October 11, 2011
Star News


Man takes over police station - Locks out cops for more than an hour
“Police at the Spanish Town station were kept out of their post for more than an hour yesterday after a handcuffed man armed with a piece of broken glass threatened to hurt anyone who dared approach him. The incident unfolded about 6.... read more
GUNMEN SHOOT FIVE

Five persons were shot and injured last night after gunmen went on the rampage in an area of Phase 2, Seaview Gardens, known as 'Nitty Gritty'. THE STAR was unable to obtain reasons for the shooting. However, police reports...

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Man accused of strangling girlfriend freed

A man who was accused of strangling his girlfriend and setting the house ablaze has been freed of the murder charge...

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Swim team coach remanded again

Forty-six-year-old assistant coach Nathan Brown of the Jamaica Swim Team was again remanded in the Gun Court yesterday...

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Shawn Storm still in custody

Upcoming dancehall deejay Shawn Storm, who was on the weekend named as a person of interest, is still in police custody...

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Kartel back in court today

Controversial deejay Vybz Kartel is expected to reappear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today when the matter concerning possession of ganja charge against him will further be mentioned.

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Case against doctors dismissed

Claims that a team of doctors at the Spanish Town Hospital mistakingly injected an ailing teenage girl with a perilous injection, causing panic which forced them into a life-saving operation to correct...

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Accused car thief remanded

A man who police say stole a car and tried to elude them forcing them to give chase resulting in him crashing the car in his bid to escape was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magis-trate's Court yesterday until today...

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$6.8 million for Lucea municipal building

The Hanover Parish Council received a cheque for $6.8 million from the Department of Local Government on Thursday towards rehabilitation of the municipal building in the capital...

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