February 17, 2012
Star News


School expels 'married' students
“THE WEEKEND STAR has learnt that the students at the Bog Walk High School in St Catherine who recently 'exchanged wedding vows' on the premises have been expelled. Apart from the students, the security guard who officiated... . read more
School fight video blows up online

A video of a fight between two female university students yesterday became an instant rage online accumulating thousands of views in a matter of hours.

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Football boss found guilty of assault

President of the Westmoreland Football Association, 40-year-old Everton Tomlinson, who landed several punches on an amateur boxer has been found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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Brit held with 82lb of ganja

The police have arrested a British national with breaches of the Dangerous Drug Act after he was held with 82 pounds of ganja.

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Curfews to remain in place

Curfews imposed in St James, St Catherine and Westmoreland on Wednesday night will remain in effect until 6 p.m. today.

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Men kill Barrington Levy's babymother

The St Catherine South police is searching for two men who yesterday shot and killed a woman said to be the mother of one of Barrington Levy's children.

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Gov't begins discussions for transition to republican status

The Government has begun initial discussions regarding Jamaica's transition to republican status. Minister with responsibility for Information, Sandrea Falconer, made the disclosure on Wednesday at the Jamaica House...

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39-y-o succumbs to injuries

Thirty-nine-year-old Loxley Dixon of Greenvale, Manchester, on Wednesday succumbed to injuries he sustained after being involved in a motor vehicle collision on Ward Avenue in Mandeville on Sunday...

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Taxi driver charged with the death of a woman

A 52-year-old taxi driver who was charged in connection with the death of Violet Lynch following an accident on February 6, appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday...

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Man fined $40,000 for breaking windows

The man who damaged the windows of a house after he threw large stones towards the building made restitution in the amount of $40,000 yesterday, and was bound over to keep the peace for 12 months.

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Woman charged with sister's murder

The St Catherine woman who was recently taken into custody after her sister's body was found in a shallow grave in Portsmouth in the parish has been charged with murder.

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Police investigate brothers' fatal shooting

The St James police are investigating the fatal shooting of two brothers in Bogue Hill, in the parish yesterday. The brothers have been identified as 21-year-old Javaughn Jagdath and brother Jamal, 17...

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Cops trying to solve 2009 case

Police from the St Ann Traffic Department are urgently seeking the public's assistance. They are trying to put closure to a 2009 investigation involving the death...

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