Stepdad injures 5-y-o for dumpling - Child beaten after biting man's food
A man who beat a five-year-old boy after he claimed the boy bit into several of his dumplings before he got to eat them, was given a two-year suspended sentence in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
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Jamaicans wanted in Canada
At least nine Jamaicans are wanted in Canada for criminality, THE STAR has learnt. Included in the group are two women. They are 32-year-old Rushyane Ann-Marie Crawford who has been convicted of assault with a weapon...
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Jamaican farm worker killed
Another Jamaican migrant worker has died, this according to a report in the UFCW Canada News. THE STAR has learnt that the Jamaican died in a farm truck accident at an Ontario, Canada, tobacco farm...
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Video businessman dies in tragic accident
Noted Manchester video businessman Christopher Gooden died in a tragic accident about 3:30 a.m. yesterday on the Winston Jones Highway near the New Green roundabout in Manchester....
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No order made in larceny case
A no order was made in a matter involving an 18-year-old man accused of stealing half bag of rice and a bag of flour. Demar Thorne from Bull Bay, St Andrew was charged...
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Mango thief sent to prison
A construction worker caught stealing 16 mangoes from a man's yard, was sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment at hard labour when he appeared in court on Friday.
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Teen held with illegal gun
A teenager is now facing charges of breaches of the Firearms Act after he was held with an illegal gun in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday....
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Attorney offered bail
An attorney who was charged with fraudulent conversion on August 16 was offered $2 million bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.
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Men arrested for counterfeit notes
Four men were arrested following a number of operations conducted by the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) and the Darling Street police on Thursday in Manchester.
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Jamaica hosts International HIV Management Conference
Some 275 delegates from 21 countries will converge at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay from August 21 to 26 for the International HIV Management Conference.
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Jamaican sentenced to prison in Antigua
A Jamaican Man was sentenced to prison in Antigua for swindling more than $3,000 from two businesses while on vacation in Antigua.
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RGD saves big from bedside registration programme
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr Patricia Holness, said the agency has yielded significant savings from its bedside registration programme.
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