June 9, 2011
Star News


SELECTOR BEATS EXOTIC DANCER - Charged by cops
“WESTERN BUREAU: A Montego Bay sound selector will know his fate on June 23 after he was remanded by the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court for punching a club dancer. Lester Gooden, 32, pleaded guilty with explanation.... read more
CABBIE BEATEN, LEFT TO DIE

A taxi operator was robbed of his motor vehicle and viciously beaten with a gun by six robbers on Sunday night. THE STAR understands that two female passengers are said to have assisted the six men in their plot...

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Cops search for gunman

The Spanish Town police are still searching for one of three gunmen who robbed and shot a taxi operator in Eltham Park yesterday ...

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Murder trial for Spragga's son begins

The trial of the two policemen charged with the murder of of the son of dancehall artiste Spragga Benz began in the Home Circuit Court this week. Three witnesses have so far testified at the in camera trial....

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Flash-flood warning remains

The Meteorological Service has extended the flash-flood warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of Trelawny, St James, Hanover, Westmoreland and St Elizabeth while a flash-flood watch remains in effect for all...

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Vice-principal walks free

A vice-principal of a St Andrew primary school who was accused of sexually molesting an eight-year-girl nine years ago has been freed of the charges. Leighton Barnett, 52, of a St Catherine address...

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Man arrested for Falmouth Pier killing

One man has been arrested following the death of a 33-year-old man at the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny yesterday morning, THE STAR has learnt...

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PICA offers mobile passport service

The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be offering a mobile passport service at the Diaspora Convention, to be held from June 15 to 17 at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios...

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Man explains assault, monkey diss

A St Catherine man who reportedly called a woman 'monkey' and then assaulted her, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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'Fake doc' gets bail

The German Man who allegedly injected a woman several times in her bottom after purporting to be a medical doctor was granted $50,000 bail when he appeared in court on Tuesday.

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Public advised to help suicidal persons

In light of the increase in suicide cases in Jamaica between January and May, Director of Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr Maureen Irons-Morgan, wants persons with...

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Accused murderer remanded again

The 27-year-old man who has been charged with the murder of his female companion and her mother in Rosemount district, Golden Spring, St Andrew, last month, was again remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area..

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Brit jailed for drugs

A British national was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday...

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