May 18, 2012
Star News


DEAD LOVER STALKS WOMAN - Chases away new boyfriend - Makes family members ill
“My dead boyfriend won't leave me alone! This is the cry of a 32-year-old woman who claims that her deceased boyfriend has caused the death of a toddler and the abrupt end to her romantic relationship... . read more
Cops destroy one acre of ganja plants

The Portland police on Wednesday destroyed one acre of fully grown ganja plants at Calda, Passley Gardens, during a special operation....

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Cadet major found dead in apartment

The search for Cadet Major Cletus Graham of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force ended yesterday, after he was found dead at his Vineyard Town, St Andrew, apartment....

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KSAC, SDC organise Clean Community Competition

As part of the celebrations for the 140th anniversary of Kingston, a competition that will have residents cleaning is now being organised....

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Matie guilty of wife attack - Convicted for hitting woman in head with bottle

A woman who used a bottle to hit her lover's wife in the head has been spared from a fine or prison term after she pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding...

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Convicted! Alleged Umbrella gang members found guilty

News of Wednesday's conviction in the Corporate Area Gun Court of alleged Umbrella Gang leaders, Travis 'Shrek' McPherson and Odean 'Zeeks' Samuels, spread like wildfire through the Newland/Naggo Head...

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Police High Command apologises to Digicel

The police last night issued an apology to Digicel for their part in the Tax Administration of Jamaica's raid on one of its offices...

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Food For The Poor stages free health fair in Hanover

Following closely on the heels of a health fair that offered free medical services to over 2,000 individuals in Kingston, Food For The Poor (FFP)-Jamaica has once again demonstrated its...

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Accused remanded for assault

A man accused of beating up his girlfriend was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court after he could not produce an answer to a question that was asked by the resident magistrate...

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Students involvement in cyber crimes increases

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, says there is a growing involvement of students in cyber crimes, such as the lotto scam, and is appealing to parents to take greater responsibility...

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Nadine Gibson to launch new book in June

Jamaica-born author Nadine Gibson will be hosting a book launch for her spell-binding autobiography, Tangling With God's Enemy, at Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, New York on June 9....

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Man sentenced for fake visa

Fifty thousand dollars, or six months in prison for conspiracy, and $30,000 or six months in prison for uttering a forged document, was the sentence handed down to Michael Sinclair who attempted to leave the island on a fake visa....

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Nigerians, Jamaican arrested in drug bust

Two Nigerians, a man and his wife, and one Jamaican male, were arrested in an operation conducted on Westminister Road, Kingston 10 on Wednesday...

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LNG talks with Trinidad and Tobago back on track

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: Bilateral trade talks and negotiations, led by the Honourable Anthony Hylton, minister of industry, investment and commerce, with the government of Trinidad and Tobago...

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Contractor arrested in lottery scam operation

WESTERN BUREAU: A housing contractor who was arrested during an April 19 police operation against lottery scammers in Montego Bay, had his bail varied in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday....

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Cop charged for receiving stolen property granted bail

A policeman who was charged with receiving stolen property was granted $300,000 bail in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday....

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Minister optimistic about police's efforts to crush lottery scam

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Sandrea Falconer, has expressed optimism about the actions being taken by the police to squash the lottery scam, which in recent...

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