Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque has made an order for Vanacia Johnson-Lee, who is charged with attempted murder of her husband, to be brought before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Friday, August 5.  ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkey pox outbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans. The announcement will free up money and other resources to...

An alleged gunman was shot and killed in Central Village, St Catherine this morning after he and an accomplice allegedly gunned down a man in the Brown's Lane community. The police say a Glock pistol was seized from the deceased gunman, who...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public, that a section of the Toll Gate to Bushmouth main road, in Westmoreland, in the vicinity of the Townhead community, is now impassable. This, as the Jackass River Bridge, situated along the...

The St Mary police are yet to determine the cause of death of a woman, whose body was found in bushes in the community of Jacks River in the parish on Wednesday. The body has since been identified as that of 56-year-old Annmarie Henderson of a...

The Jamaica STAR today crossed the one million-follower mark on social media platform Instagram. The 71-year-old publication becomes the first newspaper in the Caribbean to achieve this accomplishment. Daraine Luton,...

Yahamalit and Tiwahrisah Holness, the twins who were reported missing yesterday by the police, are safe and in the custody of their mother Rakesha Lewis. Lewis, who showed up with the children at the Montego Hills police station to prove their...

A man was shot dead early this morning during a confrontation with the police after they were responding to a report that eight houses were firebombed in Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine. Commander for the St Catherine South Police Division,...

While the Brazilian butt lift procedure that delivers customers a bigger derriere costs about US$4,500 (approximately $688,000), one local Instagram retailer claims to have a cream that gives similar results for just J$5,000. Sash* said that in.....

Well-known security expert Robert Finzi-Smith believes that the arrest and subsequent murder charge of Constable Noel Maitland is far worse than a black eye for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Maitland, who is accused of killing his...

Waterhouse FC's head coach, Marcel Gayle, says his team made some "criminal" mistakes during their 6-0 defeat by Pacific FC in a Concacaf League preliminary round second-leg tie in Langford, Canada, on Tuesday night, and they paid the price. The....

An Ananda Alert has been activated for missing nine-year-old twins Yahamalit and Tiwahrisah Holness of Norwood, St James, who have been missing since June 14. At the time of their disappearance, the twins were reportedly in the care of their...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has completed phase one of the Ruthven Towers apartment complex in St Andrew. The eight-storey development, situated on three acres of land at 1-3 Ruthven Road, comprises 86 units consisting of 72 one-bedroom and.....

Early childhood institutions across the island will benefit from a donation of 300 mattresses from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The contribution was at the request of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) in the Ministry of...

A Corporate Area man was sentenced yesterday to nine months' imprisonment, suspended for two years, after he confessed to slapping his child's mother, after she told him to "s*** his mother." It was shared in the Kington and St Andrew Parish...

Growing up in the sometimes volatile community of Cambridge, St James, Torray Brown wanted a way out and thought it would come by becoming a member of the Jamaica Defence Force. "I live in Cambridge and to be honest life is bad. It very bad and.....

THE Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and national senior men's interim coach Paul Hall are close to agreeing on a long-term deal. A source close to the JFF told STAR Sports yesterday that the federation is pushing for a final agreement this...

Red Stripe, the official beer of Jamaica 60, said it will be commissioning a series of murals that celebrate the pride of the people. The painting of the murals will be done by local artists who will capture the Jamaican vibe and energy. It is...

The inscription of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List has led to an increase in visitors to the area. One of 32 'mixed' World...

Chelisa Osbourne, 32, of Trewlany, and 25-year-old Julio Gordon of Hanover were crowned the Champion Male and Female 4-H Farmers last weekend at the 68th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon. They both...