July 21, 2014
Star News


Cops called after ... Hooker strangled at motel
“The St Catherine South police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a prostitute in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday. Investigators were summoned to a hotel along the Port Henderson hip strip.... read more
St Thomas farmers benefit from RADA educational programmes

Farmers across St Thomas have benefitted from several educational programmes implemented by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and various agencies in July ...

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Fake travel agent remanded

A man pretending to be a travel agent was further remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court last Thursday.

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Bike thief gets twelve months behind bars

A man who is accused of stealing a motorcycle was sentenced to 12 months in prison when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court last Friday.

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Another St Thomas church broken into

Another church in St Thomas has been broken into by thieves. The Morant Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church is the latest victim of a series of robberies in which musical and electrical appliances ...

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Bail extension for two on drug rap

WESTERN BUREAU: The case against two St James men who were reportedly held with more than two pounds of cocaine last March was last Wednesday deferred to September 2 in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.

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St Lucian remanded for cocaine

A St Lucian national was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court last Thursday after he was found with a quantity of cocaine....

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Five arrested in gang-related activities

Police attached to the Organised Crime Investigation Division, Area 3 Headquarters, St Elizabeth Division, Caribbean Search Centre and Mobile Reserve arrested five members affiliated with the Up and Live gang...

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Police hold youth camp for 49 St Catherine children

Assistant Commissioner Novelette Grant, has implored members of the St Catherine Police Behaviour Modification camp that they are able to make the changes necessary for their survival...

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Woman on ganja charge remanded

While taking food for her incarcerated lover, 32-year-old Geraldine Haslam of a Kingston 11 address, decided to sneak ganja to him in the lock-up...

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Cops seek witnesses

Detectives attached to the Spanish Town Criminal InvestigationBranch (CIB) are seeking the public's assistance in locating six witnesses who are vital to a case that is currently before the St. Catherine Coroner's Court.

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Residents urged to request proper id from the officers

The Police High Command has taken note of several crimes committed over the last few weeks in the St Elizabeth division, by unscrupulous persons ...

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Drugs siezed at St Ann port

Police seized more than $23 million worth of drugs on a ship docked at Port Rhodes in Discovered Bay, St Ann last Wednesday...

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Woman charged for fraud to appear in court September

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James woman who reportedly stole US$36,500 (J$4,046,956.48) from her employers, between December 2011 and January 2012, had her case set for mention on September 11 ...

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Wanted man apprehended by police

The St James police arrested and charged a wanted man last Wednesday. The man, 26-year-old Orane Bernard otherwise called 'City Puss' of Flanker, St James, was wanted in connection...

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OUR needs more information before making ruling on LIME,Digicel's move to block VoIP services

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has requested additional information from telecommunications providers LIME and Digicel on their decision to block certain providers of Voice over Internet Protocol...

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Escapee sentenced to six months

A man who escaped from the Spanish Town police lock-up last year, was sentenced to six months hard labour in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court last Thursday....

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Early childhood learning to be improved at Clarence Brimm Basic School

Planned upgrades to the Clarence Brimm Basic School in Trelawny are designed to promote balanced development of children at the Early Childhood Development stage....

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