May 5, 2011
Star News


JAMAICAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN PRISON ABROAD
“A boy born of Jamaican parents in St Maarten yesterday attempted suicide about a year after being in custody for living illegally on the Dutch-Caribbean island. According to reports coming from St Maarten, the boy was discovered.... read more
Selector tears off principal's clothes at school?

A former soldier who has been accused of slapping an acting school principal and ripping off her blouse, exposing her to teachers, students, and other persons at a recent sports day at the school, faced the court yesterday....

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US man overstays visit

An American man who came to Jamaica in 1999 initially for six months, but had not left the island since then, was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Six held for boy's kidnapping

Six persons are to be interrogated in connection with Tuesday's abduction of a three-year-old boy in St James...

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Gas station robbed

Bryans Bay, Port Antonio: The Epping gas station at Bryans Bay in Portland was the scene of a late night robbery by a gunman on Tuesday. The police report that shortly after 10 p.m on Tuesday, a man was spotted by pump attendants....

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Four charged for illegal cable connection

The police say that charges have been laid against four persons for tampering with the network of two cable companies and setting up their own operation.

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Man guilty of raping elderly

The man who raped a 69-year-old woman last year was found guilty by a jury in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Tuesday....

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Accused pleads not guilty to fraud charges

A businessman accused of using the profits from the sale of his girlfriend's motor truck to his own benefit pleaded not guilty and had his bail extended when he appeared in court yesterday.

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Accused pleads not guilty to fraud charges

A businessman accused of using the profits from the sale of his girlfriend's motor truck to his own benefit pleaded not guilty and had his bail extended when he appeared in court yesterday...

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Taxi operator and Antiguan national remanded

The Taxi Operator who was charged along with an Antiguan national for breaching the Dangerous Drugs Act was remanded when he appeared in court yesterday.

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Retailer gets new court date

A chinese businesswoman charged with breaches of the Trademark Act will return to court on June 14 when the matter will again be mentioned...

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Cops hunt alleged goat thieves

The Portland police are searching for a group of men who ran from a motor car loaded with Nubian goats after they were signalled to stop on the Buff Bay main road on Wednesday morning.

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