Relatives of 65-year-old US Army veteran Godfrey Wade are fighting desperately to stop his deportation to Jamaica as he remains detained in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Georgia. More than 70 days have passed since a...

The Cabinet has approved a US$150 million loan to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to facilitate the restoration of power to all customers of the light and power company by the latest February 2026. However, with the JPS indicating that...

Telecommunications firm FLOW wants the Government to provide tax breaks for the importation of critical equipment needed to accelerate the restoration of services following the devastation to its network caused by hurricane Melissa. The proposal is....

Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson says small island states like Jamaica, which are highly vulnerable to climate change despite contributing little to global emissions, must use every international platform to demand climate justice. His call...

The mobile phone seized from Constable Noel Maitland days after his girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson, was reported missing in July 2022 was found to contain a new SIM card. A digital forensic analyst from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

Culture minister Olivia Grange says reggae legend Jimmy Cliff will be given an official funeral and that final arrangements will be announced soon. Grange told Parliament on Tuesday that the music icon left clear instructions about how he...

The police are digging into two linked crime scenes in Above Rocks St Catherine after a man was shot and injured and the suspect later turned up dead in what investigators believe is a suicide. Reports are that shortly before 2:00 p.m. a...

A dispute in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, exploded into tragedy last Friday, leaving a well-known businessman dead and a 27-year-old mason now facing a murder charge. The Falmouth police say the incident unfolded around 12 noon, when Tajay McGrath and......

An unidentified man was chopped to death by an alleged mob in Hermitage, St Ann, early this morning. Reports reaching The Star are that around 12:10 a.m., the man was pounced upon and attacked by a group of angry people under unclear...

Jamaica is bracing for a major economic hit, with the Planning Institute of Jamaica warning that the economy could shrink by 11 to 13 per cent in the October to December 2025 quarter. It would be the worst fall since the COVID 19 pandemic. PIOJ.....