October 4, 2013
Star News


Students using plastic bags as condoms
“ Plastic bags are a trending substitute for condoms in schools, THE WEEKEND STAR understands. Information reaching our news team is that students .... read more
Cops kill two men in Denham Town

Two men were shot and killed by the police in Denham Town, Kingston, yesterday as the security forces continue their fight to wrestle the community ...

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Deadline set to eliminate Syria's chemical stockpile

BEIRUT (AP): International inspectors racing to meet a mid-2014 deadline to eliminate Syria's chemical stockpile said Thursday they have made ...

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Broadcaster facing assault charge

A veteran broadcaster is scheduled to make an appearance in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on October 8, after he was accused ...

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Accused remanded for fake cheques

A man accused of tendering several fraudulent cheques amounting to $750,000 to telecommunications company LIME was remanded in the Corporate Area ...

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Alleged robber set for trial

A man who is charged with robbery with aggravation is set to stand trial in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court later this month ...

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Shebada airport video goes viral

A video featuring actor/comedian Keith 'Shebada' Ramsey in a heated argument with a man at the Norman Manley International Airport has gone viral ...

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Businessman arrested for fraud

A 37-year-old businessman who was slapped with more than 15 charges was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court ...

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Kimone McTaggart missing

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 14-year-old Kimone McTaggart from the Granville Place of Safety in Granville district, Trelawny, who has ...

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Man remanded for body found in barrel

A man who was nabbed in connection with the discovery of a dead man in a barrel was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court ...

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Greenwich Town resident held for larceny

An 18-year-old man who pleaded guilty was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magist-rate's Court on Wednesday, and is expected to know ...

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NWC relentless in tackling delinquency and water theft

The National Water Commission (NWC), in its unrelenting drive to tackle delinquency and theft, has continued operations across the island to ...

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Jury selection for J'can triple-murder case begins

The long-awaited trial of three Jamaicans held in connection with the murder of three other Jamaicans in New York in 2010, is expected to get under ...

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Man sentenced for snatching corned beef

WESTERN BUREAU: A St James man, who stole seven tins of corned beef from a supermarket in Montego Bay, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment ...

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Man fined $25k for stealing rum

A 31-year-old man who pleaded guilty to stealing eight bottles of rum was fined $25,000 when he appeared before the Corporate Area Resident ...

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Couple on fraud charge remanded

A Westmoreland couple who reportedly swindled $2 million from two bus owners had their case deferred to October 8, for the man to get a lawyer ...

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Four JNBS branches to become Money Shops

Four branches of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) will become Money Shops as of October 7. The four branches are located in Junction ...

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California green lights illegal immigrants for driver's licences

LOS ANGELES (AP): California on Thursday joined the growing list of states that allow immigrants who are in the US illegally to obtain driver's ...

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