May 2, 2011
Star News


Bin Laden is dead
“ WASHINGTON (AP): Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said yesterday.... read more
COPS HALT MATIE WAR

Two women involved in a fight over a man pleaded guilty before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday. They are Stephanie Davis, 26, a customer service representative from Kingston 20...

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Digicel youth camp a success

Executive Director of the Digicel Foundation, Major General Robert Neish, has hailed a five-day youth entrepreneurial camp held in Moorlands, Manchester, as "a resounding success that will empower several generations...

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Student rescued in school attack

Police had to provide escort for a male student at a Clarendon school recently, after he was allegedly attacked by several of his schoolmates who accused him of being involved in 'funny' acts.

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Fourteen-year-old girl missing

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 14-year-old Janice Barnes, otherwise called 'Angel', of Iron River district, and 16-year-old Macalla Reid of Airy Castle Road, both in Stony Hill, St Andrew.

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Man to pay for stoning car

A self-employed man accused of using stones to damage the windscreen of a car, was ordered to fix the damages when he appeared in Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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Father accused of child neglect

A tattoo artist accused of breaching the Child Care and Protection Act was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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Fake cigarettes go up in smoke

Two Hundred and seventy-six cases of counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes seized by the Contraband Enforcement Team in February of this year have been destroyed.

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UWI hosts education think tank

Educators from across the region will gather shortly at the Caribbean Summer Institute's Connecting Mind, Brain and Education (MBE) forum. The forum takes place in Barbados at the University of the West Indies'...

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Tax administration to introduce national compliance Programme

The Tax Administration will be introducing a National Compliance Programme (NCP) this fiscal year, making it mandatory for certain individuals to file annual income tax returns.

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Planning institute of Jamaica distributes braille translation of vision 2030

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) plans to engage in consultations with members of the physically challenged community, particularly the visually impaired, to see how best they can be incorporated ...

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One dead, two injured

Up to late yesterday, police said they have not made any headway with their investigations into the killing of a security guard and the injuring of two others in a robbery incident along Spanish Town Road...

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