June 27, 2011
Star News


COPS CHARGE LISA HYPER
“Dancehall female deejay Lisa Hyper has been charged with assault. Information reaching THE STAR is that Hyper, whose real name is Felicia Gooden, was arrested by the Stony Hill police following an incident last week.... read more
WOMAN RAPED BESIDE SLEEPING CHILDREN

Crown attorneys in Toronto, Canada, are seeking a sentence of four years' imprisonment for a Jamaican refugee who allegedly raped a woman beside her sleeping children, the Toronto Sun has reported...

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GSAT results may be available via internet in 2012

The Ministry of Education intends to make the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) available on the Internet by next year...

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Jamaican mountains considered for World Heritage Site

The Blue and John Crow mountain ranges are among a list of 42 sites around the world being considered for World Heritage Site status by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural.

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Curfews imposed in St Catherine

Curfews have Been imposed in several sections of St Catherine, THE STAR has learnt. The curfews, which began at 7 p.m. yesterday, will remain in effect until 6 p.m. on Tuesday....

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Lack of police service vehicles concerns residents

Residents of a number of communities served by the Guys Hill and Sligoville police stations in St Catherine are concerned with the absence of service vehicles at the stations....

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25-y-o caught harbouring juvenile escapees faces court

An unemployed woman who was caught harbouring three wards of the state at her home pleaded not guilty and had her bail extended in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday...

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27-y-o reported missing

Twenty-seven-old Tanya Fitzgerald of Oakland Drive, Kingston 11, has been reported missing since Friday, June 24, 2011...

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Bus driver on wounding charge remanded

A bus driver accused of using a knife to inflict wounds to the body of a passenger who was travelling on his bus was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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Holness imploring parents to register students at primary level

Minister of Education Andrew Holness is imploring parents and school administrators to ensure that students at the primary level are registered under the national student's registry...

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Technician on fraud charge makes restitution

The computer technician who failed to make good on his promise to purchase a computer on behalf of a man who entrusted him with the cash to do so, made restitution in the amount of $90,000 to bring...

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