Jamaica will be passing laws to grant immunity to vaccine producers from liability if someone suffers harm having taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Representatives of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, appearing before a Special Select Committee of......

Horace Johnson, a former gang member who used to 'bun God', said he is imploring the youth to walk the straight and narrow and never allow the pressures of life to lead them into crime. Now a born-again Christian, the 32-year-old said he first......

The defence team for Dantay Brooks, the teenage son of dancehall deejay Mavado, says they will be looking to proceed to the next step in the judicial process following his murder conviction. Brooks' lead attorney, Peter Champagnie QC, told THE......

A man who is said to be a dancehall artiste was arrested yesterday in Eight Miles, Bull Bay, in St Andrew, after he was reportedly held with a firearm and several rounds of ammunition. Reports from the Elletson Road police are that about 11:30 a.....

The police were called to a property in Frome, Westmoreland, recently after residents who gained access illegally were taking water from a broken main. The property owner, a Chinese national who gave his name as Moo Young, told THE WEEKEND STAR......

It has been almost 13 years since 46-year-old Winston Pittison lost his sight, but that hasn't stopped him from looking for love. Pittison, who resides in Golden Spring, St Andrew, says he has had may flings but is now on a quest to locate his......

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), through its Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injury Prevention Unit, is partnering with various entities to provide islandwide cancer screening offered at discounted rates for the month of February......

The Barrett Town All-Age School in St James received a major boost on Thursday, with the official opening of its newly constructed computer lab. The lab, which houses 10 computers and other equipment, was made possible by Sheila Johnson, CEO and.....

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP): A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the US for the first time, with two cases diagnosed in South Carolina, state health officials said Thursday. The two cases don't appear to be...

Mi say mi go make mi fren dem boost mi up one night and carry mi go Back Road say we a go buy sex, and from dat night, every time mi pass out deh mi cringe. We go to a go-go club, and di entire time mi a pree a thickas and mi couldn't take mi...

After revealing the dire circumstances of her life in THE WEEKEND STAR publication on January 22, Sierra Leone national Etta Isatu Findlay will be going home. After her story was published, she was contacted by personnel from the consulate of the....

The police's Corporate Communications Unit has confirmed that a suspect has been held in relation to the January 21 murder of 43-year-old Canadian Latoya Alcindor, whose body was found in Runaway Bay, St Ann. The suspect was held by police in...

When Marrisa Reid visited the THE STAR offices on Tuesday, her face told a tale of despair and stress. She tried hard to hold back tears as she spoke about her only daughter Theresa Smith, who has been missing since March 23, 2020. She recalled.....

Joan Johnson has always been an independent woman working tirelessly to provide for her family and being active around her home. However, all of that changed three years ago when she fell from her bed and shattered her kneecap. She hasn't been......

The roads leading into Hayfield, St Thomas, are almost single lane-wide, and the rocky ride could also have you constantly biting your tongue. However, all of that is forgotten upon entering the quiet community that has some of Jamaica's most...

The father of Lorenzo Thomas, who was murdered in his Cassava Piece home on June 5, 2018, testified that he watched helplessly as his offspring was shot multiple times in the head. Dantay Brooks, son of dancehall star Mavado, and Andre Hinds were....

Deep in concentration, Jamaican-born Garfield Williams tapped his axel around the wet clay sitting on his tabletop wheel. Eager to complete this ceramic candle holder, he smiled as he spoke of his passion for sculpting. He learnt sculpting and......

Former colleagues of Corporal Courtney Cassell, who was buried last Saturday, are hailing him as hard-working and professional, among other accolades. Cassell, 49, who died a week before Christmas, was stationed at the Ocho Rios Police Station......

While attending Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, dancehall artiste Cashtro Troy would often gather his friends during lunchtime and beat the desks to create rhythms and perform some of the popular dancehall hits. Over time, he managed....

(AP) - Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work -- though not quite as well -- against new mutated strains of the virus...