August 12, 2011
Star News


Son claims ... Nurses ignored my dad for their BlackBerry
“The family of a 72-year-old man who died on Wednesday at the Kingston Public Hospital is claiming that the nurses' attachment to their BlackBerry cell phones may have resulted in the death of their loved one..... read more
COP LOSES SHIRT IN FIGHT - Attacked as he escorted man from court

A scuffle between a policeman and an accused man left the lawman bare chested and in pain as his uniform shirt was partially ripped from his body during the encounter at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Bog Walk gorge reopens

The reopening of the Bog Walk gorge is one happy situation for Panchita Whyte as she had lost all hope of sending her two children to school.

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DVD man charged with breaching Copyright Act

A man charged with 51 counts of breaches of the Copyright Act for selling illegal DVDs pleaded guilty and was fined $25,000 or 10 days' hard labour.

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Cops investigate JUTC bus/train accident

An investigation is now on to ascertain how a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus ran about 100 meters from the Spanish Town Bus Park on to the railroad track.

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Another Jamaican convicted for smuggling ganja

Yet another Jamaican who attempted to smuggle ganja into Barbados was convicted in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Accused ganja smoker gets bail extension

A man who was reportedly seen by police officers smoking a cigar said to contain ganja at the Shell Service Station on Red Hills Road, recently had his bail extended in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Ganja dealer fined over half a million dollars

A man was fined over $500,000 or six months in prison when he appeared in the Black River Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

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NWC operations in Serville facility suspended

The National Water Commission (NWC) says its operations at the Seville #2 facility, located in the parish of St Ann have been suspended as a result of mechanical problems.

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