Children mourned openly at the Edward Seaga Infant School in Kingston on Monday following the death of three-year-old student Jace Pinnock, who was murdered in Denham Town last Saturday. Jace was shot dead by gunmen who attacked his home on Nelson ...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has written to three of the country’s anti-corruption bodies requesting an investigation into the transport ministry’s procurement of 110 used school buses brought in from the United States. Golding’s July 2025 l...

WESTERN BUREAU: From the tranquil coastal town of Lucea, Hanover, to the exacting corridors of American military academies, siblings Se’rena and David Sutherland are emerging as proud standard-bearers of Jamaican excellence, shaping their journey ...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Eastern, says the Government’s Restoration of Owners or Occupants of Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme represents the most significant support yet for residents whos...

A recent survey published by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), in collaboration with The Mico University College, has found that a high percentage of residents in at least 10 marginalised communities in Kingston have demonstrated knowledge of citizens’...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

Child advocacy group Hear The Children's Cry (HTCC) is renewing its call for the Government to strengthen child protection measures amid continued cases of violence against young children. The organisation asked again for the implementation of a....

Founder of the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons Jean Lowrie Chin is calling on the church community to assist with protecting the elderly against fraudsters who target them via technology. Speaking with THE STAR yesterday, Chin said the......

Smoke from burning tyres drifted across Slipe Pen Road on Monday as residents of Jones Town blocked traffic, demanding answers a day after police fatally shot 55-year-old Lucien Anderson. Anderson, a former Charlie Smith High School and Arnett.....

Public health teams in Westmoreland inspected more than 25,000 homes in January as part of intensified mosquito control measures, identifying nearly 3,000 premises with active breeding sites. Chief Public Health Inspector, Steve Morris, reported.....

Twenty-eight-year-old Davar Guthrie, otherwise called 'Pibu,' of Stephen Lane in Kingston 13, has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Daniel Crawford, a soldier of Bryan's Land, Spalding, Clarendon, following an incident along the roadway.....