Several women in war-torn communities in Spanish Town, St Catherine, say they are fearful of venturing on to their verandahs as they have been told that they are marked for death. One of these women, a senior, told THE WEEKEND STAR that she has......

As the alleged Clansman-One Don Gang gangsters continue to disassociate themselves from the gang and any form of criminal acts, another one yesterday described himself as just an innocent homebody who does not even know how a gun looks. The...

A burning desire to care for her two children, ages two and 14, is what pushed Susanna McKenzie to leave her home in Ewarton, St Catherine, to attend yesterday's cruise ship job fair in St Andrew. McKenzie, 32, said she arrived in Kingston at 6 a....

Two men, who the Trelawny police say are cousins, were shot and killed by armed men along Peel Street in Falmouth on Thursday morning. They have been identified as Fabian Williams, 25, and Chevan Williams, both masons, of Grants Bailey district.....

Keith Mason sat with his four daughters last weekend and listened as they discussed their plans for him for Father's Day. He was particularly excited about the fact that Sara Gaye, 20, was planning to cook up a storm. However, in the blink of an.....

Romaine 'Chin Chin' Miller loved to dance, and those who knew him well referred to him as 'Leggo Di bird boss'. Considered the life of the party on Wildman Street in central Kingston, the 20-year-old was also deemed a comedian by his peers....

Christine Pattison has come a far way from her days growing up in Southside, Kingston. The 51-year-old says it was the determination that led to her having a successful Jamaican restaurant in Winnipeg, Canada. "I came from South. I grew up poor.....

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is projecting that the island will welcome approximately 800,000 visitors between late June to the end of August, with destination earnings set to exceed US$1.1 billion. Director of Tourism Donovan White said the......

"God is vexed with the nation and sin has reached his nostrils." These were the words of Lolita Fagan, an evangelist, who led a small group of worshippers in a feverish prayer session at the Apostolic Faith Church of God at William's Lane in...

Dancehall artiste Kaream Karizma is not a big fan of the joyless grind of a 'traditional' job and that's why he released a new single titled Nine to Five. "The inspiration behind my song was the constant complaints of people around me who work a.....

While growing up in Waterhouse, Singer Irie was a huge fan of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Festival Song competition. "Festival was my time of the year. I was very much into it and I always loved the songs and what they stood for....

When Ramique Green enticed his friends to spend their vacation in Jamaica, he never imagined it would lead to them being scammed out of nearly $200,000. Green told THE WEEKEND STAR that after visiting Jamaica earlier in the year to attend a...

Sibling squabbles were normal for Unique and her brother Dwayne 'Dugu' Hall, so when they had another one on Monday, she expected that they would be cracking jokes again before long. But Hall did no return home. The 34-year-old labourer and his......

A 69-year-old man who, investigators contend conspired with a prison warden and an incarcerated man to con Jamaicans interested in purchasing vehicles, was on Wednesday denied bail in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Clive McLauren...

Seven people, including a minor, have been taken into custody following a major joint Police-military operation in Great Pond, St Ann earlier today. The operation forms part of the authority's crackdown on lottery scamming across Jamaica....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California judge has approved a request by Tesla CEO Elon Musk's adult daughter to change her name and gender on her birth certificate. Vivian Jenna Wilson filed the petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court the...

Designers of floats, costumes and music trucks will have the opportunity to show off their skills at the upcoming Jamaica 60 Emancipation and Independence celebrations. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is inviting talented......

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan, who is also the Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, said the government wants to help the grieving family....

An alleged bodyguard and driver for the reputed leader of the Clansman-One Don Gang this morning testified that he is unable to drive. "Mi cah drive none tall," defendant Ricardo Thomas said when the prosecutor suggested that he was one...

Theophilous Tracey, 41, was granted a $600,000 bail earlier today when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court following an application by his attorney, Peter Champagnie QC. Tracey was arrested earlier this year after the body of....