Two years ago, when THE STAR first met Iesha McMurray, she was tearful and emotional. Just weeks earlier, she had given birth to her twins Azaria and Azora Elson but the infants were conjoined, a rarity in Jamaica. On Thursday, McMurray was...

Shamar Sammonds disappeared into the raging floodwaters while trying to retrieve belongings swept from his home in Parottee, St Elizabeth, the day after Hurricane Melissa slammed Jamaica. His family is convinced he was carried away by the surge.....

As Hurricane Melissa lashed western Jamaica last week, one tormenting question gripped Annmarie Thompson: how was her missing nephew Jayden Smith weathering the storm? Thompson is the primary caregiver of the missing 12-year-old, who was last...

Police personnel across the Corporate Area say that while they have not received any reports of 'unfamiliar' faces appearing in recent days, they are fully prepared to deal with any displaced criminals who migrate from hurricane ravaged parishes......

Standing among scores of people outside the gates of the Beeston Spring community centre in Westmoreland on Tuesday, Carol Miller wore a face of despondency. As some around her feasted on boxed meals from World Central Kitchen - provided to...

Hitler may have had micro-penis Adolf Hitler may have suffered from a genetic disorder that stunted his sexual development and left him with a micro-penis. A new DNA analysis has revealed that the Nazi dictator carried Kallmann syndrome, a...

Alexia Jappa, the reigning Mini Miss St Elizabeth Heritage Queen, is calling on children whose lives have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa to remain hopeful, assuring them that "we will build back stronger as a parish". Like many students in...

The man seen in a viral video jumping from a police vehicle into the Rio Cobre has been identified as 73-year-old Melton Smith, who took his own life while in custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Police reports say that.....

Reggae star Buju Banton has fired back at Transport Minister Daryl Vaz, insisting that his account of how relief supplies were handled at the Norman Manley International Airport is "unaware" of the real situation. In a post shared to his...

The St James Municipal Corporation is receiving support from the Chinese community in the hurricane relief effort. Representatives of Chinese-owned businesses recently donated care packages containing food items, clothing, toiletries and other.....

A late-night shootout between the police and gunmen in Rosemount District, St Catherine, ended in bloodshed on Wednesday, leaving four men dead and two illegal guns seized. Reports are that around 9:40 p.m., lawmen got intelligence that a group.....

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has hit back at claims made by reggae superstar Buju Banton that items from his hurricane relief shipment were stolen at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Buju, in a fiery video posted online on...

As she sat quietly in the front seat of a parked car on the compound of Salem Primary School in Beeston Spring, Westmoreland, Ann-Marie Warren's pain was impossible to hide. Her swollen feet rested awkwardly against the dashboard, and she...

'What are your emotions like at this time?' was the question posed to Esroy Holness. His answer came not in words, but in tears. At 49, the fisherman and mason rested his head against a wooden post for support, weeping quietly before finally...

As residents of western Jamaica work to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Melissa, questions are emerging about the fairness of ongoing relief efforts. George Miller, a justice of the peace in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, warns that some...

The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau and the Independent Commission of Investigations have launched an investigation into an incident involving the drowning of a male suspect in Bog Walk, St Catherine, yesterday. He has...

A municipal police officer has been slapped with several charges following an incident on November 9. He has been identified as 38-year-old Trevan Clarke of Passagefort Drive, Portmore, St Catherine. He has been charged with assault occasioning......

Damoi Byfield, 21, otherwise called 'Dog Bite', of Alexander Street in Kingston, has been charged with wounding with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition, and using a firearm to commit a felony,...

A sanitation worker has been arrested in relation to a seizure in his Kingston community on November 11. St Don Dormer, 48, of Paisley Road, Kingston 12, has been charged with unauthorised possession of ammunition and possession of offensive...

Chain of Hope UK has reinforced its long-standing commitment to The Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) with the donation of essential medical equipment valued at US$152,000 (approximately J$24.3 millon). Last Friday, Chain of Hope Jamaica...