Lashaun Rowe has one simple wish for his birthday, which is this Saturday -- a tablet computer. He wants the device so he can watch cartoons with his imaginary friend, Omario. Lashaun turning six is a huge deal for his mother, Shanice Rowe, who.....

Like any other night, Pam* had put her daughter to sleep then retired to bed herself on Monday, August 30. But unlike other nights, Pam woke up unable to breathe well. After no relief hours later, she went to the hospital. This is where she got.....

Two persons who were arrested and charged for breaches under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) have taken offence to calls being made for Floyd Green to be reinstated as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Green, the member of...

The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) is defending its request for a rate increase, calling it necessary for the service it provides. In a request made to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in May, the power company requested a.....

Massive gun find in Four Paths in Clarendon Four firearms--including two high-powered weapons -- were seized by police during an operation on Cherry Tree Lane, Four Paths in Clarendon on Thursday. The cache, comprising one AK-47 rifle, one AM15...

Several Sunday churchgoers are livid that their day of worship has been designated a no-movement day. The designation, which will run for the next six weeks, with the possibility of an extension, was announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on.....

Residents of the communities of Chigwell and Forest in Hanover say they are now living in fear that another major flooding incident could affect them. Recently they saw minor flooding caused by heavy rain associated with Tropical Storms Ida and......

Earlier this year, Craig Powe attracted much attention when he admitted that he could not maintain an erection after contracting COVID-19. However, the 25-year-old said that after seeking medical attention, his penis "is working even better than....

More than 18,000 persons have been charged with various breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), which is the main piece of legislation being used in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data provided by the police, which covers......

A St James taxi operator said he recently contracted COVID-19, after purchasing sex from a prostitute in Montego Bay. The taxi operator told THE WEEKEND STAR that he is now at home recovering after testing positive for COVID-19 last Saturday. ".....

A 22-year-old man, who has been charged with the murder of his own grandfather, reportedly confessed to residents and the police that he was influenced by ganja. The accused, who has been identified as Victor Newman, otherwise called Whitmore,...

A 40-bed mobile field hospital was officially opened at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon. The facility, donated by the United Sates government, through the US Embassy in Jamaica, is valued at $132 million. John McIntyre, charge d'Affaires of the....

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An irate Trelawny dog owner is threatening to sue a policeman who shot his pooch in his yard last month. The dog, a pit bull named Marley, died weeks later from her injuries. "Mi a sue out him 'wara wara'. I'm taking legal action for what he...

A distraught Jane* said that she never imagined a routine trip to the market in downtown Kingston last Saturday would have resulted in the death of her friend Kevon Mitchell. Mitchell, 41, a plumber of Havendale, St Andrew, was killed moments...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has given the clearest indication yet that his Government, at some point, will make it mandatory for persons to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday, Holness said that the...

The plight of a once comfortable Jamaican, who is now struggling to make ends meet, was shared in Parliament yesterday by one representative as he sought to demonstrate how difficult life has become for many Jamaicans since the pandemic. Julian......

Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson says the police have turned over the investigation into the alleged forced trimming of a Rastafarian teen to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). In August, 19-year-old...

After being caught on camera at a party that was held on a no-movement day, Floyd Green yesterday resigned from his post as the island's agriculture minister. Green will, however, remain as member of parliament for South West St Elizabeth. Green.....

Students and staff at Pondside Primary and Infant School in Hanover will enjoy more modern and spacious surroundings when face-to face classes resume, following the completion of infrastructure upgrading of the infant department at a cost of $25.4....