Kingston resident Tracy Ann Walker today pleaded guilty to possession of and dealing in ganja in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court and was fined a total of $45,000. Walker was ordered to pay a fine of $15,000 or serve three months'...

Residents in Chester Castle, Hanover are calling for their Member of Parliament Dave Brown for assistance with ongoing issues that have left the community without running water for six weeks. Disgruntled residents took to the streets of the...

The correctional officers involved in an altercation with dancehall entertainer Tommy Lee Sparta at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre this week will continue on duty. This information comes from National Security State Minister Zavia Mayne....

Approximately 100 registered farmers in Mount Prospect, Manchester, are now better able to transport their produce to market, following the rehabilitation of a 300-metre stretch of roadway in the community. The farm road, which was ...

City Puss, the One Don Gang's alleged second in command, revealed during one of the secret recordings that an obeah man would put him on his guard whenever wardens were going to search his jail cell. City Puss also disclosed that the 'science...

A St Mary man who reportedly stabbed another over a parking space at a party has been charged with murder. Kirk Edwards, 38, of Bromley, Lewis Store, has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Javan Larman, otherwise called 'Wackie', of...

A total of $5 billion has been budgeted for roadworks during the 2022/23 fiscal year. This was disclosed by Everald Warmington, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, following a tour of sections of St...

A member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force has been hospitalised after he was burned while attempting to test what is believed to be denatured rum. This rum is not suitable for consumption. The incident occurred about 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday in the.....

Paulene Green sat footsteps away from the charred remains of her stall and took a heavy pull from her cigarette. She exhaled a twirl of smoke and sighed deeply. Her eyes are sad and weary, and she leaned on a stall for support. She is one of...

A loans officer at one of the island's commercial banks pleaded not guilty to larceny offences on Tuesday when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Charged with larceny as a servant, forgery and uttering forged documents is......

Spurred on by the need to keep her daughter in school, Charmaine Plath has been running a shop out of her bedroom. The 49-year-old resident of Lionel Town in Clarendon told THE STAR that since receiving an arm injury in a domestic dispute two......

A barber who was found at one of the island's airports with more than three pounds of ganja strapped to his body was on Tuesday sentenced to a combined 18 months in prison in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Kemar Smith, 31, pleaded...

Local apostle Christene McLean is against persons coming to her church while wearing masks. "You can wear your masks on the outside but I have a problem with people coming in the house of God with the mask. I have no problem with masks because I.....

Jamaicans are being encouraged to follow the upcoming Budget Debate, which begins on March 8. State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Marsha Smith, told reporters that the Debate, which will provide details on...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assessing the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on the public. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during a virtual press briefing held on February 22. He......

The Government will inform the nation shortly on what measures will be put in place to facilitate the reopening of the entertainment sector.

The United States Department of Justice says Jamaican police constable Shelian Allen smuggled several pellets of cocaine in her stomach, and vagina to the US. Allen, 42, arrived at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on a...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (February 22) announced a further relaxation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. The revised measures, which include changes of the nightly curfew hours, are based on declines in the COVID-.....

Some women are now digging into their pockets to pay for a more meatier vulva to go from 'flat bridge' to 'buff bay'. According to Michelle Dior, director of the Dominican Republic-based entity Designer Bodys, females are adding the procedure to.....

Back in 1963, Heron Williams became awestruck at the voice of a young woman named Beatrice, who was singing at a church event in Red Hills, St Andrew. He mustered up the courage to speak to her and after courting for more than a year, asked her......