Hurricane Melissa didn't just rip the roof off his house, it also ripped up Ricardo's* entire side-piece network. With no cell signal, he has been unable to make secret phone calls or send and receive sneaky messages. "Mi caah reach nobody," he......

Amid the rubble left behind by Hurricane Melissa, two Westmoreland siblings are still ringing the school bell, underscoring the belief that "every child can learn, and every child must learn". In the Bullet Tree community of Petersfield, Rory...

Weeks after Hurricane Melissa battered the island, the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) is warning that access to services will be a major challenge for all stakeholders. Dawn-Marie Richards, senior representative of the NAJ, told THE STAR......

A Westmoreland family's dream took a heartbreaking twist after the woman chosen to receive a brand new house under the Government's New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) died before she could officially claim it. Nellie White, of Savanna-la-Mar,...

Hurricane Melissa didn't only rip apart rooftops and worship halls in Falmouth, Trelawny, it unplugged an entire generation from the digital world they depend on daily. This has left young people anxious, disconnected, and, for the first time,...

Black River and Brampton Primary and Infant schools in St Elizabeth have received donations of hurricane relief supplies valued at more than $500,000 from the Friends of Region 6. The items, which were recently handed over to the institutions,...

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has commenced installation activities for a new automated parking system, following the signing of contracts to upgrade four major car parks in Kingston and St James. The initiative forms part of the entity....

Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, is urging residents to strengthen personal protection measures and actively support vector-control initiatives as the parish intensifies its dengue-prevention efforts. "We still have......

Dog with the world's longest tongue Guinness World Records has named the dog with the world's longest tongue. Ozzy, a four-year-old French mastiff and Bullmastiff mix from Oklahoma, has a tongue that measures 7.83 inches (19.89 cm). His owner....

Two persons, including the mother of a 14-year-old girl, have been charged in connection with the sexual molestation of the child in St Catherine. They accused are facing multiple charges, including three counts of sexual touching, three counts......

A pastor tragically lost his life in a bizarre accident in Belize while on his way to his son's wedding last weekend. Pastor Julian Bol, 53, of Maya Mopan Village in the Stann Creek District, died on impact when his van collided with a wooden...

Police in Kingston East have scored a major find after an Uzi submachine gun was discovered among a cache of weapons and ammunition during an early morning operation on Thompson Avenue on Tuesday. During the sweep, officers recovered one Uzi...

A St Catherine man who slapped a ninety one year old complainant right inside the Glengoffe Police Station is now staring down a 200 thousand dollar fine or six months in prison. The man, Miguel Morris of Glengoffe District, reportedly lost his.....

At just 10 years old Kaillie Brown has learnt the power of patience, purpose and the dollar. Instead of a new gadget or an outfit to match the festivities of the Yuletide season, the 10-year-old Iris Gelly Primary School student has quietly...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa may have destroyed her house, but not the dreams of St Elizabeth resident Rasheda Brown. On Sunday, Brown, who hails from Oxford, was among more than 200 students who graduated from Distinction College at a ceremony.....

Glenroy Campbell, 63, a farmer of Treve Road, Mango Hall district, in Westmoreland, has been charged with murder following an incident in Old Road, Mooreland Hill, in the parish, between October 9 and October 10. Dead is 60-year-old Wayne...

Richard Henry, 32, otherwise called 'Chardo', a labourer of Crackers Lane, Spanish Town, St Catherine, following an incident in his community on November 24. Reports from the Spanish Town police are that at 1:50 a.m., a team of lawmen were on...

Jamaica is set to benefit from a comprehensive package of up to US$6.7 billion (approximately J$1.06 trillion) over three years, designed to strengthen recovery and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The funds will be......

With the health sector battling an outbreak of leptospirosis in humans following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, veterinarians say they are being forced to put down a growing number of infected animals after the storm's heavy flooding. As of...

(AP): Babson College has instructed faculty and staff to provide "academic and community support" to a student who was deported to Honduras when she tried to fly home to visit family for Thanksgiving. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at....