British journalist Rodney Hinds says that he is excited about the prospect of England-born players such as defenders Liam Moore and Ethan Pinnock as well as midfielder Andre Gray being able to display their talents for the Reggae Boyz and to...

Like other motorists travelling along Lyndhurst Road in Kingston last Friday, the STAR team was intrigued with what appeared to be a plastic snake lying in a showcase on the outside of a pet shop. Seconds later, the snake move its head, and...

Residents from the communities of Olympic Gardens and Bay Farm Villa in St Andrew are now in a tense mood following a drive-by shooting on Saturday night, which is the latest in a string of violent activities plaguing the areas. In the deadly...

Jamaica has recorded a staggering 101 deaths from COVID-19 in the first 20 days of March. Comparatively, the country recorded 60 murders between March 1 and 17, police data indicates. The country recorded nine new COVID deaths on Saturday,...

Vendors at the Melrose Yam Park in Manchester are fearful that the construction of the Williamsfield to May Pen leg of Highway 2000 could threaten their livelihood. Shelly McLean, a vendor at the park for the past 20 years, says operators who...

A bench warrant has been ordered for L.A. Lewis after he failed to show for his matter in the St Catherine Parish Court last Wednesday, March 16. The entertainer, whose given name is Horace Lewis, was ordered to do a psychiatric evaluation on his.....

The family of Rico Brevett is accusing the police of negligence following the death of their 25-year-old relative while in the Negril Police Station lock-up on March 19. Brevett was stabbed in the chest, allegedly by an inmate. He was awaiting...

THIRTEEN of Jamaica's hospitals have run out of space and are housing COVID-19 patients in less than ideal situations. In fact, persons have been put in makeshift areas of the hospital. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that the current...

Not convinced that a vaccine is the best weapon to use in the fight against COVID-19, many Jamaicans have been turning to herbalists in search of natural remedies to shield or cure them from the novel coronavirus. This search for herbs has led to....

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that its online registration portal went live this morning at 10 o'clock. The registration, which is open to persons 75 years and older, is now available on the ministry's website at www....

GENEVA (AP) -- A top World Health Organization expert on the coronavirus pandemic said Monday the weekly global count of deaths from COVID-19 is rising again, a "worrying sign" after about six weeks of declines. Maria Van Kerkhove...

The Hunts Bay police sezied one smith and wesson firearm with a magazine containing ten 9mm cartridges during an operation on Crescent Road, Kingston 13 on Sunday. Police reports are that about 9:30 p.m., lawmen saw a group of men converged at a...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his wife Juliet, the Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural, this afternoon received their first of two doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. They were inoculated at the Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston......

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (AP) -- A party-ending curfew imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people in Miami Beach could extend through the end of spring break. Miami Beach...

LONDON (AP) -- AstraZeneca reported Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among all adults in a long-anticipated U.S. study, raising hopes that the findings could help rebuild public confidence in the beleaguered shot in...

More than 400 Jamaicans are currently hospitalised with COVID-19 according to the latest clinical summary from the Ministry of Health released this morning, which reports a total of 418 hospitalisations, with 65 patients moderately ill and 37...

Three men have been arrested following a shoot-out with cops on Phillips Avenue/Russell Road, Hay Way Tree, St Andrew on Sunday. Reports from the Half Way Tree police are that about 11:35a.m., a team of officers were conducting patrol in the area,.....

One AK-47 rifle was today seized at Texaco district, Bayshore Park, Harbour View, Kingston by police from the Kingston East Division. Reports are that about 11:30 a.m., an operation was carried out at a premises when the firearm was seized from the....

Detectives assigned to the Portmore police division seized a taurus semi-automatic pistol and a magazine containing three 9mm rounds of ammunition on Barracuda Avenue, Breaton, Portmore in St. Catherine yesterday. Reports are that about 5:23 a.m.,.....

MIAMI (AP) -- Miami Beach's commissioners will hold an emergency meeting Sunday to determine whether to extend an unusual 8 p.m. curfew aimed at curtailing spring break crowds that got so out of hand that authorities had to call in SWAT...