October 20, 2011
Star News


COPS RESCUE MAN IN WIG, HEELS - Tricked motorists into thinking he was a woman
“A man dressed in wig and spike heels was chased by angry men who had stopped to assist him after his car broke down in Lennonville, St Catherine, on Monday.... . read more
After attempting to steal dead pensioners' money ... Jamaican couple Sentenced

A Jamaican woman and her husband have been jailed in the United Kingdom for trying to steal nearly £1 million from the estates of two dead pensioners. According to a report in the Press Association...

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Assistant coach granted bail

Forty-six-year-old assistant coach Nathan Brown of the Jamaica Swim Team was granted $250,000 bail when he appeared in the Gun Court yesterday....

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Super Lotto millionaire claims prize

The lucky Jamaican who became a super millionaire after hitting the right numbers and winning the Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) $387-million Super Lotto Jackpot in September has claimed his prize....

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Legal secretary sentenced for theft

A 39-year-old legal secretary, convicted of stealing more that $3 million, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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VENDOR ALLEGEDLY PUNCHES COP IN EYE

WESTERN BUREAU: A 19-year-old shoe vendor was offered $100,000 bail in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, after it was alleged that he punched a policeman in the eye during a confrontation.

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BSI probes fatal shooting

The Bureau of Special Investigations and the Independent Commission of Investigations are probing Tuesday's fatal shooting of two men by the police in Glades, St Catherine...

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Security guard faces court

WESTERN BUREAU: A Montegonian security guard who reportedly hit a man on the hand with a board, injuring the complainant's thumb, will return to court on November 22....

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Ninja Man drops assault charge

The assault charge slapped on a man who was accused of hitting deejay Ninja Man with a stone was dropped in court yesterday....

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Man arrested in illegal gun seizure

One man has been arrested by the Kingston Eastern police in connection with the seizure of an illegal gun in Shooter's Hill in 7 Miles, St Andrew, on Tuesday.

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Jamaicans accused of lottery scam arrested

The police in Pennsylvania on Tuesday arrested four Jamaicans who have been accused of operating the 'Mega Millions Lottery' scam, preying on elderly Americans....

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