A part of Tower Street in downtown Kingston was today (May 16) officially renamed in honour of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Dr Ambedkar was a jurist, social reformer, and politician. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Constitution. A...

Former supermarket supervisor Aundre Bromfield pleaded guilty to manslaughter today when he appeared in the circuit court for the murder of his lover at the Master Mac Supermarket in Manchester two years ago. On December 31, 2019, Aundre Bromfield.....

Members of the Peoples National Party (PNP) and their supporters are currently gathered in protest at Heroes Circle in Kingston. They are about to March to the office of the finance minister, Dr Nigel Clarke. Several opposition members...

The family of missing two-year-old Jameal Mendez says a prophetic revelation from a pastor has rekindled hope and optimism for the safe return of the infant who went missing from his Rasta Corner home in Free Town, Clarendon, on Thursday....

Friday's chilling double-murder of two siblings in Linstead, St Catherine, has left a family shell-shocked, and their matriarch, a pastor, drowning in a sea of emotions . The siblings were killed hours apart by gunmen in the parish. According to....

Mitsie Harris-Dillon, interim national president of the National Parent Teachers' Association (NPTA), says school administrators should consider a return to online classes should the cases of COVID-19 continue to increase. The latest data...

The colour red was on full display as family members, friends, and well-wishers of 23-year-old Amael Clarke packed into the spacious Valley Christian Ministries church along Windsor Valley Road in Spanish Town to bid farewell to a young man whom......

It is hard to drive through the St Andrew West Rural community of Cavaliers and not notice Beverley Edwards' bamboo building. For the past three years, the 60-odd year old woman, who admits being called 'mad' by persons who are perplexed by her......

A caveat is a form of injunction that is provided for under section 139 of the Registration of Titles Act. A caveat acts as a warning or formal notice to tell the public that there is an interest on the land or property for a particular reason....

------------- Pilot falls unconscious during flight A passenger with no flying experience managed to land a plane when the pilot fell ill. Darren Harrison took the controls at over 9,000 feet on the flight from The Bahamas to Florida, as he...

According to Anya Gloudon, her mother Barbara Gloudon lived a life only in service to her fellow Jamaicans and, if given the chance, the veteran journalist and radio broadcaster would do it all over again. "The most important thing for her was...

News came early Thursday that Jamaica had lost an iconic figure in Barbara Gloudon. THE WEEKEND STAR took to the streets to get reactions from members of the public Daily West: "She uplift Jamaica and the world, she keep we in touch with...

A hole in the ground that constantly springs has been a saviour for some residents of Majesty Gardens [aka Back-To] in Kingston 11, who say that there is a chronic water problem in the community. This spring, the source of which has not been......

Julia Campbell, who celebrated her 105th birthday on Easter Monday, April 18, is one sprightly woman. During a visit to her home last week, the senior, at the urging of her daughter Marelyn Shaw, the centenarian danced to the infectious sounds......

Two days after what would have been his 71st birthday, Fitzroy 'Bunny Diamond' Simpson was given a dignified farewell with a thanksgiving service at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew. While there were not many obvious tears for the...

Three people, including a woman, who are implicated in the robbery of a safe containing more than $ 2.7 million, were remanded in custody when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Sasha-Gaye Davidson is charged...

Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque condemned the actions of a Corporate Area man who confessed to grabbing his cousin by the throat after they had a dispute over parking spots. "I know that some people are indisciplined and that sort......

A Corporate Area teacher told the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday that she beat her 12-year-old child with a fan belt because she took $500 without her knowledge. However, the woman, who pleaded guilty to cruelty to a child,...

Miss Pearl has spent most of her life living next door to the Loyal James Lodge premises in Morant Bay, St Thomas. Her children, she said, played in the yard and they have never seen or heard anything spooky. "Mi surprised bad when mi hear seh....

High heels make women appear more attractive Researchers from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, USA, claim that women in heels are seen as more sexually attractive, physically attractive, feminine and of a higher status. In the study, a...