BURGLAR SLASHES 83-Y-O WOMAN'S THROAT
An 83-year-old woman from Rockfort, east Kingston, barely survived after her throat was slashed by a man who broke into her house.
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Jamaican robbery suspect shot in St Maarten
A Jamaican suspected of participating in an armed robbery yesterday was shot and injured by police in St Maarten. The island, located in the eastern Caribbean, has been beset ...
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UTech students protest about class disruptions
Some students of the Univer-sity of Technology say their Thursday night classes are being disrupted by parties and other social gatherings that occur at the institution's activity centre.
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Prison warder charged for attempting to smuggle ganja
Police have charged a prison warder accused of trying to smuggle more 1.4 Kg (3 LB) of ganja into the South Camp Rehabili-tation Centre, Kingston, yesterday.
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Man accused of 'glass plate' assault gets 12 months probation
A man accused of using a glass plate to hit his significant other in the face, told the court he was drunk at the time. Charged with unlawful wounding is Paul Gordon.
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Sick 12-year-old takes flight
Kimiko Robinson, the 12-year-old young lady from St Mary who is in dire need of open heart surgery in the United States of America, is set to leave the island today for the Le Bonheur Children's Medical Centre...
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Fraud at Labour ministry
Detectives from the Fraud Squad were called in last week to probe a possible case of fraud at the Ministry of Labour. THE STAR learnt that at least two employees, including a supervisor, have been suspended...
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Smithfield business robbed
The owner of a workshop in Smithfield district, Westmoreland, turned up at the establishment on Monday morning to find that the shop had been broken into and three items, valuing over $100,000 had been stolen.
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Cops search for 'Satta John's' killers
Detectives from the St Catherine North Division were busy yesterday trying to find the killer(s) of a man who was recently released from prison. The deceased has been identified as Lenford Hamilton...
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Broadleaf All-Age gets new sanitary facility
Manchester-based Broadleaf All-Age School has received a new sanitary facility constructed at a cost of $2 million by Jamalco. At the handing over ceremony on November 12, Principal of the school, Pauline Wallace...
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JPS customers to pay less
Starting this month, JPS customers will pay a smaller percentage of the cost of the fuel used to generate electricity. The new efficiency targets set by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in its recent Rate...
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Mom sentenced to 80 hours community service
A mother who concealed money in ice and attempted to give her imprisoned son was sentenced to 80 hours community service yesterday.
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