Jamaica's teachers are being commended for their dedicated service in ensuring the continuation of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Without your diligence and dedication, the learning loss would be significantly worse,"...

A Manchester farmer is the latest instant millionaire after winning one million dollars from a Supreme Ventures Scratchaz ticket. The lucky player was over the moon with his unexpected windfall and has already decided how to use it, declaring it is....

A business man was taken into custody on Monday, after an illegal firearm and 15 rounds of ammunition were found in an almond tree on his place of business in Ocho Rios, St Ann. According to the St Ann Police Division, lawmen were in the area about....

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 13, CMC - A three-day forum aimed at maximising learning, coordination and synergies among recipients of Global Fund Multi-Country Grants, got underway here on Tuesday. The event is being facilitated by the...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was carried Tuesday from an Edinburgh cathedral as the late monarch began a final journey from her beloved Scotland to London, where she will lie in state. Her son, King Charles III...

For the second day in a row, bus and taxi operators with ply St Andrew West Rural routes have withdrew their services in protest of poor road conditions, and what they consider to be unfair targeting by the police. This has left commuters in Half-.....

Wesmore Spencer was only 16 when his life almost came to an abrupt end in 2006. He was shot 17 times, which resulted in a year-long battle for his life on a hospital bed. In the aftermath of his near-death experience, the now 34-year-old single.....

Telecommunications company, Flow, said its retail stores are expected to have the iPhone 14 in stock by December. Apple last week introduced iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, featuring two sizes – 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches. Pre-orders begin...

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said that Negril raked in close to US$1 billion in earnings last year. He made the disclosure at last Friday's unveiling of a $12-million Negril sign in the resort town. He said the resort town's contribution to......

King Charles has vowed to "faithfully" follow the late Queen Elizabeth's "example of selfless duty". The 73-year-old monarch was accompanied by his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, when he visited Westminster Hall yesterday as members of the House of....

Consumers of Red Stripe products are being told that the increase in the price being paid for an empty bottle will not drive up the price of the drinks. Dianne Ashton-Smith, head of Corporate Affairs for Red Stripe, told THE STAR yesterday that ".....

A father expressing fear over the safety of children in Balcombe Drive has called on persons in the gritty Olympic Gardens community to be more united in the fight against crime and violence that continues to plague the area. The concerned dad,......

Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police Gary McKenzie, has described the e-ticketing traffic system as a success. The system, which is designed to be a more efficient and accurate...

Spanish Town Hospital gets dialysis machines The Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine has received 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines, valued more than $28 million, from Florida-based entity - Renal Dynamics. Hemodialysis machines filter......

Members of a St James community said that they are being terrorised by a young man who has been extorting them and issuing wild threats. According to the residents, the young man has claimed to be a don. "Every time him see yuh, him a demand...

Englishwoman travels 7,000 miles to scatter pet's ashes A grieving woman has spent PS3,500 (approximately J$621,300)to travel to Hawaii from Birmingham, England to spread her pet hamster's ashes. The animal died earlier in March, aged three...

CASTRIES, St Lucia, Sept 12, CMC -The governments of the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Monday said they welcomed the outcome of talks held between French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety.

Students must not be denied access to classrooms and school resources because of unpaid fees, says Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. Speaking at a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said some public....

Opposition Spokesperson on Education and Training, Damion Crawford, has raised concerns about the new $12 million welcome sign in the town of Negril, saying it looks like an "old time saving pan". He also said that funds pumped into...