The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has come out in support of the Medical Association of Jamaica's (MAJ) recommendation that the drug IVERMECTIN be incorporated into the island's COVID-19 management protocols. "We...

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) says that in its ongoing review of the security of the Government's systems and networks, including the JamCOVID platform, cyber investigators have observed persistent attempts to gain...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb. 26, CMC - Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Thursday night that when a three-and-a-half-week lockdown ends on February 28, businesses will be allowed to reopen in phases, but a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew will remain...

A sum of $328 million has been provided to wrap up activities under the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project, in the upcoming financial year. The project seeks to rehabilitate the Montego Bay groynes to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to....

The corruption conviction of Senior Superintendent of Police, James Forbes, was overturned in the Court of Appeal this morning. James has now been freed. Forbes was found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice and fined $800,000 or......

Jamaica on Friday recorded three additional COVID deaths, increasing the tally to 413. The deceased are: A 54-year-old female from Kingston and St Andrew A 63-year-old female from St. Catherine A 65-year-old male from St Catherine One more...

The construction of a house for a minister of religion in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, has been creating quite a stir. The dwelling, which is being constructed for Bishop Winston Baker of the King Jesus Pentecostal Fellowship Church, is...

Lloyd Deen says he is not giving up hope on finding his daughter Jasmine, the University of the West Indies student who has been missing since February 27, 2020. "Mi still feel like mi a go see her again one day," he told THE WEEKEND STAR. "I won....

A 13-year-old Clarendon child, who is now pregnant, has alleged being raped twice last year, including by her stepfather. The teen said that last July, she went to a property belonging to a relative, where there is an unoccupied house, to fetch......

Agnes Jones-Graham is from a family of long livers. Her mom, Mary Johnson- Jones, died at 95, and her grandma, Suzanne Jones, lived to 103. Jones-Graham, an active senior citizen who lives in New Works, Westmoreland, celebrated her 100th...

Zacariah Wolfe has not been in a jolly mood, and it wasn't hard to understand his frustration. It was close to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the news team stopped by his shop in Martin, St Mary. The 65-year-old, who makes aluminium pots, pans,...

The first time THE STAR interviewed Gloria Llewelyn was in 2019. The elderly woman was seeking the public's assistance after thieves made off with her life savings of $300,000 that she was supposed to be used to purchase a prosthetic leg. The 79-....

Upon hearing the name Mosquito Hole, one may think about stings, dengue fever and the annoying buzz from the flying insects. Believe it or not though, there were hardly any mosquitoes in sight when THE WEEKEND STAR visited the St Mary district......

Mi say STAR, mi mek di mistake an' sleep wid a strange man inna mi community an' now him a tek set on mi an' all a mek talk in the presence of mi babyfather. A desperate mi did desperate why mi do it because mi man refuse to go work. Him wah...

Rohan Younger has been reflecting on the impact COVID-19 has had on his job in the entertainment sector, where he works as an unofficial party butler. "Nothing is going on now. COVID make my career put on pause right now because them lock down......

The Trelawny branch of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs recently concluded a Rabbit Care and Management training course, which was conducted on the Zoom platform at no cost to participants. Parish manager and coordinator for the project, Natanish Hines,...

Jamaica is set to get a donation of COVID-19 vaccines from India. This disclosure was made by Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica His Excellency Ambassador Masakui Rungsung at a function this morning. Ambassador Rungdung did not provide details on....

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is asking that persons be mindful of how they dispose of their waste, as it has noticed that bins are filling up faster, with persons spending more time at home. Community Relations Manager at....

Splinters, gravel and sharp stones have forced barefooted walker Black X off the road, three days after he began a cross country trek in salute of public health workers. Black X, whose given name is Derrick Robinson, started walking from...

Constance 'Mama Christie' Christie, has been described as a champion and the soul of Seaview Gardens, the community in which she spent all of her life serving its residents. "Seaview has lost a mother, someone who is very caring," said a tearful....