The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is again appealing to members of the public to stay far from power lines. This includes not climbing trees near power lines, and keeping trees on private property trimmed and away from power lines, which is the...

One man is now hospitalised under police guard following a confrontation with the police on Bailey's Avenue, Bucks Common in Clarendon about 5:50 a.m. on Thursday, April 15. One Glock 17 pistol and several rounds of ammunition were seized...

GENEVA (AP) -- A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains "serious," with about 1.6 million new cases reported each week in the region. The...

National Epidemiologist, Dr Karen Webster Kerr, has informed that the occupancy rate at hospitals for COVID-19 patients is decreasing as the country records a fall in its positivity rate and the number of infections. "The number of admissions...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,, CMC - The United States in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on Thursday said that it is coordinating with Royal Caribbean Cruises for a transit opportunity for US citizens who wish to depart St Vincent and the...

The Grange Hill Police in Westmoreland say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting deaths of three men in Crowder district on Wednesday night. Their identities have not yet been released. Two of the men were reportedly...

Jamaica on Wednesday recorded five additional COVID-19 deaths, moving the tally to 697. The deceased are: * A 83-year-old female from Kingston & St Andrew * A 84-year-old-male from Kingston & St Andrew * An 60-year-old female...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has appealed to countries with stocks of vaccines that they will not utilise before the expiry date, to make them available to other countries like Jamaica, that will rapidly use them to inoculate the population....

Craig Powe has been the subject of much ridicule since he disclosed to the world that his penis has gone into a slumber since he contracted COVID-19. The 25-year-old said that since being infected with the respiratory virus, he struggles to get......

Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Westmoreland, George Wright, who is alleged to have physically assaulted a woman, was questioned yesterday at the Freeport Police Station in Montego Bay, St James, and released. Wright was questioned by...

A few weeks ago, before Oshane Dunstan was featured in THE STAR, he admitted to feeling discouraged and wondered if he would ever get the chance to live his dream of designing and building cars. The Simon, Rock River youth who has been making...

The attorney for Micha Allen, who was set free along with alleged gang leader Christopher 'Dog Paw' Linton by the Court of Appeal yesterday of gun charges, cited poor identification as the reason for the decision. Patrick Peterkin represented...

Portland native Lloyd Harris said he will not give up on his dream to become one of Jamaica's best-known farmers despite recently losing more than 400 ducks, valued at $400,000. He said that during a routine visit to his farm last Saturday, he...

A 25-year-old Jamaican woman who is in a custody battle for her four-year-old son in one of Spain's islands, says she is unable to properly plead her cause because of the language barrier. The woman said that she and her son migrated to Spain in....

Megan Skyers always knew she wanted to have a career in the medical field. However, it was probably fate that led her to become a trained radiographer, following in her late father's footsteps. Skyers is employed at the Bustamante Hospital for...

George Wright, the Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament, is now at the Freeport Police Station in St James to be interviewed by cops. Wright arrived a short while ago in the company of his attorney Able-don Foote. Investigators confirmed on...

Lawmen assigned to the Freeport Police say they have seized an assault rifle and five 5.56 rounds of ammunition on Tuesday, April 13. The weapon was seized during a targeted raid on Dapper Lane, Glendevon in St James. Reports are that...

Thirty five-year-old reputed gang leader Christopher Linton, also called Dog Paw, was today freed in the Court of Appeal. Linton's co-convict Micah Allen was also freed. Linton was freed of convictions of two gun offences and his 15 year...

COPENHAGEN (AP) -- Denmark has decided not to resume use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following reports of rare blood clots. The decision, which would remove the shot from Denmark's vaccination scheme, could delay the country's...

DENVER (AP) -- A 12-year-old Colorado boy who was hospitalised after his family said he tried a TikTok challenge that dared people to choke themselves until they lose consciousness has died. Joshua Haileyesus died last Saturday, according to...