Jamaicans should watch eating habits
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, noting the increase in obesity worldwide, has said that Jamaicans must be encouraged to be more careful about what they eat and drink. The minister, in his message to mark World Consumer Rights..

Digicel glitch brings free credit
Many Digicel customers received free credit yesterday as a result of an apparent glitch in the company's system, THE STAR understands. Many people revealed that flex cards, from which the credit was already taken, could be used to add credit.

St Catherine police target car-stealing ring
The St. Catherine North police say they will be targeting what they say is a huge car-stealing ring being operated in sections of the area. This comes in the wake of the burning of about 30 vehicles which were torched on Friday afternoon in Kitson Town...

Six months for ganja in carvings
WESTERN BUREAU: A St James man who tried to smuggle ganja out of Jamaica in wooden carvings were sent to prison for six months despite his plea for compassion. Kemar Fraser, 23, was sentenced on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to possession...

Conductress fined $20,000 for stone incident
A conductress pleaded guilty to hitting a woman in the head with a stone, causing bleeding when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

RGD assists Jamaicans in the UK
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr Patricia Holness, has said that the department's outreach initiative in the United Kingdom (UK) this week is part of its objective to assist Jamaicans everywhere.