Popular reggae singer Sevana has been ordered to pay a fine of $300,000 or spend two years in prison after pleading guilty to death by dangerous driving.

Resumption of the Clansman-One Don Gang trial has once again been delayed. According to the Court Administration Division, the matter is unable to proceed because of the volume of evidence that is being reviewed, as well as Sykes'...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 17, CMC - Cabinet has approved the setting up of a Constitutional Reform Committee, which will play a key role in ensuring Jamaica's smooth transition to a republic, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 17, CMC - More than 20 firearms have so far been handed over to the authorities under the two-week gun amnesty that ends at midnight on Saturday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr. Horace Chang...

NEW YORK (AP) -- They were supposed to be birthday presents. They were supposed to be Christmas presents. They were supposed to be the most special of special treats for young fans of Taylor Swift. Instead, for many parents, the ...

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labour action since a campaign to unionise the company's stores began late last year. The walkouts coincide with Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day, when...

After initially appearing remorseful in an interview with THE STAR, Ramone Silvera, a professional clown and bus conductor who was caught on video ordering passengers out of a taxi, is now recanting his 'apology'. "Mi came to the whole public...

Taking note of the number of violent crimes being placed before the criminal courts, a senior parish judge has surmised that Jamaicans are no longer outraged by criminality. "We are too violent you know, and I feel like sometimes these sorts of.....

Human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has expressed concern that the Government has declared states of public emergency (SOEs) in seven parishes without tabling the necessary regulations. The declaration was made on Tuesday. JFJ is....

Children across the island will participate in a series of child-abuse sensitisation marches on Friday. The marches, organised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), are part of activities to mark World Day for the Prevention....

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will be undertaking research in 2023 to determine the extent of access to and use of substances among the population. The research comes out of a rapid situation assessment done earlier this year among......

The availability of safe and reliable petroleum is vital to a productive society, and Linton Coke, a laboratory technician at the island's refinery, Petrojam Limited, is crucial to this process. Coke is one of 20 technicians who analyses fuel...

An attorney-at-law has chided the slow process of the island's criminal records office, opining that it is particularly unfair for persons to languish in custody before being offered bail, as they wait for the antecedents to be made available to......

While Karen Bradford is extremely proud of her professional journey, she readily admits that her daughter Monique is her life's greatest achievement. "Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy about how far I've come in terms of my career, but Monique......

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov 16, CMC - President Irfaan Ali has told internationally acclaimed Guyana-born actress, Letitia Michelle Wright, that his administration would be "honoured" to host her as he extended an invitation to...

Two men were arrested in Whitehorses, St Thomas on Wednesday, following the seizure of an illegal firearm and several rounds of ammunition by the Morant Bay Police. According to the police, a team of cops carried out a search warrant at a location.....

Orlando Powell, the Manchester taxi operator who was implicated in the mob killing of another man in May, was this afternoon freed of murder. The charges were dismissed after parish judge Monique Harrison found that there was no evidence...

Supporters of the People's National Party (PNP) have staged a protest outside the offices of the Ministry of Health and Wellness in New Kingston in relation to the recent death of several babies at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital from a...

Member of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council, Dr Allan Cunningham, says the behaviour of persons who booed Member of Parliament (MP) Juliet Holness was embarrassing. Other Jamaicans in the US have also expressed shock at the apparent booing...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 16, CMC - The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States-based World Hope International (WHI) to strengthen disaster...