Several small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) across the island are receiving much-needed support to scale up their operations, generate new opportunities and increase earnings. The support, which includes capacity-building training,......

Data from the latest available crime statistics from the Jamaica Constabulary Force show that murders in Jamaica have seen a four percent increase year on year. St James, St Catherine North and Westmoreland are the top three murderous...

Noel Maitland, the police officer being tried for the murder of social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson, has been remanded until September 16. This decision was passed down in the Kingston and St Andrew parish court on Monday. The prosecution.....

The Clarendon police have seized 75 stolen poker boxes they believe could be bringing in at least $450,000 weekly for criminals. The seizures were made in collaboration with the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission during recent intensified...

Clarendon bus driver James Davis, otherwise called 'Prento' was killed in a three-vehicle collision in Four Paths in the parish earlier today. He was pronounced dead at the May Pen Hospital.  Three other persons have been hospitalised...

The faces of some residents of Top Road in Ulster Spring, Trelawny, were as gloomy as the clouds hovering the rural district. They were thrown into this mood as sisters Tracy-Ann, 14, and Dahlia Cowell, 16, have been missing since last Wednesday....

Residents of Text Lane in central Kingston were left angered after a dog was killed on Saturday, allegedly by a policeman. They said that the canine, known as Oreo, saved their lives on several occasions, as he usually barks whenever there is...

While traversing the less frequently travelled route to get to Ocho Rios from Kingston, THE STAR team made a pit stop at the famous Faith's Pen Jerk Centre in St Ann. The once vibrant venue is now a shadow of its former self, but jerk man Denton....

After a two-year hiatus, the Boulevard Shopping Centre's back-to-school event returned on Saturday, with parents and children flocking to receive much-needed school supplies for the imminent start of a new academic year. Book vouchers, school...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is seeking to rally the faith-based community in its drive to stamp out anti-social behaviour in schools. "We believe [that the Church] can be a powerful ally in this quest to affect a change in behaviour,"...

Buying a home can be difficult, but there are even more headaches if you're buying one that's being sold under power of sale. Section 106 of the Registration of Titles Act (the 'act') as well as common law stipulates how to properly exercise the.....

The Harris Family Vision Foundation has come to the rescue of former informal commercial importer Valda Myrie, who has fallen on difficult times. The foundation has provided an adjustable, motorised bed for her, as she cannot move and her...

Diagnosed with colon (colorectal) cancer more than two years ago and now given a year or less to live, 29-year-old Shaunice Dean is refusing to let the dreaded disease steal her happiness, even as it takes a toll on her health. According to the......

A call centre worker, who investigators believe copied the biography and banking information of seven customers, was offered bail yesterday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The accused, Tyrese Wiggan, 24, pleaded not guilty to seven...

A man who police said attempted to flee the island amid the seizure of two firearms and rounds of ammunition was apprehended at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday. The accused is 22-year-old Tibal Clarke, otherwise called 'TJ', of.....

Construction of a museum to honour and memorialise Jamaica's first National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, will be finished during the country's 60th year of Independence. This according to Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...

A man who is believed to be of an unsound mind was yesterday morning shot dead during a confrontation with two police officers along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew. The identity of the deceased was not established up to press time. The incident......

A 32-year-old fisherman, who is accused of using a speargun to shoot the captain of a fishing vessel on which he was employed in the chest, was yesterday offered bail in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. When Richard Johnson made his...

Apart from the impressive academic achievements and destined-for-greatness attitude, the two top performers in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams at the Providence Kinder-Prep School in St Thomas have more in common than meets the eye. Both...

Senior Superintendent Kirk Ricketts, who is the commanding officer of the St Andrew South Police Division, said he is "playing it day-by-day" on whether he will seek to impose a curfew in sections of Seaview Gardens. This as the murders of four.....