January 19, 2015
Star News


Church choir member raped
“ A choir director who is charged with the alleged sexual assault of one of his church sisters is to return to the Linstead Resident .... read more
Nothing to fear - health ministry

The health ministry is seeking to assure Jamaicans that there is no need for alarm after several persons who had been quarantined ...

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German woman pleads guilty to trafficking

WESTERN BUREAU: A German woman who pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine hidden in a handbag and a pair of shoes was remanded until ...

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Grade Four Literacy Test pushed back

This year's sitting of the Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests have been pushed back almost a month. The tests, which were ...

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Three get $14-million bail

Bail amounting to $14 million was offered to three men in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court last Wednesday, after ...

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Cops on corruption rap demand complainant's presence

The trial of three policemen charged with breaches of Corruption Prevention Act took another turn when their lawyers demanded the ...

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CELL PHONE THIEF GETS NINE MONTHS

A man who is accused of stealing a woman's cellular phone was sentenced to nine months in prison when he appeared in the Corporate ...

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Clarendon murder total now stands at six

The murder toll in Clarendon has now risen to six since the start of the year following the killing of two young men in Effortville ...

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Mission accomplished!

Keisha Lawrence, more popularly known as Agent Fluffy Hustla, emerged the winner of the 2015 Audi A3 in Digicel's Ultimate Mission ...

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Accused housebreaker remanded

A man accused of breaking into a house was further remanded when he appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's ...

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Woman on fraud rap to face court January 27

WESTERN BUREAU: A St James woman who reportedly fleeced J$140,000 from her employer and then changed company records to hide the deed ...

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Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum changing lives

Two lucky Jamaicans won J$500,000 each in Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum's 'Q Is The Key' promotion's first draw on January 9 ...

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Better bathrooms for youngsters

Rodney Hall Basic School in Hope Bay, Portland, has, for nearly four decades, operated with a pit latrine and little running water ...

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JPS shareholder donates J$500,000 to STEM centre

JPS shareholder Marubeni Corporation has donated J$500,000 to the Grace- Kennedy and Staff Community Development Foundation's ...

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Two men charged for double homicide

WESTERN BUREAU: Two St James men charged in connection with two murders committed over a three-year period, were remanded when they ...

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