Earlier today, a police service vehicle collided with a sport utility vehicle (SUV) driven by entertainer Tarrus Riley on the Mandela Highway in St Catherine. No injuries were sustained, however, the police car was reportedly damaged. ...

The Southern Regional Health Authority has announced that the Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester has been reopened effective May 21. The popular establishment was ordered closed by the health department on May 3 for...

The Government has unveiled the design of Jamaica’s first National Identification (ID) card, which is engraved with national symbols and has 26 security features.

A man was killed and two others injured when gunmen invaded a bar on Rectory Road, Bucknor in Clarendon last night. The deceased has been identified as 29-year-old Troy Rosewell, a bar operator and security guard of Pearl Boulevard in Bucknor....

Two men, including a 67-year-old motorcyclist, died in a collision along the Llandile main road, Savana-la-mar in Westmoreland yesterday. Deceased is Roy Porter of Big Bridge, Westmoreland, and an unidentified man. According to the Savana-la-mar...

A six-year-old boy died in hospital on May 19, five days after he was admitted to be treated for a broken arm. The boy's mother, Shanique Brown, said that he sustained the injury while playing at home on May 15. Sadly, the child, Neymar Bryan,......

As a group of churchgoers travelled to Somerset Falls in Portland on Sunday, they laughed and sang along to gospel music and told jokes. However, hours later, the atmosphere was quite the opposite when the group was travelling back to Kingston.......

Oceen Campbell-Gray made waves online last weekend as a video surfaced of her on bended knee, seemingly proposing to her beau Christopher. However, she told THE STAR that this was not a proposal as the two had already said their 'I dos' last...

Owen Tapper's life story reads like a series of unfortunate events. Sleeping on the dirt floor of his home in Sangster's Heights, Clarendon, his small shack looks like a strong puff of wind can cause its demise. Tapper said that he is hoping...

Two Jamaicans, who American investigators alleged formed part of a "sophisticated" international narcotic syndicate, both waived their rights to an extradition hearing when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. They.....

A man who confessed to stealing 10lbs of yellow yam from a farm he worked on, yesterday agreed to make restitution to the owner when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. It was reported that on April 20 at 8:30 p.m., the...

More than 16 persons, including students, received injuries after a mini bus crashed head-on with a Toyota Corolla motor car along the Shettlewood main road in Hanover yesterday morning. Reports by the Ramble police are that about 6:45 a.m., the.....

LONDON (AP): Health authorities in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia have identified more than 100 cases of monkeypox in recent days. Officials around the world are keeping watch for more cases because, for the first time, the rare...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister Floyd Green says the National Identification System (NIDS) card will replace the need for the identification service of a justice of the peace (JP). Green, who has responsibility for...

Jamaica's foreign exchange market has remained relatively stable since the start of the year. Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says this partly reflects actions taken by the BOJ, through its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in...

UVALDE, Texas (AP) -- An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing 14 children, one teacher and injuring others, Gov. Greg Abbott said, and the gunman was dead. It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade...

Following the injury of a team member by a lion last week, management at the Jamaica Zoo says the worker is recovering from what - in light of the circumstances - can be described as relatively minor injuries. The zoo also says steps have been...

A male teacher from Clarendon was arrested last weekend after a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing, was found hiding in his home by the police. According to the police, the operation was based on intelligence they received about the...

The saying that 'a dog is a man's best friend' was real for Peter Perry, owner of Perry's Funeral Home, as he laid his pooch Ringo to rest yesterday. The funeral was held at the funeral home's Jobs Lane, Spanish Town, parlour in St Catherine. The....

Nicola Patterson always knew that her daughter Shenadde Francis, who was diagnosed with a chronic illness at age five, could be taken from her at an early age, but was still unprepared for the loss. Shenadde, 18, passed away on April 22 after a......