The St Catherine South police are searching for two armed men who shot and injured a bartender in Portmore on Wednesday.

The curfew in sections of Green Island, Hanover, is being extended for another 48 hours. The police say the curfew will now remain in effect until 6 p.m., Saturday. The boundaries of the curfew are:

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing two separate fatal shooting incidents involving the police on Thursday in St Catherine and Hanover.

Two women were victims of an acid attack at the Pavilion Mall, in Half-Way Tree yesterday afternoon. One alleged eyewitness who works at the shopping mall told THE STAR that shortly after midday, two men rode into the mall's parking lot on a...

A man who witnessed a murder more than a decade ago says he regrets becoming part of the witness protection programme and is encouraging others to think twice before making that decision. John Brown*, who is in his 50s, says he has been under the....

Quick intervention by a motorist, who saw a robbery in progress, assisted police attached to the Half-Tree Way Police Station to arrest two suspects. Tyrese Adlam and his co-accused David Edmondson were apprehended shortly after they allegedly...

In the July 23 publication of THE STAR, the 2024/2025 LASCO/NAJ Nurse of the Year Abigail James was incorrectly identified. Here is the correct story. THE STAR regrets the error and any embarrassment caused to Nurse James. After spending most......

A Cuban national is now in hospital getting treatment for injuries he reportedly received when he was attacked by three of his countrymen at a furniture store. Dayton Santana, Danny Santana and Madestro Santana appeared before the Kingston and St....

A St James father and son who are charged with the March 17 murder of security guard Nastacia Smith, are booked to return before the St James Parish Court on September 4, following their latest court appearance on Wednesday. Wilford Cooke, 57,...

A St James man who was arrested and charged after parcels of ganja and cocaine were found in his shop will have to pay $681,600 in fines after pleading guilty in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday. Dwight Henry, 41, of a Flanker address,...

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Green Island, Hanover. The curfew began at 6 p.m., on Tuesday and will remain in effect until 6 p.m., Thursday. The boundaries of the curfew are:

A United States citizen who was allegedly found with two pounds of cocaine strapped to his groin area said he thought the packages contained money. The man, Leighton Phillips, went to the Norman Manley International Airport on July 17, at 6:50 a.....

On TikTok, burn survivor Alecia King makes hilarious videos and appears to be bubbly and full of life, but she has admitted that there are days when she feels extremely depressed. Even though she brings smiles to her many viewers, and was...

A man who said he was conned out of $1.65 million by businessman Deon Singh, who shot and killed a policeman before allegedly taking his own life on Monday, is thinking of taking legal action to recover all of his money. Keino Johnson, 42, said......

A 24-year-old man allegedly beat his pregnant ex-girlfriend with a shovel after she visited his house unannounced. "If she did listen, this wouldn't happen. She come a the yard and me tell her not to come there. If she want anything, my mother...

Light and power provider, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), has promised a 20 per cent discount for approximately 350,000 of its residential customers. The JPS has approximately 692,000 customers. The discount, which will be applied to current...

Thirty-seven-year-old Roaul Williams who is charged with shooting and injuring a man on a construction site in St Catherine was remanded until July 30 when he appeared in court on Tuesday.

Ishera Thompson, the  21-year-old dancer who was reported missing over the weekend, has been found.