Retired former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has warned the 15-member Caribbean bloc, CARICOM, that it must “integrate or perish” in the face of mounting threats to international law, shifting political dynamics, and economic pressures ...

In keeping with the Education Regulations of 1980, the Jamaica College (JC) student charged with wounding a classmate last Tuesday is to face the personnel committee of the school’s board, principal Wayne Robinson has revealed. Following a stateme...

WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Hart, chairman of the Montego Bay Free Zone Company, has endorsed the Government’s long-term plan to relocate business process outsourcing (BPO) operations from the coastal Freeport peninsula to purpose-built facilities along ...

Seventh-day Adventist leader, civil engineer, and businessman Desmond Young has died at 62, bringing to a close a life marked by professional distinction, national service, and steadfast commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Young passed a...

WESTERN BUREAU: Gloria Henry, vice-president for business process outsourcing (BPO) and logistics at the Port Authority of Jamaica, says Jamaica’s BPO sector is positioning itself to adapt to rapid technological change, including the growing influ...

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...

Kahira Jones, one of the men caught up in the infamous Vybz Kartel murder saga, is finally a free man after spending nearly 15 years behind bars. Jones, who was convicted in 2014 alongside dancehall heavyweights Vybz Kartel and Shawn Storm, as......

A 36-year-old musician from Spanish Town, St Catherine is now facing serious firearm charges, nearly four years after a daring daylight shooting in Kingston left a man running for his life. Huntley Hunt, of McFarlane Crescent in the Fairview......

A social media influencer says she is living in fear as a woman has been using her photos to scam men. "I've always had people making accounts using my pictures, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and even dating sites. They go as far as using my...

As Jamaicans prepare to 'turn up' this Easter weekend at various parties, a local clergyman is urging the church to remind the unsaved of the season's importance. Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR, Pastor Barry Hall, of Ekklesia Bible Fellowship,...

A scar in the centre of Mary's* chest serves as a harsh reminder of the perils that her job entails. Less than a year ago, she had agreed a price of $6,000 with a man who was interested in her services. Selling her body is not something she is......