A Portmore man, said to be of unsound mind when off his medication, was slapped with a two year and six months prison sentence on Thursday after breaking into a church twice and stealing a keyboard and Bluetooth speakers. Robert Barnett,...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is urging motorists in Belmont, Westmoreland, to exercise extreme caution after a section of the roadway broke away and plunged into the sea today following relentless rainfall and powerful coastal waves....

Police seized a high-powered rifle along with assorted ammunition and arrested a suspect during a series of pre-dawn operations across the St. Andrew North division on Thursday. About 4:00 am, members of the St Andrew North Division, supported......

LONDON (AP) — Three men who alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them have settled their civil claims before going to trial at the High Court in London, courts document show.

A mother's life was cut short and her daughter injured after a taxi driver mowed them down along Young Street in Spanish Town last week. Dead is 54-year-old Janet Wilson of Job Lane, St Catherine. Charged in connection with the incident is 46-.....

What started as a normal day for 25-year-old nurse Danielle Swaby assisting patients at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, turned into what she described as the worst day of her life. That's because she learnt that her family home in St Elizabeth...

When THE STAR spoke with colorectal cancer warrior Shaunice Dean earlier this week, she radiated positivity. The past year has been pain-free for the 33-year-old, a blessing she says gives her every reason to smile. "I am not in any pain or...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says more men are coming forward to report incidents of domestic violence as awareness grows that support services are available to male victims. Head of the JCF's National Domestic Violence Intervention Unit....

The country's maritime security has been further enhanced with the acquisition of four high-speed surface interceptor vessels. The naval assets were handed over during a blessing ceremony at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, Port Royal....

The National Health Fund (NHF) has added four new chronic conditions for financial support - heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and bladder cancer. This has brought the total number of......

Parents are being encouraged to talk to their children about sexual abuse from an early age, including physical boundaries and the privacy of body parts, to empower them to recognise and report abuse. Dr Alcon Barnett, regional clinical...

Woman still a virgin four years after marriage A couple failed to conceive for four years because they didn't know how to have sex. A medical expert has revealed that a married couple in their 20s -- whose names haven't been revealed in a bid.....

There is now increased police presence at the major transportation spaces in Morant Bay where students converge to get to and from school, due to a new initiative of the St. Thomas Community Safety and Security Unit (CSSU). The initiative,...

The South Camp Juvenile Correctional...

A taxi operator has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash in Spanish Town last week that left a woman dead. The deceased has been identified as 54-year-old Janet Wilson, an unemployed resident of Jobs Lane in...

A 27-year-old contractor is now facing charges after allegedly posing as a police officer and showing up at a school in St Catherine looking for a female teacher. The accused, Alex Murray of Time and Patience district in the parish, was arrested....

What began as a late-night trip turned into heartbreak just minutes before midnight on Monday, when 17-year-old Oshene Darby died after the vehicle he was driving plunged into the Rio Cobre along the Bog Walk Gorge. Darby, who would have...

It has been a little more than two weeks since Steffany Gayle has had a good night's rest. Speaking with THE STAR yesterday, she said that not only is she grieving the gruesome murder of her granduncle Hartman Johnson, but she is left burdened......

As Jamaica grapples with declining birth rates and growing hesitation among women to have children, scepticism remains high about potential solutions. Jamaica's Caribbean neighbour Barbados has announced plans to introduce the Barbados Republic......

The Government will be fixing 47 bridges under the Accelerated Bridge Programme. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Robert Morgan, said that several of these bridges are in parishes that.....