Head found in the Rio Cobre River
The Spanish Town police in St Catherine have confirmed that a head taken from the Rio Cobre yesterday was that of slain teenager Joyette Lynch who was beheaded along with her mother Charmaine Rattray in Lauriston...
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Trial date set for woman accused of theft
August 2 was the date set for sentencing in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday for a woman who stole $88,000 worth of stock from her employer...
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Businessman charged with KC student's murder remanded
Fifty-year-old Patrick Powell, the businessman charged with the killing of 17-year-old Kingston College student Khajeel Mais, was remanded in the Home Circuit Court yesterday...
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Family begs for abducted man's freedom
Police and warring factions in a community in the Stony Hill, St Andrew, squared off early yesterday morning after they went in search of a 20-year-old man who was reportedly abducted on Sunday...
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JN offers school-fee loans
Paying for an education often depletes savings, pushing parents and independent students to seek alternative sources of financing, said Donna Irving, marketing coordinator at JN Small Business Loans Limited (JNSBL),...
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Health dept steps in on jerk spot
A popular jerk spot in Kingston was ordered closed effective immediately by the Kingston and St Andrew Public Health Department on Wednesday. Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that about 11:45 a.m., public health authorities...
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Task force advocates unity through sports
Plans to establish a Regional Sports Academy (RSA) that will focus on the use of sports as a vehicle for deepening regional integration were formalised recently when the task force set up to oversee...
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Manhunt launched for alleged serial rapist
The St Ann police have launched a manhunt from an alleged serial rapist who escaped their custody on Wednesday night. Vivian Brady reportedly escaped police custody ...
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Senate asks for review of standing orders
KINGSTON: The Senate, on July 15, passed a resolution calling for a review of the standing orders of the Senate so as to allow for the use of technology during the sittings...
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Ex-cop arrested for corruption
An ex-policeman was on Wednesday arrested and charged by members of the Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.
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Hotels full for Sumfest
As the anticipation for the main segments of the 2011 staging of the Reggae Sumfest music festival in Montego Bay mounts, hotels in western Jamaica and adjoining resort areas are reporting very high to full occupancy...
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Bartender on cocaine charge offered bail
A female bartender charged with several cocaine related offences was offered bail in the sum of $15,000,000 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday...
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Widow of murdered hotelier out on bail
Port Antonio, Portland: A Portland widow, who appeared in the Port Antonio Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday after being charged with conspiracy to murder, is now out on bail....
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Bail offered in cash-for-gold case
WESTERN BUREAU: A 25-year-old farmer of Cambridge, St James, was offered bail in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for reportedly engaging in illegal cash-for-gold trading....
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Dad remanded for assault, son pays up
A father and son duo who faced the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's court on Monday were temporarily separated, as the father was remanded in custody while the son had his bail extended.
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Disruption to water supply
The National Water Commission (NWC) has advised that customers served by the Bushy Park Well in Clarendon, will experience a disruption in their regular water supply from Thursday, July 21 until Friday, July 29.
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Labourer on fraud charge to know fate
A man who was caught with a passport bearing the name of a dead person will have to wait until July 29 to know his fate....
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