A baby boy never got the chance to bond with his mother, Stacy-Ann Bissick, 35, as she died at the Spanish Town Hospital nine days after giving birth. Bissick's mother, Monica Bryan, is accusing the hospital's medical staff of negligence. "I...

Every Christmas Trisan Johnson's nieces and nephews look forward to receiving gifts from their favourite aunt, but this year, there will be no wrapped packages under the tree. Johnson's prized cow was stolen on Saturday in Grove Mount, Mandeville.....

As their strength wanes and the resources needed to care for their autistic son become harder to acquire, Sharon Allen and her partner, Gladstone Palmer, are hoping for a breakthrough. Their seven-year-old son, Ramel, requires round-the-clock...

The St James police say they are now on the verge of identifying a man whose skeletal remains were discovered in a burnt-out motor vehicle in the Torado Heights area of the parish on Sunday. Investigators say about 7:30 a.m., a farmer discovered.....

Organiser and director of the Tiny Yet Mighty graduation programme at the Spanish Town Hospital, Nurse Stacy Ann Burnett-Brissett, says she is hopeful that her premature babies will benefit from the redevelopment of the institution. Burnett-......

A 26-year-old pregnant woman was yesterday shot and killed in downtown Kingston by a lone gunman who, according to well-placed police source, carried out the hit after several threats made to the victim. The deceased woman, Shantiva Griffiths,...

An investigator in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial yesterday brushed aside questions from a defence lawyer about omissions in his statement, claiming he had only recorded what was "dominant" and "readily came to mind". Among the omissions agreed....

A five-week-old girl mysteriously suffered second-degree burns in and around her mouth at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) in Kingston. The incident, according to the newborn's mother, Ayesha Brown, 23, took place last Thursday shortly.....

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, says that the Government will be looking to undertake several developmental projects in St James Southern. Speaking with journalists last Friday during a tour of several...

Bar operators across western Jamaica have welcomed the new closing hours for their establishments, which was announced by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie. Community bars, which would normally close at 7 p.m.......

Residents in Torado Heights, Coral Gardens discovered human remains in a burnt-out car on Sunday morning. The police in St James are reporting that residents stumbled upon a burnt-out Nissan AD Wagon at approximately 7:30 a.m...

The St Andrew Central police have listed three persons of interest who should turn in themself within the next 24 hours. They are: 1. Kenroy Hibbert otherwise called Stray D 2 Desroy Phipps alias Nuumba 3. Micah Allen The police want to speak...

A man was rushed to the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, after being shot in the chest by an unofficial security guard following an argument allegedly over a woman. The Freeport police have not released the identity of the...

Former Miss Jamaica World contestant Toni-Ann Lalor is set to represent the country in the Miss United Nations competition in February. Lalor was featured in THE STAR in September where she chronicled how she got into farming. She is also a...

Jerome, a gay Jamaican man visiting home, claims that he and his partner were stigmatised and harassed by some members of the security forces on the weekend. Jerome, who lives in Europe, said that he and his partner landed in Jamaica on November....

When most 18-year-olds are using their savings to purchase the latest gadgets and trendy fashion, Clarendon teen Donald Buckley is using his to invest in farming. From 4 a.m., the Central High School sixth-form student left his Sangster's...

Popular Jamaican doctor and comedian Michael Abrahams says until nurses get paid better, Jamaica will continue to lose them to other countries. Speaking at a Gleaner Editors' Forum last week, Abrahams expressed his indignance at the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has expressed regret that a needy Westmoreland family will not be able to move into their new home for Christmas. The family is living in Moreland Hill in a dilapidated...

The National Water Commission (NWC) wishes to advise the public that Alliance Financial Services Limited is no longer authorised to collect bill payments on behalf of the Commission. In a press release to its customers, the NWC indicated the...

A man who held up a farm store in Barbary Hall, St Elizabeth was captured by the police in the space of one hour on Thursday, December 9. The police report that at about 3:15 p.m.. the man reportedly entered the farm store and...