A St Catherine man known by the nickname 'Mongoose' will now have to answer to a murder charge in the High Court after a judge ruled that prosecutors have enough evidence for him to stand trial for a deadly wake-time stabbing last year....

The 50-year-old actor, Russell Brand, is admitting to having sex with a 16-year-old when he was 30, noting that while it was legal in the United Kingdom, he now believes such relationships involved a troubling power imbalance. During an...

The disappearance of a Clarendon policeman, Sylvester Reid, has taken a chilling turn after lawmen discovered blood inside a car believed to have been driven by him, intensifying fears surrounding his whereabouts. The 42-year-old detective...

The St Catherine Parish Court was told on Wednesday that the security guard accused of smuggling contraband into a correctional facility was caught after a routine scan of his pants triggered an alarm. Staff Officer Michael Brown, the Crown's...

She was preparing to bury the father of her child this Sunday, instead Corra Thompson will now be mourned alongside him. The Montego Bay mother and church member was shot dead on Wednesday by a lone masked gunman at the doorway of the New...

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says the Government is moving swiftly to prevent criminals from derailing the island's vibrant entertainment sector. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Chang struck a firm but upbeat tone, declaring that....

Following the killing of a Seaforth High School student after a dispute that reportedly began on the school compound but later escalated, focus has now shifted to the monitoring of students beyond school gates. President of the National...

When Anil Martin lost his job a few years ago, he decided that he would never work under an employer again. Instead, he turned to livestock farming with savings he had managed to put aside. The 31-year-old said he bought five goats as his...

A sociologist is calling for a shift in strategy in tackling domestic violence, arguing that simply imprisoning offenders is insufficient and does not address the root causes of the problem. Dr Paul Andrew Bourne told THE STAR that "the law...

Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang says that the state-of-the-art forensic pathology autopsy suite is expected to receive its first case by June. "We anticipate that post-mortem wait times will move from weeks and months to.....

Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, says the cadre of school resource officers (SROs) will be increased, as the Government seeks to reduce incidents of violence among students. SROs are specialised Jamaica Constabulary...

'High' fish swim farther Salmon exposed to cocaine are swimming significantly farther than their drug-free counterparts, scientists have revealed. In a new study, researchers found the illicit drug - increasingly detected in rivers and lakes......

A damaging allegation about 13-year-old Kland Doyle is said to have turned him into a constant target in his community of Castle Hill, Bath, St Thomas. His family said the rumour followed him from his community into the schoolyard at Seaforth...

Worship turned to horror in Montego Bay on Wednesday afternoon when a woman was gunned down at the entrance of a church while a fasting service was underway inside. The brazen attack unfolded about 2:15 p.m. at the New Testament Church of God on....

A St Thomas taxi operator is facing fraud charges after allegedly collecting $3.5 million from a close friend to purchase vehicles, then using the money for himself. Charged is 36-year-old Norris Campbell otherwise called 'Straight' of Spring...

Jamaica's tough gun laws are set for a shake-up this year, with Government moving to reduce the harsh penalties currently applied to people caught with imitation firearms. National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang announced that...

A St Thomas contractor is now facing fraud charges after he was allegedly entrusted with nearly $1 million to buy a motor vehicle, only to turn around and use it for himself. Charged is 46-year-old Richard Jones, otherwise called 'Richie,' of...

A retired school teacher in St Vincent has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison after being found guilty on multiple counts of indecent assault involving a 13-year-old boy. Sixty-five-year-old John Clyde Fitzpatrick was...

A Portmore man who paid over $1.3 million to have cupboards built for his home was left empty-handed after the contractor allegedly vanished without completing the job, prompting police to step in and lay multiple fraud-related charges. Charged.....

An early morning police operation in Eastern Portland turned deadly on Wednesday after two men were shot and killed during what investigators say was a confrontation at a house in the Sherwood Forest community. Reports from the police are that......