January 31, 2014
Star News


Freaky man masturbates on shoppers - Female left crying in store
“Two women were given an unforgettably horrible shopping experience in downtown Kingston last weekend, after a man ejaculated on them in a grocery store, THE WEEKEND STAR understands.... . read more
Woman gets 10 years for killing sister

Suzan Smith, who pleaded guilty to killing her sister Stacey-Ann, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment in the St Catherine Circuit Court yesterday.

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Mother, daughters ordered to spend time in jail

A mother, her two daughters and a woman were ordered to spend a bit of time together in a cell yesterday at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate Court.

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$19 billion earned from Supreme Ventures' games last year

Last year, Jamaican players won more than $19 billion from playing the Cash Pot, Pick 4, Pick 3 and Pick 2 games.

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Sharing child porn is illegal - CISOCA

Following the recent circulation of pornographic content involving schoolgirls from a rural-based school on popular social media site Facebook, the Office of The Children's Advocate is warning...

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Tanker drivers back on the job

Some motorists who were affected by the two- day gas strike are happy that the tanker drivers are back on the job, however, they wished they had an alternative.

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Accused car thieves granted bail

Four men accused in the theft of a motor car were granted bail in the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court in Clarendon yesterday....

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Jamaican killed in Trinidad

A man believed to be a Jamaican was killed while attempting to cross a highway in Trinidad on Wednesday.

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Woman on fraud rap remanded

A woman accused of defrauding an insurance company of more than $400,000 was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate Court on Thursday.

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16-year-old girl missing

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 16-year-old Keniesha McKenzie of Christopher Road, Stony Hill, St Andrew, who has been missing since Monday, January 27.

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Cops seek witnesses

Detectives from the Hunts Bay Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are seeking the public's assistance in locating three witnesses in a case that is before the Home Circuit Court.

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Hanover teen reported missing

Nineteen-year-old Stacy-Ann Whyte of Haughton Court district, Lucea, Hanover, has been missing since Saturday, January 25....

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Orange thief gets two-year sentence

A St Catherine resident, who was held three months ago in an orange orchard, was sentenced to two years' hard labour in the Linstead Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday....

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Get fresh produce at Maggi Farmers' Market today

Fresh local-farm produce will be on sale in New Kingston today, 6:30 a.m. until 7 p.m., during the Maggi Farmers' Market, which will see ground produce, fruits, vegetable and meat on sale...

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Academy cops granted bail

Three members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force charged in connection with the death of a trainee at Twickenhan Park, St Catherine, last year, were granted bail in the sum of $400,000 each when they appeared in court....

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Accused thief freed

A man charged with receiving stolen property was freed in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday after the Crown failed to establish its case....

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43-y-o Cherel Cunningham missing

Forty-three-year-old Cherel Cunningham, otherwise called 'Bobs', of August Town Road, Kingston 7, has been missing since Saturday, January 25...

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Woman charged with fraud

A 25-year-old woman who was brought before the court to answer to fraud charges, pleaded guilty in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday...

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