Nigel Hector Jr was reportedly written off by doctors at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, as they told his mother that he would not make it outside the womb. He was born prematurely -- five months and two weeks -- and his mother nearly left him at.....

Telecommunications provider Digicel has given its employees until October 15 to get vaccinated or be required to prove, through the provision of PCR test results every two weeks, that they do not have COVID-19. Group CEO, Oliver Coughlan, told...

As health workers hurriedly seek to administer the 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that expire today, residents of inner-city communities are lamenting that poor public education and interruptions caused by violence have helped to cause low...

A former member of the One Don gang yesterday testified that reputed leader Andre 'Blackman' Bryan got incensed after his men shot the wrong person when they failed to execute three men who he had allegedly ordered them to kill. The witness told.....

Though weary, Natoya Gayle is extremely grateful to be alive. The 39-year-old mother of two has to go to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) every three weeks to receive a dose of the cancer-fighting medicine herceptin. She is stressed that she......

Residents of Marlie Mount in St Catherine said they are imploring the National Water Commission (NWC) to restore their water supply as their reserves are depleted. The community's water supply has been disrupted since September 20. Speaking with....

Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine East Central, Alando Terrelonge, used his State of the Constituency Debate presentation to make a case for the upgrading of communities as a crime-fighting tool. Terrelonge, a second-term MP, called for.....

First-term legislator Tamika Davis has called for the building of a bypass for the town of Lucea in Hanover Western. Davis, during her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, said that the.....

The past three years have been difficult for Linneth Whitely due to her inability to obtain a passport. Whitely, of Carby, St Elizabeth, said she has applied for the travel document but has been told by representatives of the Passport...

In a video posted on social media, Erica Milton, 55, of New Bowens in Clarendon, lamented that she was charged nearly $700,000 for breaches under the Disaster Risk Management Act. Rose Barnes, her daughter-in-law told THE STAR that Milton was on.....

The Clansman gang trial now under way in the Home Circuit Court is likely to cost taxpayers in the region of $50 million for the legal fees of the alleged gangsters. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, speaking in the House of Representatives...

At 5 p.m. last Friday, Jahmoy had only $1,000 to his name, but an hour later he became a millionaire. Telecommunications giant Digicel, through its just-concluded Rich Togeddah summer promotion, made the St Andrew inner-city resident $10 million....

Opposition Senator Peter Bunting is calling for the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) to be reviewed, following the recent incident with former agriculture minister Floyd Green, who resigned after he was discovered at a party on a no-movement...

Dancehall artiste Webstah is ready to become a significant player in the music industry and is confident that his breakthrough is inevitable. "I am not worried about my future in the music biz; I know I have the talent and the right attitude to......

Farmers in Top Alston, Clarendon, are thankful for the greenhouse project that was funded by the Caribbean Development Bank and implemented by Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. Herbert Freckleton, president of the farmers group, said that it......

Kevin Lawrence is confident that his remake of Run Run, a song originally recorded by the late iconic reggae singer Delroy Wilson, will be a huge success. The Kingston-born singer says he was more than delighted to record the single because it's.....

A US fugitive who ran off in Jamaica after coming to the island on a cruise ship was arrested by lawmen in Brown's Town, St Ann, last Saturday. The man, Garfield Sewell, 20, was among 1,700 passengers who arrived on Carnival Sunrise cruise ship,.....

Michael Reid, the 21-year-old youth from St James who cried on video asking for help after losing his job, has been able to start poultry farming. After the video went viral, Reid said numerous persons, especially from overseas, have reached out.....

The prosecution's star witness yesterday testified that the Clansman-One Don gang used a woman to transport three illegal guns in her handbag, as part of a plan to kill a gang rival. The Home Circuit Court also heard that the target was a top...

Kaydia Levien found herself in a state of denial after she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Just 31 years old at the time, the diagnosis was a lot for Levien to process. She said that she searched for forums with other similarly...