Jamaican free of assault charges
A Jamaican man who was taped hitting two women with a metal pole at a McDonald's restaurant in Greenwich Village, New York, causing them to suffer serious injuries, has been cleared of all charges...
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Health ministry alerts for cases of imported measles
In keeping with increased reports of outbreaks and the ongoing spread of measles in several countries in Europe (UK, France, Spain) and the Americas (Canada, USA), the Ministry of Health has heightened its alert for imported cases...
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Alleged BlackBerry thief gets bail
Because of a convincing argument of mistaken identity presented by attorney-at-law CJ Mitchell, a man accused of robbing a woman of her BlackBerry smartphone was offered bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.
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Detectives search for clues in triple-murder case
Up to late yesterday, detectives from the Major Investigation Task Force (MIT) are sifting for clues surrounding the death of three men in New Haven, Duhaney Park, St Andrew...
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Man shot three times by licensed firearm holder
One man is now hospitalised after being shot three times by a licensed firearm holder in New Kingston on Sunday evening. THE STAR understands that the man was shot after he attacked two occupants in a parked motor vehicle...
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Clansman gang member killed
An alleged member of the St Catherine-based Clansman gang was killed on Monday. He has been identified as Jerome 'Crab' Williams...
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American church elder knocks Rastaman unconscious?
The American church elder who is accused of knocking a Rastafarian man unconscious because he spat at him had his bail extended yet again when he appeared in court yesterday...
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Constable charged with murder freed
A Police Constable charged with the 2008 murder of a Manchester man was on Monday freed in the St Elizabeth Circuit Court.
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Man freed of murder charges
A man who was accused of murdering 62-year-old Lloyd Montgomery at his home in Olympic Gardens, Kingston 11, in December 2006, has been freed by a Home Circuit Court jury....
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Retrial ordered for labourer on rape, assault, abduction rap
A retrial was ordered for a St Catherine man on Monday after the jury in his matter failed to reach a unanimous verdict....
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