June 19, 2015
Star News


Bank loans for big butts
“A German plastic surgeon, operating in Jamaica, says he has being assisting his female clients in acquiring loans from banks in order to perform pricey plastic surgery operations.. read more
Potential Kidd denies involvement in shootings

Dancehall artiste Potential Kidd has denied police reports that he is involved in the ongoing violence in the west Kingston area.

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Second man charged in 2013 murder of two girls

The St Catherine South police have charged a second man in connection with murder of Nyoka Campbell and Johnoy Campbell, who were killed three years ago.

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Men found with 'scam documents' plead guilty

Two men pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing identity information when they appeared before the St Elizabeth Circuit Court yesterday.

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$6,000 fine

A woman accused of driving away a motor vehicle without the owner's consent was ordered to compensate the complainant when she appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Nine months' probation for punching neighbour

A man accused of assaulting his neighbour was given probation when he appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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UPS Foundation donates US$30,000 to Alpha Boys' School

The UPS Foundation hosted a grant-presentation event to donate US$30,000 to the Alpha Boys' School.

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Businessman on drug charges

A St Catherine businessman was charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act by detectives from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Taskforce (MOCA).

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Family seeks answer on missing 34-y-o

The police are refusing to release any information surrounding the disappearance of a 34-year-old man last October, claiming that any release of information into the case would compromise their investigations.

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Education ministry introduces ...

The Ministry of Education is implementing a remedial summer school programme. The programme is being developed to assist grade six students who, although shortlisted to attend high school in September, did not......

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Clergyman accused of neglecting child support payments

An estranged wife has seemingly increased pressure on her husband, a clergyman, after child support payments of more than $900,000 have not been forthcoming.

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16-y-o MISSING

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 16-year-old Christina Young of Mannings Hill, Stony Hill, St Andrew, who has been missing since Sunday, June 14.

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Potter's House to host worship session in Jamaica

Several leading members of the Bishop TD Jakes led Potter's House, one of the largest and most prominent churches in the United States, is scheduled to lead a praise-and-worship session on Saturday, June 27.......

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Man on bribery rap to face court today

A St James man who was arrested by the Area One police in April under allegations that he tried to bribe them after failing to account for a large......

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15-y-o MoBay girl missing

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 15-year-old Britney Clarke of Cornwall Courts in Montego Bay, St James, who has been missing since Friday, June 12.

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Woman held with cocaine found in cooked fish

Fried fish was the means by which a passenger arriving from Jamaica brought cocaine into the United States, via the Miami International Airport in Florida.

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No appetite for tighter gun laws in congress - Barack

President Barack Obama said yesterday the church shooting that left nine people dead shows the need for a national reckoning on gun violence.

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Shooter at historic black church captured

A white man who joined a prayer meeting inside a historic black church and then fatally shot nine people was captured without resistance yesterday after an all-night manhunt, police said.

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