August 13, 2014
Star News


Deejay's suicide threat upsets ZJ Liquid
“After being pressured into playing a song by an aspiring dancehall artiste who threatened to commit suicide if his song was not played by him, disc jockey ZJ Liquid has made it clear that he will not be playing .... read more
Woman throws hot oil on hubby - Said to have been frustrated with abuse

A Jamaican woman found guilty of pouring hot oil over her husband was sentenced last Friday in Somerset, New Jersey, United States of America, to six years in prison after which she will be deported to Jamaica ...

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Fire leaves several persons homeless

A number of residents were left homeless after fire of unknown origin gutted board houses in a tenement yard along St James Street in Kingston, yesterday afternoon....

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Stolen cigarettes found in Trench Town

The police unearthed a large quantity of illegal cigarettes in Trench Town, Kingston, that were apparently stolen during a robbery last week in the vicinity of Oxford Mall....

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Government issues Ebola travel warning

The Ministry of Health is advising persons who have to travel to the Ebola-affected areas of Liberia, Nigeria, Guinea and Sierra Leone in West Africa to take precautions to protect their health and prevent ...

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Man fined for possession of ganja

A man who told the court the reason he had ganja in his possession was solely for medicinal use, was fined a total of $5100 when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday ...

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Man on lottery-scam charge fined

The man described as a mastermind in an illegal lottery operation was last Thursday fined $550,000 when he appeared in the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate's Court.

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Cops, prisoners injured in car crash

Four police personnel and two prisoners were rushed to hospital, following a motor vehicle crash on the Pepper main road, St Elizabeth, Monday afternoon....

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Jamaican murder suspect arrested for drugs

A Jamaican national residing in New York, accused of being a murder suspect, has been arrested on drug and firearm charges recently, THE STAR has learnt.

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