May 15, 2015
Star News


Mob beats schoolboys caught in threesome
“ With Clarendon still reeling from the brutal execution style murder of three teenagers last month, the parish was .... read more
Buju Banton to get early release

News out of Tampa Bay, Florida, states that imprisoned reggae star Buju Banton has made a deal with prosecutors ...

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Still no sign of missing school bus

There is still no sign of the missing Guys Hill High School bus which was reportedly stolen from the school last ...

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Cop kills soldier in shoot-out

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into a gun battle at a nightclub between ...

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Ship worker sentenced for exporting marijauna

A 24-year-old ship worker was on Monday sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in the Corporate Area resident ...

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Woman on wounding charge gets bail extension

An enraged woman accused of attacking a man, later wounding him, had her bail extended when she appeared before ...

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Withholding tax on specified services to be implemented

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that after careful consideration, withholding tax on specified ...

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Cancer treatment contract, biggest health-care investment

Minister of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson, says the contract which was signed last week for US$14 million ...

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Men accused of sexual assault freed

Three St Catherine men who were accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl five years ago, were ...

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FLOW to increase rates

Telecommunications company FLOW has issued an advisory informing customers of a rate increase for some of ...

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St James communities targeted in outreach projects

A 60-member delegation from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) joined forces with representatives of the ...

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Ananda Alert for 17-year-old

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 17-year-old Nicolette Tomlinson, ward of the state who resides at Dillsbury ...

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Suspended sentence for handbag thieves

Nine months' suspended, for three years, was the sentence handed to two young men in the Corporate Area Resident ...

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Jamaica to implement number portability

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell said all is in place to facilitate number ...

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Resources being stretched

The massive blaze which razed the St Andrew hills, and the recent Riverton Dump fire have stretched the resources ...

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Two men arrested for stealing batteries

Detectives attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch have arrested and charged ...

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J'can nightclub owner faces charges in The Bahamas

Jomo Campbell, the attorney in the Bahamas representing nightclub owner Omar Gordon, accused of facilitating 14 ...

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Continuous counselling needed for those traumatised by killing

Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell says there needs to be continuous counselling for the trauma-affected ...

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