A Clarendon woman who yesterday made a desperate plea for help in locating her daughter-in-law and one-year-old grandson in St Elizabeth is now breathing a sigh of relief. Nadine Stewart-Whyte said that since The STAR's publication of her plight....

Chelsea FC striker Dujuan 'Whisper' Richards has been named to Jamaica's squad for the upcoming Concacaf World Cup qualifier, a day before the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is set to officially reveal the team. In a social media post on the.....

A St Catherine man who reportely fired shots at police then treid to escape by jumping into a swamp has been arrested and charged. He is 34-year-old Michael Luke, otherwise called 'Thumper', a labourer of Riversdale, St Catherine. Luke has been.....

Hurricane Melissa destroyed a home on Fullerton Lane in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, two days after construction was finished, and the mother of five children who lives there says she just does not have the strength to return to see her destroyed...

A 25-year-old St Catherine man is now in police custody after he allegedly set fire to the apartment complex where he lives, leaving several other units in ruins. The St Catherine South police have charged Alfonso Hall, otherwise called '...

CEO of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, on Thursday confirmed that a complaint about bottled water price increases had reached her office. "I've not had that report before this evening, so I have to do some investigation,"...

In a district still bearing the scars of Hurricane Melissa, one man is quietly rebuilding homes that the storm destroyed. Using his own savings and labour, Kevin 'Biggaton' Roye has taken on the task of repairing 10 houses for families in Newton....

In a time when Hurricane Melissa has shaken spirits, battered homes, and left pockets empty across St Ann, one stove in the Ocho Rios Craft Market burns brighter than ever, fuelled by love, generosity, and the determination of one man. Dennis '......

Hurricane Melissa has torn the roofs off more than 120,000 structures, leaving western Jamaica reeling and thousands of residents homeless. And a week after the disaster, only 36,000 meal packages have been distributed by the state -- though the....

In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Office for Project Services' (UNOPS) Executive Director, Jorge Moreira da Silva, has pledged strong international support for...

Digicel Group and the Digicel Jamaica Foundation have launched a major humanitarian initiative to support recovery efforts across the hardest-hit areas of Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa. The joint relief effort will deliver nearly 12,000......

Man survives three days trapped in ravine A 77-year-old man has been hailed a miracle survivor after spending three days trapped at the bottom of a ravine in southern France -- kept alive by little more than the contents of his shopping bag......

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel, through his Adidja Palmer Foundation, rolled out a Hurricane Melissa relief mission in western Jamaica today, bringing much-needed support to residents hit hardest by the storm. The entertainer returned to the...

A Clarendon woman is making a desperate plea for help in re-establishing contact with her daughter-in-law and one-year-old grandson of Mocho in St Elizabeth, who she has been unable to reach since Hurricane Melissa ravaged sections of western...

The father of 14-year-old Shantina Sergeant, whose burnt and partially decomposed body was found behind her home in Clarendon, has been charged with her murder. Charged is 46-year-old Lawrence Sergeant, who had been in custody for several weeks.......

Global rap queen Nicki Minaj is proving her love for Jamaica goes beyond the music, joining forces with dancehall star Skeng to bring much-needed relief to families torn apart by Hurricane Melissa. Videos lighting up social media show Skeng on......

The Government has tasked the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), the nation's primary electricity provider, with exploring the underground placement ofsections of the national grid. This strategic consideration is aimed at enhancing the grid'....

Residents of Porus and Harmons in Manchester are being urged to brace for possible flooding as rising groundwater levels in Content continue to climb, threatening to spill over into nearby communities. The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says the....

A Florida-based woman is pleading for urgent attention to be given to her mother's community in Crawle River, Clarendon, where residents have been left in the dark for more than a week following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Samantha Gardner.....

Lorraine Finnikin, president of the All Voice Taxi Association, is condemning the fare increase imposed by some taxi operators following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. "It is not fair and it is unjustifiable. We have a serious issue with the......