The United Independents' Congress (UIC), whose leader, Joseph Patterson, was arrested last week for leading a demonstration against mandatory vaccination, is seeking to raise nearly $30 million to fund the legal defence of its members and...

Sisters Racquel Williams and Kaydreen Nelson, who on Wednesday were both fined $200,000 or 30 days in jail by a St Thomas Parish Court Judge for not wearing a mask, feel they were treated unfairly by the justice system. Williams, who works at a......

Julian Robinson, the member of parliament for South Eastern St Andrew, is calling for urgent intervention from the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) to prevent the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) from continuing its practice of...

A St James family getting ready to bury a family member on Wednesday now finds itself in the position where a second burial must be planned. This is as a result of yesterday's murder of Osane Brown, 30, otherwise called Nico, of Gunns Drive in...

The police in St James have reported that they have recovered an illegal firearm and several rounds of ammunition from the house of a St James couple, who were shot and killed by armed men who invaded their home in Niagara district, St James, on......

JDF denies buying military vehicles The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) said that it is not involved in the purchase of the vehicles, which are now the subject of a video circulating via social media. The video, which shows several military type......

More than 10,000 persons have been murdered in Jamaica since 2010, statistics presented in the Senate by Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, reveal. Some 1,026 of those murders were committed between......

One of Jo-Anna Gowdie's greatest wishes is to see her only child, Jayden Stoddart, make his first independent step. At five years old, when most children are skipping along with their peers or riding their bicycles, little Jayden is unable to...

A staggering $4.69 million was collected in fines for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) in Morant Bay, St Thomas, on Wednesday. According to the Court Administration Division, just over 70 persons were brought before the court......

A family in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine, is mourning the death of their mother, 56-year-old mother Beryl Junior, who they say contracted COVID-19 while she was a patient at the Spanish Town Hospital where she was admitted with asthma problems....

"Don't get vaccinated," read a message posted on the side of a Wilmore funeral home truck parked along the side of a road in North Carolina, USA. There is no Wilmore funeral home. The printed message, though, represents a strategy by an...

A former gangster turned State witness yesterday testified that Andre 'Blackman' Bryan, the reputed head of the One Don faction of the Clansman gang, laughed after being told that a man he ordered killed had been executed. The self-confessed...

Howie, a resident of Beverly Gardens in Fletcher's Land in Kingston, said he was forced to spend most of Wednesday night in his car as he was unable to bear the heat after his electricity was disconnected. He told THE WEEKEND STAR that despite......

Members of the Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Broughton, Little London, Westmoreland, have had their faith tested by the novel coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of at least three members and infected several others. The church's pastor,......

Recording artiste Prezident Brown is one of several artistes who lent their vocals to the Big Chest Rhythm. Produced by Treasure Chest Productions, the rhythm was officially released on August 31. "My song on the riddim is talking about the...

Jahvillani, Mr Vegas, and Cutty Ranks are the top-tier dancehall entertainers to join a newly launched project courtesy of Terror Family Production, Donstew Production, and Wai Fuzion Records, titled the Hot Tea rhythm. Talented artistes...

After spending time educating its staff about the COVID-19 vaccine and "meeting them wherever", Jason Henzell, chairman of Jakes Hotel, Villas...

Robert 'Big Rob' Miller, the member of parliament for St Catherine South East, wants Jamworld to be transformed into a mini stadium and entertainment zone. Jamworld was once home to Sting, which was dubbed 'The Greatest One Night Show on Earth......

Member of Parliament for St Ann South West Zavia Mayne is banking on the roll-out of the national broadband programme to help with the education of children in areas of his constituency. Mayne, a Government MP, who is in his second term, said...

"I cannot afford to be that MP who just talks and makes wild promises," Dave Brown, the member of parliament for Hanover Eastern has said. The second-term representative, while speaking in the State of the Constituency Debate on Wednesday,...