Teachers fight at school
spanish town: A Rugby coach at the Spanish Town High school is now before the court after it is alleged that he beat up the head teacher of the sports department during a fight that took place before the students.
FIX THIS - Potholes fixed, but traffic light out
AS A PART of our mission to be the People Paper, THE STAR has been highlighting problem areas across the island. Our reporter, Carolyn Johnson along with photographer Norman Grindley, will focus on a particular area until the problem is fixed.
Tutor on fraud charge
Four complainants have accused a man of collecting more than $500,000 from them to solicit scholarships on their behalf, but none was forthcoming. This landed the man in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court, on Wednesday...
Where is the container?
Two security guards were hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court because of the disappearance of a $40-million container from Price Smart, last month. Paul Frazer and Samuel Fearon, both of Spanish Town addresses, pleaded not guilty..
Murder victims' mom 'gets in spirit'
The mother of the three children who were fatally stabbed at Kilancholly, St. Mary, in January 2005, 'got in spirit' and began talking 'in tongues' in court yesterday. Some prosecutors tried to calm her and she subsequently left the courtroom.
Stolen baby reunited with family
The parents of a two-day-old baby were reunited with their child some seven hours after she was stolen from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston yesterday. The 20-year-old woman, who was accused of taking the baby...