May 18, 2011
Star News


FAKE GUN FOUND IN COURT BATHROOM
“A gun lighter made out of iron that was found in the public bathroom at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday tricked several persons into believing it was real. Information reaching THE STAR is that about 1 p.m.... . read more
Deejay's rape charge thrown out

An entertainer who was accused of raping a woman to whom he gave a ride had his case adjourned sine die yesterday when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court....

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Accused cop killer held

Horace Williams, one of the men wanted for killing two policemen on Mountain View Avenue on May 23, last year, has been held...

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Student stabbed to death

A male student was stabbed to death by another male student in Manchester yesterday. The incident happened about noon at the Cross Keys High School in the parish. ...

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Police probe toddlers' drowning

The St Andrew North police say that they are still investigating the incident involving the two toddlers who drowned in a pool in Norbrook, St Andrew, in February.

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Jamaican gets life in Costa Rica

A Jamaican national has been sentenced to 98 years' imprisonment in Costa Rica after being convicted on two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

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Brother charged with murder

The man accused of stabbing his brother to death two Saturdays ago in Mavis Bank, St Andrew, before trying to poison himself with insecticide has been charged with murder.

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'I call him jacket' - Angry 75-y-o wife queries truth of husband's alleged love child

Editorial Department at the office of the Gleaner Company on North Street in Kingston was halted for a few minutes last Wednesday as a love triangle caused an elderly woman to throw several blows...

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United for a cause - Essential service members raise money for J'can Special Olympics team

Members of the police force, the army, fire department and correctional services on Monday traded their guns, hoses and batons for cups, pans and buckets as they united to raise money on behalf of the Jamaica Special Olympics team....

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New community facility to be set up in Glendevon

KINGSTON: The Government will be setting up a skills training centre and sports facility in Glendevon, St James, to meet the training and recreational needs of young people in the community and surrounding areas.

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Gardener, 29-y-o reported missing

Forty-two-year-old gardener, Fitzroy Lee, otherwise called 'Ricky', of a Washington Mews address in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine, has been missing from home since Wednesday, April 6.

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