October 18, 2013
Star News


Woman sleeps beside dead man - Decides not to call cops until morning
“ Residents of a St Andrew community are still abuzz with chatter since reports have surfaced that an elderly woman knowingly slept beside her dead husband who was also a senior citizen..... read more
'Dudus' moved to medium-security prison

Convicted Jamaican drug lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke has been transferred to a medium security prison in South Carolina...

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Former PNP caretaker freed of fraud charge

Former People's National Party caretaker Thomas Douglas, who was accused of taking money from several people who were seeking visas and overseas employment, has been freed of fraud....

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Accused thief gets $150,000 bail

An employee suspected of stealing goods valued at $1.4 million from his place of employment over a period of time was offered $150,000 bail...

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Insurance agent gets bail extension

A former insurance agent accused of withholding premium payments entrusted to him by one of his clients to pay over to his company, had his bail extended until October 29 yesterday.

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Don't eat them! Authorities warn against mongoose consumption

The Ministry of Health is discouraging human consumption of mongoose meat following reports that the rodent is being consumed in some parishes....

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Barrington Levy escapes with minor injuries after accident

Reggae superstar Barrington Levy is lucky to be alive after he got sideswiped by a truck on Wednesday night while travelling in his Nissan van....

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Accused bearer's bail varied

A bearer who is accused of conspiring with gas-station pump attendants to steal more than $1.7 million from a company, had his $500,000 bail varied when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magis-trate's Court yesterday....

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Ministry yet to identify Jamaicans in capsized boat

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has not yet been able to confirm the identities of the Jamaicans reported to have been on a boat which capsized off the cost of Florida on Wednesday....

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One hundred persons in custody after joint police-military operation

Approximately 100 persons were taken into custody yesterday morning after a joint police-military operation in York Town, Clarendon, police have reported....

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Museums free during Heroes weekend

All museums, including the one in Fort Charles, Port Royal, will be opened to the public, free of cost, during the Heroes weekend, starting tomorrow, to National Heroes Day, Monday....

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Student stabbed, injured at Tarrant High School

A grade 11 male student of Tarrant High School in St Andrew was treated at hospital on Wednesday after he was reportedly stabbed by another male student in grade 10....

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Mixed reactions towards reparations claims

There have been mixed reactions among Jamaicans after news broke that Jamaica and 13 other CARICOM member states are planning to take legal action against three former European colonisers for slavery reparations.

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Accused swindler to return to court

A man accused of swindling money from another man was ordered to return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on October 31...

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Remanded gardener to appear in RM court

A trial date has been set in a case involving a man who claims that cops placed him in a home to lay flat, before charging him with house breaking...

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Ananda Alert activated for Trey Beckford

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 14-year-old Trey Beckford of Collins Close, White Hall Avenue, Kingston 8, who has been missing since Saturday, October 12....

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Owen Campbell of New Road missing

Twenty-five-year-old Owen Campbell of New Road, Thompson Town in Clarendon, has been missing since Monday, October 14.

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JNBS donates ventilation system to Titchfield High School

Students attending Titchfield High School, Port Antonio, Portland, are the benefactors of a ventilation system, which will assist in keeping their classrooms cool and improve their learning environment...

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Man remanded for assault

A man, who told the court that "a only one time me lick har", was remanded, when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday....

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