March 18, 2013
Star News


US lottery scam victim recovers portion of money
“At least one victim in the United States (US) has been able to recover a portion out of over $19 million that was defrauded by Jamaican lottery scammers..... read more
Maties cause drama - This must be a special man, judge comments

A 'matey' brought her lover's 'wife' to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court recently to answer to charges of assault occasioning bodily harm....

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JNBS offers SMS account updates to members

Members of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) will now be able to check their account balances via short message service (SMS) text messages whenever they need to....

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Man fined for fraudulent use of licence plates

A man who proudly told the court he owns several licence plates and interchanges them on his vehicles was fined $12,000 or six months' imprisonment when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident...

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Cops crack fraud ring!

The Clarendon police yesterday busted the operations of a major fraud ring operating in the parish, seizing several fraudulent documents, financial instruments and equipment used to commit financial crimes....

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St catherine police investigate beating of student by teacher

The Bog Walk police in St Catherine have launched an investigation into the alleged injury of a student during a beating at a school by a teacher.

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Unidentified body found in Kaiser river

An unidentified man believed to be about 45 years old drowned in the Kaiser river in Alligator Pond, Manchester, yesterday...

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Two held in connection with illegal firearm

The police have arrested two people in connection with the seizure of two firearms, and 27 rounds of ammunition on Suthermere Avenue, Kingston 10, and at a house in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday....

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Prophet urging PM and Opposition Leader to unite

Yet another prophet has emerged urging both Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader Andrew Holness to unite in order to bring the country out of its current economic and social quagmire....

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Mavis Bank teen reported missing

Fifteen-year-old Treza Willis, otherwise called 'Ziggy', of Mavis Bank, St Andrew, has been missing since Friday, March 15....

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Repeat offender facing assault charges

A repeat offender was hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday to answer to assault charges stemming from an altercation....

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'Christian' Harlem Shake video met with unfavourable comments

Christian group Creative Counter Culture and 3R Youth, which were responsible for last year's staging of the Love March Movement, has created a Harlem Shake video which has been met with several unfavourable comments....

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Grateful Hill Primary thankful for mobile enrichment cart

When Grateful Hill Primary School principal, Gregory Moodie, learnt that his school would be among 50 to receive mobile enrichment carts through the Digicel Foundation Enrichment Initiative ...

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