Jamaica received its sixth cruise ship for the week on Friday, with the Aida scheduled pulling up to port at the Falmouth Port in Trelawny. These are the most vessels the island has seen in one week since the return of cruise ships in August....

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told the mother of a slain young policeman that he wished his Government could have acted sooner to save his life. Duvaughn Brown, 25, a trainee policeman attached to the National Police College of Jamaica, was......

A man who allegedly held a knife to the chest of a woman sergeant of police and robbed her of her bracelet in downtown Kingston was nabbed by the long hand of the law after he was taken to the police station to be processed for another offence....

"S@#t wata take over Payne Land" a cookshop owner told THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday. A puddle of raw sewage sits just footsteps away from his small business. The stench from the sewage has been plaguing the St Andrew South community for weeks. "It....

A former top tier member of the One Don Gang yesterday raised eyebrows in the Home Circuit Court after he called one of the defence attorneys an "estate lawyer". "You know say you a waa estate lawyer, you a waa estate lawyer," the ex-gangster...

SHANNA MONTEITH Neatly situated along the White Horses to Morant Bay main road in St Thomas is the Roselle Falls. Overlooking the Caribbean Sea and carpeted by moss, the popular water stop has been a source of recreation, earning its place in....

Brigadier Roderick Williams, the commander of the Maritime, Air and Cyber Command (MACC), says formation of a new naval unit in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will significantly boost Jamaica's maritime capabilities in the region. The new unit....

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says that there has been a steady growth in the number of Germans seeking to enjoy Jamaica's tourism offerings. Bartlett said that the month-over-month trajectory, from September 2021 to October 2021, shows a 134.....

Residents of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to take the necessary steps to safeguard themselves against COVID-19) during the upcoming holiday season. The period, for some countries, starts as early.....

x -------------------- Library book 73 years overdue A book has been returned to a library more than 73 years late. The adventure story, Stately Timber, by Rupert Hughes, should have been returned to the Dunfermline Central Library in...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa's busiest airports could be "directly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and/or surface-to-air fire" as Ethiopia...

With Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 14.20 percent recorded in the second quarter of 2021, the country is now in a V-shaped economic recovery. The disclosure was made by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with portfolio...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting that Jamaica's economy will rebound from the fallout caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to record growth of 8.25 per cent for the fiscal year 2021/22, moderating to 3.5 per...

Over 1,000 residents of vulnerable communities have benefited from the United States (US) Government's provision of US$12 million towards Jamaica's national coronavirus (COVID-19) response since the onset of the pandemic. Acting United...

As Jamaica's tourism continues its strong rebound, Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says that the sector is projected to surpass pre-pandemic figures by the end of 2024. He said that total visitor arrivals are estimated to reach 4.5...

Prosecutors in the corruption case that has been brought against popular dancehall producer ShabDon have alleged that he offered $2 million to a cop to remove an illegal firearm from his grey Mercedes-Benz motor car before it was searched by...

A parish court judge is again urging Jamaicans to take greater personal responsibility in protecting themselves from contracting the novel coronavirus. Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague extended a stern warning to public passenger...

A confessed robber was yesterday sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at hard labour for larceny from the person when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Raheem McCoy pleaded guilty before Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-....

It's 2:15 p.m. and Donovan 'Road Runner' Parkinson and his best friend, Kenroy 'Road Flex' Hibberts, are about to leave Ricketts Avenue, St Andrew in search of their day's sale. After checking their engine and petrol level, they get into gear...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP): Two men have been sent to prison for their roles in a phony lottery scam that defrauded mostly older residents of several states, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts, out of more than $700,000, federal prosecutors said....