Customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) will be paying more for electricity. The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it has granted a rate review to the company, which will see light bills for residential customers increasing by....

La Sonja Harrison, the newly installed President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), is suggesting that educators' ability to participate in salary negotiations may be compromised if the resolution of certain concerns that...

The 2009 winner of the now discontinued Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall competition, 'Poor and Boasy,' will now sing a new tune, having found himself embroiled in a legal battle. The artist, whose given name is Omar...

The bail hearing for Constable Noel Maitland, who is accused of killing his girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson, was delayed on Monday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, after six witness statements were not disclosed to the defence lawyers...

A mother of two who stole more than $200,000 worth of liquor on consignment was yesterday offered bail in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The defendant, Kezia Griffiths, had been in custody for 10 months as she failed to begin...

High school teacher Asheka Headley was invited to an event and wanted to find the perfect purse to complement the shoes she planned to wear. Frustrated with going to stores and finding nothing, she decided to use the clothing and textile skills......

Social media influencer and comedienne Pretti Don is flattered and excited that she has captured the attention of dancehall artiste Khago, who, in a recent Tik Tok video, admitted that he has had his eyes on her after seeing her in a pair of...

In Exchange, St Ann runs a section of the White River that is steadily growing in fame. The Madafed Nature River is a hidden oasis nestled into a seemingly urban area of the garden parish. As is our lot in life, when the STAR team set out on...

Councillor for the Frankfield division in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation Clive Mundle is staunchly defending the kiss on the lips he gave to a woman who asked him for assistance. The woman, who is known to Mundle, was featured in THE STAR...

Interested youth are being encouraged to apply to be part of the Children's Advisory Panel (CAP) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The body, which comprises members age 13 to 17, is refreshed every two years to allow...

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has partnered with the National Works Agency (NWA) to install fibre cables at eight courts in the Corporate Area. This has enabled the courts to share large volumes of information securely, as well as leverage other.....

A desperate mother is imploring her husband to step up and get involved in the life of their premature daughter, who is in a US hospital battling for life. Speaking with THE STAR yesterday, the woman said even though their marriage has...

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....