Earlier today, officers from the Marine Police Division seized over 1000 pounds of Ganja during an operation along the Portland Bight coastal area in Clarendon yesterday. The substance, which was valued at US$1.7 million or approximately J$...

Chief Parish Judge Chester Crooks slapped $10,000 fines on two men for illegally fishing in the Kingston Harbour in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. The senior jurist was not pleased with the number of cases being brought...

The days Edwin Bruce spent in the May Pen Market with his siblings and his mother Henrietta Douglas unknowingly prepared him for his calling as a perfumer. At their two-bedroom home in Clarendon, the smell of succulent fruits that were not sold.....

A female inspector of police reportedly had to seek medical attention last Friday after a woman, who is allegedly of unsound mind, hit her in the head with a stone. The incident occurred along Burke Road in front of the Spanish Town Police...

Head of the Portland Police Division Superintendent Kenneth Chin yesterday refuted reports that investigators recorded statements from a man who is being held in connection with an explosion at a Scotiabank ATM in Port Antonio last Saturday. It......

After two articles in THE STAR, in which she sought assistance to pay her first-year tuition, medical student at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Perisa Miller can rest easy knowing it has finally been paid in full. Miller's mother,...

Violet Mitchell was a picture of contentment when THE STAR visited her Chapelton home in northern Clarendon last week. Pushing back against her frailty, brought on by old age, the 101-year old Mitchell bravely attempted one of her favourite hymns....

Although conscious of its dangers, pedestrians are gambling with their lives by dashing across sections of Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston instead of using an overhead bridge that was built for their safety. THE STAR recently observed the...

The police in St James say that major anti-gang, anti-vending, traffic enforcement, and public order operations in the parish today were a success. The operations which started as early as 6 am, included joint efforts from other agencies such as......

Garfield Bailey, who was remanded in custody last Wednesday after he brought $50 and $100 as part of compensation, was allowed to go home after his sister paid the remaining sums owed to the complainant. She appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew......

An additional $1.4 billion is to be paid out to Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries in the 2022/2023 financial year. This follows a recent Cabinet approval for an increase of 18.26 per cent for the programme......

Taxi operators in St James blocked sections of Norwood Drive this morning in of protest poor road conditions. They say that the roadway has been in a bad state for several years. The protesters used old refrigerators, trees, old motor vehicle parts....

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is currently probing the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Kashife Smikle by the police in Cassava Piece, St Andrew last night. According to reports, Smikle, otherwise called Zena, and two other...

Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque has vowed to send a strong message to members of the public who abuse the nation's children, especially young girls. Her stance comes after she revoked the bail of Owen Campbell, 34, who pleaded...

A Corporate Area woman stole US$350 (approximately $61,492) from the wallet of a dead man who she was responsible for. The woman, Dawn Hines, was hired as a caregiver for the man, but the day after he died, she slipped her fingers into his...

With Jamaica celebrating its 60th anniversary of Independence this year, 74-year-old Daphne Robinson, of Kilmarnock, Westmoreland, will be welcoming it the same way she has done every year since 1962 - drinking from a commemorative cup. Robinson.....

Two fishermen who were caught fishing illegally last month were yesterday ordered to pay $4 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Paul Saunders and John Fang pleaded guilty to fishing in the fairway, which is illegal under the Harbour...

Approximately six week weeks ago, Lavern Gordon, a Jamaican living in New York, was busy with preparations for her daughter Kayla Green's 16th birthday celebration. At the party, Kayla danced the night away and took tons of photos with her...

Business owners located on the old Melrose Hill Road in Mandeville are hoping that the diversion of traffic to the area - to facilitate works on the Williamsfield to May Pen Leg of Highway 2000 - will provide them with some economic benefits, even....

A community report was ordered for a woman who admitted to stealing $33,000 worth of clothes when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Vanessa Nichol, 31, was charged with simple larceny following an incident on......