The National Works Agency (NWA) says as of Saturday, it will close Barry Street in the vicinity of the Supreme Court in Kingston to carry out emergency drainage improvement works. The NWA says the road will be closed for about 10 days. NWA...

An unidentified male who allegedly engaged the security forces in a shoot-out in Spanish Town, St Catherine, early Friday morning was killed and a firearm seized. It is reported that about 2:47 a.m., a joint police-military team was on patrol near.....

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says that the Administration is committed to driving down crime by using "very effective" measures at its disposal, such as the States of Public Emergency (SOEs). Mr Holmes pointed out that the SOEs...

Less than a month after being released from prison where he served a six-month term for larceny, Roderick Wilson, a Corporate Area resident, is heading back to prison. Wilson yesterday pleaded guilty to larceny by trick when he appeared in the.....

When THE STAR made a call for persons born on November 24, 1951 to come forward and be featured by the newspaper, Inez Phynn left her Rum Lane, Kingston, home with her twins, Diane and Bruce Jones to have their photograph taken. Diane and Bruce,......

The mother of Odaine Parkes, one of two men who was killed at a Red Hills Road gas station on Monday, says he was a quiet and calm individual. Speaking to THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday, the distraught mother, Marie, was inconsolable. "Even in his.....

"Yuh kill me son mother already... nuh badda kill me, just leave me mek me raise him," were reportedly the last words uttered by Michael Solomon, one of the victims of the September 12 quadruple murder in Havannah Heights, Clarendon. Solomon,......

A St Catherine family is seeking help from the public to send their 'miracle baby', seven-year-old Cathalia Hayles, overseas in order to get medical treatment for her left arm which has been partially paralysed since birth. Cathalia's mother,...

President of the Senate, Tom Tavares Finson, said the parliamentary opposition, particularly the three senators who voted against the state of emergency (SOE), have "put this country is grave danger". Peter Bunting, Lambert Brown and Floyd Morris....

A cellular phone that was used to secretly record the conversations of alleged members of the Clansman - One Don Gang, including its reputed leader Andre 'Blackman' Bryan, has been admitted into evidence. The phone was one of three that the...

A US$274.5-million contract has been signed for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project, which will see construction of a 14.9-kilometere bypass of the city. This is expected to create a safe and reliable alternative route for motorists travelling.....

Dancehall-reggae star Mr Easy knows that Jamaicans are traumatised and hurting because of the loss of loved ones precipitated by the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and a murder epidemic. He said that is the major reason he wrote and released......

The historic Naval Dockyard at Port Royal is set to receive its largest cruise ship, to date, next Thursday. The Nieuw Statendam, one of the newest vessels from luxury cruise line Holland America, is scheduled to call at Jamaica's newest cruise.....

A couple who regularly practises swinging say that the ongoing pandemic has been good to them. John* and Jane* have been married for 14 years and have been swinging for close to half of their union. Swingers are people who are married or in a...

Outlaw Entertainment recently released the Infidelity rhythm, which is a joint project with RB Records. "All songs are relationship-related, highlighting struggles within relationships. I hope for this project to gravitate to wider audiences and.....

UK-based producer Lorna Da'Angel is looking to build on the momentum of her first project, the Atlantic Buzz album, that was well received. "My label [Miles Ahead Entertainment] is only a year old and it has already begun to make an impact. The.....

Hundreds of police personnel clad in black are now at the Supreme Court building awaiting the verdict on their 40-hour workweek and overtime claim. The verdict is to be handed down by Justice Sonia Wint Blair. Ahead of the hearing, cops have...

Before Saturday's near-death encounter in Franklyn Town, St Andrew, Rashana Beckford had never spoken in tongues. But as she came face-to-face with her mortality while seated in a car, having been caught in a crossfire between police and a...

Despite a sign posted at the St Catherine Parish Court warning that persons should not make payments to anyone except court staff, criminals are still enjoying the time of their lives as people continue to fall victim to their scam. The men...

Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson said that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is not dependent on states of emergency (SOEs) to fight crime. He said that the force will continue implementing them in its quest to tackle violent......