Despite Washington's shock announcement that it is pausing immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Jamaica, one embassy assistant in Kingston says she is unbothered by the potential impact on her business. For Simone "......

A self-admitted gang leader says he has imposed an informal curfew across his inner-city community, claiming that the move is meant to protect residents -- especially young men -- from violence and deadly encounters with the police. Known as Mike....

Residents of August Town are living a new reality as the St Andrew community celebrates a murder-free 2025, its first zero-kill year since 2016 -- almost a decade ago. The milestone comes amid a 41 per cent reduction in murders across Jamaica last....

WASHINGTON (AP) Jamaica is among 75 countries whose citizens will face a suspension of immigrant visa processing, the State Department announced yesterday. The list also includes Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and Somalia, with the Trump...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Animals at Rio de Janeiro's BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil's summer. Jaguars, monkeys and other animals were given an iced diet prepared....

A bill has been tabled in the House of Representatives to facilitate the much-anticipated increase in stipends for members of the public empanelled to serve as jurors. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck revealed on...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced that it is cutting back the amount of material students are expected to master in the upcoming Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Acting Chief Education Officer Terry-Ann Thomas-...

Brits blow holiday days on chores Brits are wasting several days of precious annual leave just to mow the lawn, sit in waiting rooms, and tackle the dreaded "life admin". New research has revealed that the staggering nine-figure number of days....

Twice each week, long before daybreak, a 48-year-old St Thomas man begins a journey he says is essential to staying alive -- travelling to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew, uncertain whether a dialysis machine will be....

Popular dancehall entertainer Chronic Law is now in the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Jamaica Star understands that the artiste, whose real name is Ackeme Campbell, was detained on Monday, with his name.....

A series of break-ins in Newport, Manchester, came to an end when 47-year-old Orthneil Blake, a labourer, was caught on Close Circuit Television (CCTV) allegedly ransacking multiple business establishments. Blake has been charged with three...

Jamaica is among several Caribbean nations facing a major US immigration shake-up as Washington announced Wednesday it is suspending the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries. The freeze affects Jamaicans seeking immigrant visas,...

Woman accused of the brutal murder of Parliamentarian Phillip Paulwell's infant daughter and her mother appeared in court Tuesday, not as an accused but as a complainant, claiming she was attacked while in lock-up. Leoda Bradshaw, a former...

No student card, no bus. That is the warning from Transport Minister Daryl Vaz as he urges parents to register their children before the deadline, warning that students without the card will be barred from using the school bus. Vaz, speaking at.....

By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, a crowd gathered around a silent vending machine at LOJ Plaza in Spanish Town, St Catherine with schoolchildren, shoppers and business operators stopping to stare at the dark screen and ask the same question, "Wah gwan....

As calls intensify from the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and civil society groups for police officers to be equipped with body-worn cameras during planned operations, a grieving St Catherine mother says the technology offers.....

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says Jamaica was on the brink of a historic breakthrough in food production before Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island last October, derailing what was shaping up to be the country's strongest agricultural...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says "relatively few" of its customers will be restored despite the extensive rebuilding of electricity lines to the National Water Commission (NWC) facility in Roaring River, Westmoreland. The Roaring River...

Vocational studies in agriculture are proving to be a practical pathway through which members of the deaf community have gained sustainable employment and economic independence. At its Knockpatrick campus in Manchester, students at the Caribbean.....

Prime Minister of the Federation of Saint Kitts...