August 23, 2012
Star News


DOCS WARN 'FLUFFY' WOMEN
“Full-figured women who consider themselves sexy and confident with their weight are being cautioned by the Ministry of Health (MOH) not to abuse the 'fluffy' concept and use it as an excuse to promote an unhealthy lifestyle.... read more
LIME customers 'Take it to the Track' with Powell, Blake

LIME Twitter followers and Facebook fans will get a chance to experience LIME's 'Take it to the Track' online event featuring 2012 Olympians and LIME brand ambassadors Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell this Thursday.

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Warrens' court case delayed

There are even more delays in the case involving the Jamaica-American couple who has pleaded guilty to concealing the death of their two-year-old son....

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SOUP USED TO BURN SISTER'S FACE

A 20-year-old woman on Tuesday pleaded guilty in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court to dousing her sister with a cup of soup during a dispute at their Kingston 13 home....

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High-profile figures charged with corruption get bail

The three high-profile figures charged with corruption have each been granted bail in the sum of $250,000...

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Commish refutes prosecutor's claim

The Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington has refuted claim apparently made in court yesterday that a statement requested from him in regards to the case involving three high-profile figures...

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Cops probing ganja find

The police say they are continuing their probe into the seizure of more than 1,400 pounds (636 kilograms) of ganja in Kingston...

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$10K fine for rum theft

A former employee of the Hi-Lo Food Store, who stole items valued over $2,000, pleaded guilty to simple larceny in court yesterday....

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Alleged machete wielder to return to court

WESTERN BUREAU: A Somerton, St James, man who allegedly chopped two members of a family with a machete on separate occasions is to return to the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on November 7. ....

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Jamaican charged with attempted murder

A Jamaican national who allegedly shot and injured a man in Antigua last week has been charged with attempted murder....

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Blockmaker accused of theft gets bail

Fifty-thousand dollars bail was yesterday granted to a St Andrew blockmaker who has been accused of stealing several pieces of furniture from a man's home...

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Former Jamaica hurdler faces molestation rap

A former hurdler for Jamaica's national team who is accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl in the United States has been charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation, THE STAR has...

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Fake lawyer arrested

Investigation by the St Catherine South police has resulted in the arrest of a man who allegedly tricked a woman into thinking he was a lawyer and fleeced her of money....

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Jamaican woman faces trial over alleged 'sham marriage' to US soldier

WICHITA, Kansas (AP): A Jamaican woman accused of entering into a "sham marriage" with a US soldier faces a federal trial Tuesday during which jurors must decide whether she wed for love or for immigration purposes.

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