Charged with murder, illegal possession of firearm and ammunition is Dante Dunwell, 19-year-old, Steel Worker of Mahogany Close in Kingston 11. Dunwell was charged Wednesday, November 03. Reports from the police are that about 12:45p.m,...

Twitter has announced that it will now allow individuals to request takedowns of pictures or videos featuring them. The ban is aimed at preventing harassment or invasion of privacy. However, it does not apply to posts that are shared in the...

Jamaicans have been told not to panic in light of the emergence of Omicron, the newest COVID-19 variant. Instead, Dr Brian James, president of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), has appealed to persons to follow the infection control...

One of the alleged top shooters in the One Don Gang had reportedly told the police when he was caught that he was a musician and an associate of entertainer I-Octane. The chief investigator in the case testified yesterday that the claim was made.....

An ex-convict who spent six years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm said it would be "unnecessary" and "unfair" to sanction the death penalty on persons found guilty of the crime. John Brown*, 41, said that he was no gangster. But...

A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) driver was slapped with charges of disobeying a constable's orders and resisting arrest after he allegedly refused to reverse one of the state-owned units because he felt it was unsafe. The incident, which......

Six engineering interns --four females and two males -- are now undergoing training with the National Water Commission (NWC) under the utility provider's engineering internship programme. The programme is facilitated through a partnership between....

Minister of Labour and Social Security Karl Samuda says there should be stiffer penalties in place for child labour and child abusers that should act as a deterrent for those who continue to abuse our children. According to Minister Samuda,...

BESSEMER, Alabama (AP): A former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was killed in a shoot-out with another man, authorities say. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office on Monday identified Emmit King and Willie Albert Wells as the two......

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): West Indies Women's travel plans remained unclear Monday after the contingent arrived in the Gulf state of Oman from Zimbabwe, following the cancellation of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe last weekend. A...

The COVID-19 pandemic saw Andre Hall losing his job at Margaritaville in the Cayman Islands. He returned to his homeland still hopeful that he might be able to find a job but he had no such luck as his many job applications yielded no fruit. The....

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP): It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent work of art that reimagines the holiday experience with local touches of the Jersey Shore. It also has been called ridiculous, ugly and hideous, something....

Over the past eight months, 'Putt Putt', a three-wheeled cargo truck used to deliver food and other items from Cotton Tree Shop to customers, has been one of the most talked-about topics in Balaclava, St Elizabeth. Putt Putt is made by Atul, a...

The World Health Organisation warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is "very high" based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with "severe consequences." The...

The police seized a .38 revolver with six 9mm cartridges this morning in Bickerseth, Cambridge in St. James. Reports from the Cambridge Police are that about 6:57.a.m, the Police conducted a Targeted Raid and the firearm was seized. Two persons...

STAR readers may easily remember Kerry Ann Anderson, who raised the eyebrows of Jamaicans when it was discovered that she mothered five sets of twins. The 36-year-old also gave birth to two other children. Anderson, who was living in Denham...

Whenever Ipal Smith leaves his Penlyne Castle, St Andrew, dwelling and sets up his trees along Constant Spring Road, you know it is time to start buying Christmas decorations. Yesterday, Smith and his business partner Omar Watson were the first......

It has been 11 days since 24-year-old Dorrell Miller and his friend Matthew Evans, 19, disappeared and their loved ones are seeking answers. Speaking with THE STAR yesterday, Matthew's father David Evans says this behaviour is unlike his son and.....

Member of Parliament (MP) for North East St Elizabeth, Delroy Slowley, said he wants to build an agriculture college in his constituency to help bolster literacy among the youth. Slowley, in an exclusive interview with THE STAR, said that he has....

The narcotics police have charged three western Jamaica fishermen in connection with last Monday's seizure of over 900 kilogrammes of cocaine in Black River, St Elizabeth, last Monday. Charged are: Daniel Hanson, 40, of a St Elizabeth address; as....