a meeting of the...

A Jamaican police officer has pleaded guilty in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale to importing cocaine into the United States. As part of her guilty plea, 42-year-old Shelian Cherine Allen admitted that on February 3, she arrived at Fort...