A man allegedly pointed a firearm at police during an armed confrontation in Spanish Town last night and was fatally shot, with an illegal gun recovered from him.

A Jamaican man wanted in Texas for murder, attempted capital murder and aggravated assault with a weapon was caught during an early-morning police raid in St Mary yesterday.

Jamaican men are being urged to prioritise their health by getting screened for prostate cancer from age 40, amid concerns about the increasing number of deaths from the disease. 

Similar to the ‘Ananda Alert’ for missing children, the family of the late Bunny Wailer is proposing a ‘Jean Alert’ for missing seniors.

A motorcyclist is in shock after a ride through downtown Kingston quickly turned into a near-death experience, when a cord used to anchor a tarpaulin across the street sliced his neck on contact.

A mother is vowing to take to her grave the secret about the true identity of her son’s father.

When his four-year-old daughter became gravely ill, David* did not consent to blood treatment because he believed accepting it would mean disobeying Jehovah.

6-y-o breaks Rubik’s Cube world record A six-year-old girl has stunned the speedcubing world after solving a Rubik’s Cube in an average of just 4.27 seconds.

A 32-year-old taxi operator wanted for questioning in a wounding with intent case was nabbed with an illegal gun during a police raid in Stony Hill, St Andrew, yesterday.

A promise of employment allegedly turned into a nightmare for a woman after a 45-year-old minister of religion allegedly lured her to his Portmore home and sexually assaulted her on two occasions.

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly beaten unconscious in the Spanish Town bus park after a dispute over her being “loud” on a bus, leaving two 16-year-old siblings facing serious assault charges.

When a baby was brought to the Bog Walk Police Station in St Catherine by a concerned citizen, Constable Jullan Graham did not hesitate to slip into ‘mommy mode’, showering the three-month-old with some much-needed TLC.

Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.

Southwestern Mexico braced for coastal flooding and mudslides yesterday after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone, became a major hurricane.

School groups and community organisations are being encouraged to play a more proactive role in caring for the island’s beaches by making beach clean-up a regular activity.

As part of efforts to reduce fatalities on the nation’s roads, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is sharpening its focus on high-risk motorcycle users, particularly joyriders.

The Westmoreland Public Health Department is intensifying efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding among infants in the parish.

The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has expressed concern for students and teachers as construction activities are continuing while schools are in session. This follows school tours with focus on the western end of the island.