The Ministry of Labour and Social Security said it has launched an investigation to determine whether the Chinese mechanics employed at WH Car Service, located in Ferry Pen near the St Andrew-St Catherine border, possess valid work permits. The...

WESTERN BUREAU: As the eight-year, multibillion-dollar rehabilitation of Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) nears completion, the Government is touting progress while the Opposition voices deep frustration over delays and ballooning costs. Speaking......

A motorist who fatally struck a woman on a sidewalk nearly four years ago will be sentenced on May 30, after the Supreme Court denied his request to change his guilty plea. Christopher Gordon admitted in May 2023 to causing the fatal collision that....

WESTERN BUREAU: Sagicor Bank CEO Chorvelle Johnson-Cunningham is calling on women in leadership to actively support other women’s growth as a strategy to aid Jamaica’s development. She made this appeal at Thursday’s launch of the Women of West...

Chairman of the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) Region 1, Dr Wykeham McNeill, has raised concern over the silence of Jamaica’s political ombudsman amid ongoing tensions surrounding the defacing and removal of political posters. Spea...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

The court has granted bail to a Property Manager who is connected to the US$500,000 drug bust in St Andrew earlier this year. Allen Patrick Constable, 63, was offered bail in the sum of $2 million dollars when he appeared before the Kingston and....

Thirty-two-year-old labourer Odaine 'Tallman' Williams was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing money from his workplace in Kyle district, Manchester on Sunday. The accused, who is from Water Lane district, Clarendon, has been charged with....

Twenty-nine-year-old Jamar Drummond, also 'One Kurruption' was remanded when he went before the St Catherine Parish Court yesterday. Drummond is charged with the December 28, 2024 murder of bus driver, Nicholas Leach, of Eltham Park, Spanish...

The public will once again be able to enjoy the beachfront at Harmony Beach Park in St James after it temporary closure, according to The Urban Development Corporation (UDC). "We are grateful for the patience and understanding of the public...

The alleged gangster who was arrested on a school compound in possession of a 'Chip Glock' and 50 ammunition on Easter Monday has been formally charged by the police. The STAR broke the story of his arrest on Tuesday following years of attempts....