The Government has approved the construction of the Port Antonio Bypass in Portland as part of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. “As currently conceptualised, the project will see the construction of 17 kilometres of four...

In Warsop Trelawny, a farmer was shot and killed during a bar robbery on Thursday night. His daughter and a male neighbour were also shot and injured during the robbery. The deceased has been identified as Patrick Griffiths, otherwise called '...

Sections of Maxfield Avenue in Kingston 13 have been blocked by residents protesting the police killing of an alleged gangster from the community. He has been identified as Emeilo Morris. The roadblock spans the Maxfield Avenue-Spanish Town Road...

A 20-year-old woman, moments after telling a senior parish judge that she was depressed, collapsed in court and had to be assisted by court staff and police officers. The young woman was before The Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on a charge.....

As gas prices keep rising, and families continue to find it harder to make ends meet, Shellysha McCarthy-Grandison's decision to cycle to work has ensured that she has one less thing to worry about. Unlike most commuters, McCarthy-Grandison is...

For the past 17 years, John* has been a member of a criminal outfit, wreaking havoc in the streets of the Corporate Area. But he has borne his soul in a recent interview with THE WEEKEND STAR, stressing his desire to end his life of crime. He...

Norris Matthews had long harboured dreams of plying his trade as a mechanic, but a tragic, life-changing accident in which he lost his right hand and left leg seemed to cripple those dreams. He told THE WEEKEND STAR that the accident slumped him......

The mother of a United States-born Jamaican girl, who lost her life after being hit by a stray bullet five years ago, has forgiven her killers. Shamoya McKenzie, a 13-year-old USA high school basketball star, was driving nearby in her mother's...

An army base will be built in East Kingston as part of the government's strategy to target gangs and gangsters who have been unleashing mayhem on the country. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in Parliament on Thursday that more than 100 acres......

Head of the Area One police, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers, said investigators are confident that they will soon nab the cowards who were involved in Wednesday night triple killing in Hanover. The act of criminality claimed the lives......

Mask vendors in downtown Kingston are bracing for a disruption in their business following Prime Minister Andrew Holness' announcement that mask-wearing is no longer mandatory. Shawn, a blind man, said that he has been selling masks and hand...

After looming large in the lives of Jamaicans for two years, the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) will no longer be used to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement during his contribution to the 2022/....

Sisters Racquel Williams and Kaydreen Nelson, who were fined $200,000 in a St Thomas Parish Court last September for not wearing masks yesterday, urge senior government minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange to consider giving them some of the monies she.....

Chevelle Franklyn continues to make waves on the international scene with her ministry. The psalmist's next appearance will see her sharing the stage in Charlotte, North Carolina with several heavy hitters in music and movies, at the upcoming...

Senior citizen Clover Campbell, of Carty Hill in Clarendon, is overwhelmed trying to care for the six grandchildren left in her care after her two daughters died over a three-year span. One of her daughters, Venecia Thompson, died three years ago....

Man feeds on brains and testicles A man who follows a raw meat diet says that brains are his favourite food. Weam Brieche, a Los Angeles-based bodybuilder, said that his hulking physique is to due to him consuming a daily diet of veal brains....

The Hanover police are hunting for clues into last night's triple murder in Santoy district, Logwood in the parish. Four other men were injured when gunmen posing as customers opened fire at them at a supermarket. The murdered men have been...

Police in Hanover have commenced an investigation surrounding the shooting death of three men and the wounding of four others in Santoy district, Logwood, Hanover, last night. The victims were reportedly in the process of installing surveillance.....

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang yesterday refused to take any question from the media on whether he was in breach of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) when he attended the launch party for Shenseea's album, Alpha, on Tuesday night....

For most of her childhood, Superintendent of Police Sherika Service witnessed the crippling effects of gang warfare in Jones Town, St Andrew. Although her parents tried their best to shield her, she could not escape the echoes of gunfire in the...