Gunman killed for missing firearm? - Residents say man's 'friends' took his life
A disagreement between a group of gunmen is what led to the killing of a man in Mandeville, Manchester, last Tuesday night, residents have revealed. Information reaching THE STAR is that the now deceased, Andrew Walters...
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Stone Crusher gang members jailed
Four persons who are believed to be Stone Crusher gang members remain in police custody after they were arrested in Hanover on Friday....
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Licensed firearm holder sentenced
A licensed firearm holder who shot and injured a farmer after confrontation over a goat was sentenced to a total of 17 years in prison in the Gun Court on Friday...
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14-y-o Brittany Bailey missing
An Ananda Alert has been activated for 14-year-old Brittany Bailey, a student, of Morrison Avenue, Coburn Gardens, Kingston 11, who has been missing since Tuesday, February 14...
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Police probe suspected suicide case
The St Ann police are investigating a suspected case of suicide in the parish on Saturday. Dead is 23-year-old Taganie Smith, of Trysee district in Brown's Town, in the parish.
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Hair glue may have caused woman's death
A massive allergic reaction to hair glue may have caused the death of Jamaican-born Atasha Graham in London, the Daily Mail has reported....
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Emotions flow at court
Sorrow and guilt flooded the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday when a man charged with obtaining money by false pretence appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate (RM) Judith Pusey.
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Community members attacked by madman
Two women are in hospital nursing stab wounds while one man is dead following a vicious attack by a man believed to be an unsound mind in the quiet community of Clear Spring in Portland.....
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Accused molester granted bail
An 18-year-old female accused of sexually molesting a nine-year-old girl was granted $100,000 bail in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate Court on Friday....
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HIV/AIDS a major threat to labour force
Minister of Labour and Social Security Derrick Kellier is urging employees to take charge of their sex lives by using a condom, getting an HIV test, and reducing the number of sex partners, to prevent HIV/AIDS.
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Jamaica to counter effects of climate change
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Robert Pickersgill has informed that Jamaica will undertake a number of projects aimed at building the country's resilience to the effects of climate change....
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Agriculture minister urges farmers to produce more
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Roger Clarke has urged the country's potato and goat farmers to produce more in order to further reduce imports and the associated costs, and safeguard the nation's food security....
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