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...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tory Lanez's fight for freedom hit another wall on Wednesday after a California court denied his appeal over the shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion. A three-judge panel from the California 2nd District Court of Appeal...

Missing no more! A 26-year-old Manchester mother and her three children who vanished earlier this week have been found safe at a shelter in Westmoreland. Dana McKenzie and her children, one-year-old Gabriella Martin, three-year-old Kemario...

The route from Spanish Town to Bog Walk in St Catherine is now open to vehicular traffic says The National Works Agency (NWA). It says the roadway, which had been blocked at several locations since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, is now...

Telecommunications provider Digicel says while most of its customers are back online following Hurricane Melissa, the company's network remains in a fragile state. Chief executive officer Stephen Murad disclosed on Wednesday that service has...

An ex-soldier was caught on the wrong side of the law early Wednesday morning after cops allegedly found him with an illegal gun inside a bar on Red Hills Road, St Andrew. Reports are that about 12:18 a.m., a team from the St Andrew North Police....

A St Catherine man was shot and killed after he allegedly pointed a gun at a police team in Spanish Town yesterday. He has been identified as 25-year-old Steven Campbell, otherwise called "Bugu," of Bendon District, St Catherine. Reports are...

The Government is reporting that the death toll from Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is now at 45. Nine additional deaths are under investigation and 15 persons are reported as missing. The highest number of deaths were recorded in St Elizabeth with....

STAR Writer For more than 30 years, 54-year-old Denise Miller has found comfort, family, and identity in the small Bybrooks community of St Elizabeth. It was the place where she raised her children, celebrated milestones, and planted roots deep......

Members of the auto industry are warning that some cars that were submerged in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Melissa may be 'patched up' and resold to unsuspecting buyers. Mechanic Anthony Palmer said flood damage wrecks the car's heart - the....

When the wind came howling through Bybrooks, St Elizabeth, some residents in the area known as Board Scheme, could only run to neighbours for shelter, praying their dwellings endured the storm. For 59-year-old Conroy Forbes that prayer was not......

The country's crocodile population is being hunted and sold for profit, according to Lawrence Henriques, founder of the Holland Bay Crocodile Sanctuary in St Thomas. Henriques told THE STAR that poachers are killing crocodiles and selling the...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that electricity has been restored for approximately 300,000 customers, representing 64 per cent of its service base across the island, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. President and CEO....