December 9, 2011
Star News


Court hears that ... JEALOUS EX-GIRL BITES WOMAN'S BREAST
“A young woman accused of attacking and biting her ex-boyfriend's girlfriend on her breast in a jealous rage was brought before the court yesterday. The woman, 19-year-old Loretta Dunn, of a Kingston 11 address.... read more
GUNMEN KILL DON'S SISTER BY MISTAKE

THE WEEKEND STAR has learnt that the sister of reputed Clansman strongman, Tesha Miller, was killed yesterday because gunmen mistook a car she was travelling in for an undercover police vehicle...

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Man assaults babymother

A man accused of assaulting his babymother was fined $10,000 or six months in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday...

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Jamaica to get gun-marking machine

National Security Minister Dwight Nelson says the Jamaican Government will enter into a cooperative agreement with the Organisation of American States (OAS) for the provision of specific instruments that are able...

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Woman stabbed to death in tenement dispute

long-standing dispute over a key to the entrance of high-rise tenement structure on Rum Lane in Kingston led to the stabbing death of a woman yesterday morning.

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Minister presents CASE with heifers

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Robert Montague presented the College of Agriculture, Science and Education with six pregnant heifers at a small ceremony with senior management, students and staff at the...

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Murder suspects fail to appear in court

Two bench warrants have been issued by the presiding judge in the St Thomas Circuit Court yesterday for Kayon 'Treasure' Campbell and Derron 'Dainty Boy' Williams for failing to appear in court...

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Men urged to play greater role in reducing HIV/AIDS

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan, is encouraging males to play a greater role in helping to minimise the spread of HIV/AIDS...

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Fifth man charged in 'Lizard's' murder case

A fifth man has been charged in connection with the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams. Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that the accused, Shane Williams, was charged on Wednesday night....

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Curfews imposed in St Andrew communities

Curfews have been imposed in three communities in the St Andrew Central Division. The curfews began at 7 p.m. Wednesday and will remain in effect until 6 p.m. today. The boundaries of the curfews are as...

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Gunmen rob primary school teacher

One of the two gunmen who held up and robbed a female teacher at the St Johns Primary School in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Wednesday was shot dead, while the other has been hospitalised....

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JPS to construct modern power plant

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) advises that the Jamaica Public Service Company has been awarded the right to construct a 360MW combined cycle modern plant....

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Police maintain presence after gun battle with Clansman

The St Catherine North police are still maintaining a strong presence in Spanish Town due to yesterday's fierce gun battle between members of a police patrol and gunmen from the Clansman gang....

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Cuban held for fake green card to be sentenced January

WESTERN BUREAU: Judith Torres, the Cuban national who attempted to use a fake green card to enter the United States through Jamaica, has had her sentencing put off until January next year....

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Gaza Slim to be charged or released

Dancehall entertainer Gaza Slim, otherwise called Vanessa Bling, is to be charged or released from police custody by 4 p.m. today...

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St Catherine welder remanded

A St Catherine-based welder who collected $55,000 from a woman and failed to deliver grillwork that she ordered was remanded in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. He is Richard Lewin, 44-year-old of Eltham Park St Catherine.

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Good Samaritans aid conned vendor

Calls of assistance have been pouring in from some good Samaritans who have come to the aid of Nickeisha, the woman whose goods were confiscated by criminals posing as workers of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) recently....

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Ananda Alerts activated

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 17-year-old Tamara Lambert of Cosmos Mews in Kintyre, Kingston 7, who has been reported missing from home since Friday, November 18.

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Kidnapper sues hostages

TOPEKA, Kansas (AP): Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages? A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming that they broke an oral contract...

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