When Tyece Ferguson walks across the stage at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica this Saturday, she will be doing more than collecting a Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree -- she will be celebrating a journey defined by courage,...

After leaving his graveyard shift, Daniel Cunningham doesn't head straight home to rest. Instead, the 24-year-old trades his bed for a sketchbook, roaming the busy streets of Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, quietly searching for a face willing to...

Director of the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID), Superintendent Patrae Rowe, said the heightened vigilance at Jamaica's ports has been instrumental in the seizure of illicit drugs. Approximately 50 kilogrammes of cocaine,...

As he has been doing for the past few years, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton once again used the activities around Heart Month to press the conscience of Jamaica's food industry players, renewing his call for healthier options......

(AP): Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months. The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replace corporate workers. It.....

When Marissa* vanished from her home, her family and community launched a frantic search. Missing-person posters featuring her photo soon began circulating on social media. However, few realised that her disappearance was not accidental. She had....

As if Hurricane Melissa wasn't enough, thieves have now struck Greenwood Baptist Church, breaking in and escaping with thousands of dollars in equipment from the already damaged house of worship. Pastor Reverend Wayne Smith said the break-in...

A violent collision along the busy Stony Hill main road left two people fighting for their lives on Tuesday after a motorcycle slammed into a Toyota Prado at the Lipscombe Avenue intersection. Reports reaching THE STAR are that the crash...

A $30-million cocaine bust at Sangster International Airport has sent detectives on the hunt for a St Elizabeth farmer they believe is linked to this high-stakes drug probe. Detectives from the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID....

Residents in Kingston and St Andrew got a sudden shake-up this morning when a minor earthquake rattled parts of the Corporate Area before daybreak. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, reported that the 3.6-magnitude......

Toxic relationships, stress, and unhealthy workplaces are quietly fuelling a wave of heart disease that Jamaicans cannot afford to ignore. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of Heart Month at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel yesterday, Dr....

At 100 years old, retired educator Henrietta Adina Williams measures her life not in years, but in service -- to children whose parents could not afford to pay, adults learning to read for the first time, and a community she never turned away from....

Two brothers have been arrested and charged with wounding with intent after chop wounds were inflicted on a man at his home in Whitehall, Islington, St Mary, last Friday. Charged are 35-year-old Darrando Garnett and 30-year-old Romeion Garnett,......

William Knibb Memorial High in Trelawny is one of the many schools in western Jamaica still picking up the pieces following the devastation by the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on October 28 last year. The school's preparations for the upcoming...

Handwritten love letters that were once sealed with perfume and promise, that took weeks to reach their destinations, are no longer a regular sight at Jamaica's post offices. The lost art has been replaced by WhatsApp messages, emails and online....

Detectives assigned to the Manchester Police Division have charged 36-year-old Joseph Spencer, of no fixed address, with house breaking and larceny following an incident at a service station on Main Street, Mandeville, in the parish last Saturday.....

A $600-million fraud probe took a new turn in court today when one of the accused women walked free on bail after being charged by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA. Ivana Campbell, 29, an executive assistant of Cedar...

One lucky Lotto player from Westmoreland has struck gold, scooping the massive $71 million Lotto jackpot, the first big win for the year, after matching all six numbers 06, 20, 28, 32, 35 and 36 in Wednesday night's draw on January 21. The life-....

A man accused of setting his own five-bedroom home ablaze is now facing another round of psychiatric testing as the court moves cautiously to determine whether he is mentally fit to answer to the charge. Fifty-two-year-old Albert Wayne Buchanan.....

A late-night crash in Runaway Bay spiralled into fatal altercation when a 25-year-old higgler allegedly reversed his car into a taxi operator's vehicle and ended the confrontation with a stab to the neck. Charged with murder is Demario Ferguson.....