BIG MONEY TO CATCH DUPPY - 'Ghost busters' collecting fees as high as $90,000
For some individuals, ghosts or 'duppies', evil spirits and fallen angels are not real but are products of a superstitious mind. However, for others who fear them and are intent on overcoming them, forking out big bucks to a professional 'duppy catcher'..
Crab vendors keeping the legacy
Perhaps you have driven or walked along Heroes Circle and have seen the delectable crabs on display. The crab vendors are always on site and always seem to have crabs, but how long have they been at that location and where do they get their crabs?
Alleged cellphone thief gets three months hard labour
A man who stole cellphones belonging to a teacher was sentenced to three months at hard labour when the matter was mentioned in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
US$1.35m found in woman's house
A 50-year-old woman who was found in a house with more than US$1.35 million ($91.8 million) hidden inside a refrigerator was arrested and charged with money laundering by the police on Tuesday.
G2K: More ads to come
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has described the political advertisements of Generation 2000 (G2k) as 'nasty' but the youth arm of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it will not pull any of them. Warren Newby and Robert Miller....
Victims in Llandovery accident identified
Most of the people who died in the accident along the Llandovery main road in St. Ann on Wednesday afternoon have been identified. They are Marklyn Gibbs of Pimento Walk, Ocho Rios; Nicola Jarett, 20, of Windsor Road, St. Ann's Bay; Lamar Finnegan...
Drug mule remanded
A man who attempted to export 80 pellets of cocaine to the United States will be sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on June 29. Terrence Hibbert appeared before Resident Magistrate Sharon George on June 26...
Backing the backative - Budget being prepared for Oakland Crescent
AS PART of our mission to be the People Paper, THE WEEKEND STAR has been highlighting problem areas across the island. Our reporter, Carolyn Johnson, along with photographer Norman Grindley, will focus on a particular area ...
New bridge opens in St Catherine
Residents of Agole in rural St. Catherine are to benefit from a new bridge, which was officially opened on June 15 by Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Bobby Pickersgill.
Breast-biter to know fate July 5
Spanish Town, St Catherine: A woman who testified that she only bit off another woman's breast in self-defence will know her fate on July 5. The woman, Jacqueline Love, who appeared in the Spanish Town RM Court, on Wednesday....
Freelance writer remanded in custody
WESTERN BUREAU: A former freelance writer of a popular western Jamaica media house was remanded in custody on Wednesday when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court to answer fraud charges.