February 18, 2011
Star News


FORMER SPELLING CHAMPION ATTACKED
“The ex-boyfriend of former Spelling Bee champion, Jody-Anne Maxwell, appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday accused of assaulting her. Adrian Marshall, a 28-year-old musician from Graham Heights.... read more
Jamaican-born New York judge seeking help

A Jamaican-born New York judge is appealing to the public to assist with the recovery of items stolen from his vehicle during a night out to the popular Contenders Boxing Show on Old Hope Road, St Andrew, on Wednesday night....

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Pregnant woman bail extended

A pregnant woman who is accused of taking ganja to her brother in lock-up had her bail extended in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Sections of west Kingston under curfew

Police last evening imposed a curfew in sections of west Kingston. In a release last night, the police said the curfew was imposed in sections of the Texton and Anthony Road ...

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STUDENTS HURT IN SCHOOL WAR - Principals trying to resolve the conflict

An ongoing feud between two Corporate Area high schools has left at least two students injured after several violent clashes within the past two weeks. Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR...

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Inspt laments stores' poor safety measures

The police are concerned about lax security measures for some stores in the downtown commercial-shopping district, which increases the businesses' chances of being robbed. The concern was highlighted by Inspector Percival Buddan...

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Harold Brady pleads not guilty

Harold Brady, the attorney at the centre of the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips affair, pleaded not guilty to breaching the Commissions of Enquiry Act in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court...

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UDC donates jet skis to St Ann cops

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) donated two jet skis to the St Ann's marine police to increase their patrolling capabilities.

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Residents threaten to protest over police killings

Residents of Belmont district, Westmoreland, are up in arms for what they say is the brutal slaying of two young men by police yesterday....

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Ananda alert - Two wards missing from children's home

An Ananda Alert has been activated for two wards of the Windsor Child Care Facility in St Ann. They are 14-year-old Renay Lorme of Rodney Road, Kingston 13...

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Cops under probe for dancer's rape

An investigation has being launched in reports that five policemen raped a woman at an exotic club yesterday....

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Stranded - Residents left marooned after collapse of roadway

Hundreds of residents are now marooned following two days of torrential rainfall, which resulted in the collapse of a roadway in the Balcarres division in West Portland. An emergency team, which was dispatched to the area yesterday...

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Woman sentenced for assaulting teen

Six months in prison or paying a fine of $10,000 was the option given to a woman in the Corporate Area Resident's Magistrate's Court on Tuesday who was charged with assaulting a teenager.

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LIME supports safer driving laws

LIME will unreservedly endorse the amendments to the Road Traffic Act being proposed by the National Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works which will implement regulations around the use...

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Man missing from home

Twenty-two-year-old Taboki Laing, otherwise called 'Boki' of St Lucia road, Kingston 11, has been missing since Sunday, February 13...

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