February 8, 2012
Star News


BABY THROWN IN FIRE - Man held for psychiatric evaluation
“A man who reportedly threw a three-week-old baby in a fire was remanded for psychiatric evaluation when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.... read more
WOMAN USES GANJA TO PAD BOTTOM

A woman Who pleaded guilty to padding her bottom and strapping her legs with over three pounds of ganja was sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Two caught with stolen oranges

WESTERN BUREAU: Two men who were reportedly held with 18 bags of oranges that they could not account for were each offered $50,000 bail in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday....

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Labourer pleads not guilty to arson

A St Catherine man who allegedly burnt down the house of a man he accused of stealing his ganja will reappear on February 29 for a preliminary inquiry....

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Westmoreland teen missing

Fourteen-year-old Tevin Virgo of Smithfield, Westmoreland, has been reported missing since February 7.

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Six-month sentence for rake beating

Six months' imprisonment suspended for two years was the sentence handed down to a man who pleaded guilty to beating his sister with a rake recently.

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Murder accused again remanded

The man who has been charged with the murder of University of Technology (UTech) student, Alex Brown, was again remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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Blood drive for accident victims

The Manchester Parish Council has launched an appeal for blood for several victims now hospitalised who were involved in a motor vehicle crash on the Pen Hill main Road yesterday morning.

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Haiti earthquake documentary spurs broad response

The documentary 'QUAKE: Haiti in Jamaica', is spurring interest in the vulnerabilities to natural disasters locally and across the region, said producer Bob Harris Released to coincide with the anniversary of the earthquake....

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Accused bail application rejected

A bail application for the man who is accused of having over 300 Gas Pro cylinders, including 100 hidden in his bedroom, was again rejected in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday...

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Man implicated in cocaine rap returns to court

WESTERN BUREAU: Casey Jones, one of two men implicated in the February 23, 2011 case of attempted cocaine smuggling on a Colombian cruise ship, will return to the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court today....

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New court date for promoter

The trial for party promoter Gregory Lindo failed to begin in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday, but has instead been put off for next month.

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Mannings hill road teens missing

An Ananda alert has been activated for 15-year-old Dawiya Edwards and 16-year-old Ashawnie Williams, both of Mannings Hill Road, Kingston8, who have been missing since February 4, 2012.

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