In 2018, a then 15-year-old Renacia Thomas was diagnosed with Wilms' tumour, a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children. For two years, the teenager put up a vigorous fight against the disease. In addition to losing her hair from the...

Watching Barrington 'Daylight' Heslop bravely and effortlessly perform stunts on his motorcycle is quite the spectacle. The 24-year-old daredevil is adept at performing all kinds of manoeuvres, including wheelies, stoppies and burnouts. He is......

Police commissioner Major General Antony Anderson says Jamaicans should expect to see more money being seized by lawmen as they seek to reduce the high incidence of violent crimes in the country. The police chief, speaking at a press conference......

A Corporate Area woman who claimed that she was under pressure to repay a loan robbed a frightened mother of a bag that contained a cellphone, money and other personal items. The victim was walking along a roadway with her six-year-old...

The prosecution's expert witness who is giving evidence about the data including the secret recordings of alleged members of the Clansman-One Don Gang contained on three cellphones was yesterday accused of being clueless by senior defence lawyer......

A female British national who got into a fight with airline personnel while aboard a flight entering Jamaica on May 1 got a stern lecture and a combined $20,000 fine when she appeared in the St James Parish Court yesterday. Sarah Jenkins, 37, of.....

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP): Dozens of passengers kidnapped five weeks ago from a train near Nigeria's capital are being used as human shields by their abductors, President Muhammadu Buhari said. More than 100 travellers were kidnapped in late March....

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP): A diplomat from the Dominican Republic apparently has been kidnapped in neighbouring Haiti, prompting Dominican authorities to call for his safe release. The local newspaper, El Dia, reported yesterday...

LANSING, Mich (AP): A draft opinion that suggests the US Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision reverberated in political battleground Michigan, where a near-total abortion ban may take effect again after...

Have you seen Lascelles Wright? The family of the 65-year-old man has been seeking to locate him since he seemingly wandered from his home in Richmond, Manchester, on April 24, Jerome Wright, son of the missing senior, said that he last saw his......

An acre of land may not sound like much space, but for Merlyn McAnuff, it is enough to farm more than 10 types of crops at her home in St Andrew West Rural. For the past twenty years, McAnuff's green thumb has brought her much satisfaction and...

Penis reattached after six years A man who had a penis on his arm for six years has finally had it reattached between his legs. Malcolm McDonald suffered a dreadful infection that caused his member to turn black and fall off back in 2010....

A small basket fits over Daniel 'Bramo' Williams' mouth like a muzzle. He said that the item, which is made from wicker, is a face mask. But it is no ordinary facial covering; this one has peep holes that fit over his eyes like spectacles. Bramo.....

Two days before he succumbed to injuries in a road crash, one of Constable Donald Carr's siblings sent him a voice note detailing an ominous dream she had about him. "In the dream, he came home and when he came home he said that he got a...

An expert witness in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial testified yesterday that he did not detect evidence of tampering with the data stored on three phones, including secretly recorded conversations of defendants. The recordings were reportedly...

"Sumn inah di pan nuh, Daddy? See me a stretch mi hand deh Daddy." This is the catchphrase repeated by 33-year-old Andrew Kirkland who has taken on the responsibility of repairing the potholes on Featherbed Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine....

Sections of St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, have been plunged into mourning following the murder of two residents and the injuring of two others in two incidents which occurred hours apart. The deceased have been identified as...

After more than 50 years in the business, 69-year-old Anthony Hendricks says he still 'over-loves' being a carpenter. Hendricks, originally from rural St Thomas, told THE STAR that carpentry is the only trade that he knows. "Mi just know say a......

AP There are two camps of Mother's Day celebrators: those who like nothing more than a lavish brunch/lunch/dinner at a restaurant, and those who hope for a homey celebration enjoyed while wearing a pair of fuzzy slippers. I wouldn't be sad with......

New Green Primary and Infant School in Manchester received a boost in its efforts to ensure that students are properly equipped with tablet computers to aid their learning. Recently, past student Julie Roberts from the UK donated tablets and...