Kevon Kelly, a 33-year-old deportee from Glades District in St Catherine, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the murder of a senior citizen, which he says the voices in his head told him to commit. Dead is Yvonne Hamilton 67-year-old of...

MIAMI, Oct.28, CMC - A Trinidadian national who lives in Fort Lauderdale, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for mailing a hitman US$10,000. Ryan Hadeed who pleaded guilty in July, was sentenced on Thursday by district judge William P...

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have finalized their divorce, they announced Friday, ending the 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of fashion and football. Divorce documents were filed Friday in Glades...

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform. The $44 billion takeover means Twitter...

At least one teacher, and several students at the John Rollins Success Primary School in St James reportedly fainted after the school's general devotional exercise this morning. "It started with a teacher fainting and vomiting and we had...

Westmoreland gangster Lindell Powell has now been sentenced to life in prison following a successful appeal by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Court of Appeal. The DPP argued that the 12-year murder sentence Powell...

A 37-year-old man avoided jail after he admitted to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court that he assaulted his sister because they had an argument over a plate of food. He pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual harm and unlawful...

A group of children heading to school on Thursday had to scamper during a brazen gun attack in Cassava Piece, St Andrew, which left 53-year-old community chef Barrington Foster dead. The parent of a 12-year-old who was nearly caught in the...

Browns Hall, St Catherine resident old Lemar Thompson said he is never one to cry but for the past few days his eyes are barely dry. The 21-year-old and his partner, Peta-Gay Atkins, were looking forward to meeting their first-born, Jamari, for...

The mother of a five-month-old baby who suffered third-degree burns after he was left in the care of his stepfather is set to receive $400,000 in compensation. This was decided on Thursday by Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque, after...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is bolstering the country's writing landscape with a diverse cast of creatives. At the award ceremony for their Jamaica Creative Writing Competition on Wednesday, the entity awarded more than...

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is to spend $7 million to fund the university tuition of five students who are set to pursue bachelors degrees in criminology, law, Spanish, computer science and data science. The law scholarship is valued at US$10,....

Since craftsman Daniel 'Bramo' Williams was featured in the March 3 publication of THE ST AR showing off his wicker creations, he has not been in a rush to sell any of his creations. Instead the 69-year-old said he has spent the past few months.....

The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) has called on the Government and private sector entities to create specialised units to treat persons who have suffered severe burns. Jamaica does not have a burn unit and persons with severe....

An electrical welder who won $2.7 million in the Izizzi Millions Jackpot plans to invest his winnings in his business. The new millionaire, J. Sargeant, hit the jackpot after a $3,000 investment on the gaming boxes which saw him playing three...

Though not always seen by the public, but rangers at the Forestry Department play an integral role in maintaining the country's natural resources and greenery. During my day as a forest ranger, I got to accompany these enforcement officers on...

A Trelawny mechanic was arrested and charged, after he reportedly injured two men during a dispute in the parish earlier this month. following a dispute with two persons. It is reported that during the dispute, 43-year-old Junior...

The police have launched an investigation into the alleged suicide of 68-year-old Winnifred Cameron of New Forest, Manchester. Information from the Corporate Communication Unit says that Cameron's body was found hanging from a tree in her yard...

With the recent spike in murders in the parish, Westmoreland residents, and stakeholders on Thursday held a peace march in Savanna-la-Mar. The parish has seen 124 murders since January of this year. Lyndon Johnson, chairman of the...