July 8, 2013
Star News


14-y-o and mom beat granny - Elderly woman reports to teen's school
“A grandmother is now receiving counselling from a school in central Jamaica where her granddaughter attends, after she reported that she was given a proper beating by the 14-year-old and her mother..... read more
'Me know nuff gunman' - Cop tells woman during quarrel

A vendor who accused a police corporal of taking fruits from her stall in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, and refusing to pay for them, got a scolding from the lawman when she grumbled about it last Thursday.

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Shopkeeper fined for ganja

WESTERN BUREAU: A St James shopkeeper who gave two different explanations for having one pound of ganja in his shop, was fined $4,800 in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court, last Thursday. ...

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Police increase patrol in May Pen

The Clarendon police have increased patrol of some communities in the capital, May Pen, where tension has been building following last week Sunday's attempted robbery...

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Mother on child cruelty rap sentenced

A mother who used a piece of board to reprimand her child causing injuries, will be sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on September 10.

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Brinkley Primary School refurbished courtesy of lime

When the new school year starts in September, students of the Brinkley Primary School in south east St Elizabeth, will have a lot to smile about thanks to the generosity of the LIME Foundation....

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Ganja case deferred to August

WESTERN BUREAU: A St James woman arrested last December in connection with 110 pounds of ganja found at her mother's house had her case deferred to August 15 as the forensic certificate was not ready. ...

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Man gets 3 mths for stealing ackee worth $200

Ackees valued about $200 that were recently stolen from a fruit garden on the University of the West Indies (UWI) Campus in St Andrew were the focal point in a case against a man ...

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Labourer gets new court date

WESTERN BUREAU: A St James man reportedly held with cocaine and ganja outside a popular Montego Bay hotel in April, returns to the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on August 7.

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RM recommends counselling for man

It was a change of heart why Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey did not remand an accused man for psychiatric evaluation, but instead recommend him for counselling ...

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8-y-o drowns in St Mary

An eight-year-old boy is believed to have drowned in Prospect, St Mary, yesterday.

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Lawmen hunt car thief

The police are searching for a car thief who stole a vehicle that he was given to test drive a week ago.....

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Ammo seized

The police have seized several rounds of ammunition on West Avenue in Central Village, St Catherine, on Saturday...

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