A St Catherine nurse was freed from gun charges on Thursday after the court accepted she had no knowledge that a firearm was in a bag with clothes she was carrying for a relative. The judge upheld the submissions by the defence lawyers for Sidonie.....

The National Works Agency (NWA) says that heavy rainfall is still causing flooding, breakaways and landslides in Trelawny, St Catherine and St Andrew. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw said parish teams have...

Digital transactions remain pivotal to driving financial inclusion across Jamaica. Against this background and following groundwork by the administrators of the digital wallet, Lynk, persons without bank accounts are among the individuals now able.....

Residents of Ocho Rios in St. Ann will benefit from a free medical camp being organised by the High Commission of India in Jamaica, on Sunday, October 2. The camp is slated for the Ocho Rios Primary School, 47 Milford Road, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00.....

WASHINGTON, Sept 30, CMC -A former United States ambassador to Haiti says it is time to throw away the gloves and stop pretending that 'normal" diplomacy will work in Haiti. The former diplomat, Pamela A White, who served in Haiti...

HAVANA (AP) -- A few hundred Cubans took to the streets Thursday night in Havana demanding the restoration of electricity, protesting more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island following the passage of Hurricane Ian. An...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion. Ukraine's president immediately countered with a...

Dancehall entertainers Pamputae, Pretti Pretti and Shelly Belly are expected to ignite Sigh Quarry in May Pen, Clarendon later this evening with the sixth staging of Immune to Criticism (ITC).

A staff member at the Kingston Technical High School believes that if female students were mandated to pass through a metal detector at the entrance to the school's compound, the fatal attack on 17-year-old student Michion Campbell could have been....

E very month-end, starting today, our reporters will try to walk in the shoes of various professionals, and will share stories of their experiences on our print, online and social media platforms. Reporter Shanel Lemmie spent a day in a...

Between Wednesday and Thursday, Hurricane Ian hammered Florida with gusty winds and heavy rainfall. The death toll from what is already being called one of the deadliest storms to hit the US state continues to climb, and historic damage has been....

Early Thursday morning, Jane* had a nightmare that her fiance Andre Stewart was shot and killed. She woke him instantly and related the horrific dream to which he replied, 'Maybe a mi time come' before retiring to sleep once more. But...

The communities of August Town, Hermitage, African Gardens and Goldsmith Villa are to benefit from the creation of six spaces for residents to engage in recreational and other activities. "The project will benefit approximately 10,920 residents......

Three members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been commended by Massy Distribution Jamaica for the professionalism and compassion shown towards an employee after a traumatic ordeal. The female employee, who is a member of the company....

A dispute over a cat is said to be at the heart of a matter involving a father and son, which is now before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The adult son, who is the defendant in the matter, reportedly angered his father by insisting on....

A deacon at one of the island's Seventh-day Adventist churches was offered bail on Thursday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, where he is facing allegations of stealing more than $2 million worth of motor vehicle batteries. The 48-...

Jamaica's public health system suffered a major loss on Wednesday, following the death of public health nurse Charmaine Vassell-Shettlewood. The nurse, who served the public health system for over 30 years, died after a period of illness. "We've....

Volunteers who recently participated in International Coastal Cleanup activities removed less garbage from the coastline near the Palisadoes go-kart track in Kingston than in previous years. According to the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET),...

A marriage officer was hit with false declaration charges following a sting operation by under-cover cops at an arcade in the Corporate Area. The marriage officer, Antonio Williams, 46, is accused of illegally collecting sums of money from people....

St Jago High School in St Catherine is now under a pall of gloom following the death of well-loved history, Caribbean studies and sociology teacher, Deidre-Ann Campbell. When THE WEEKEND STAR visited the Monk Street-based institution last week,.....