Beenie Man trial put off
The trial into the tax evasion case against popular dancehall artiste Beenie Man was yesterday put off until June 30. This happened after Resident Magistrate Owen Parkins was not available to hear the matter...
Brother kills sister?
When Ian Johnson left prison after serving an eight-year term, his sister, Winsome Johnson, didn't think twice about allowing him to live in her home. Little did anyone know that just a little more than a month after his return...
Rockfort firebombed
Several residents of Glasspole Avenue and D'Aguilar Road in Rockfort, east Kingston, fled the community yesterday after four houses were firebombed on Wednesday night. When the STAR visited the scene...
St Catherine man charged with gun crime
Spanish Town: A 24-year-old labourer who was held by the police in St Catherine with an illegal gun will be facing the Spanish Town RM Court on Tuesday. Charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition is Dwayne Davis...
Double trouble in Allman Town
Another woman was shot and killed yesterday as thugs wreaked havoc on sections of Allman Town in central Kingston. Police reports are that shortly after 9:00 a.m., on the same premises where seven persons were shot...
Trial date set in 'marital murder' case
The trial of 33-year-old Lisa Nelson who is charged, along with two men, for the murder of her 31-year-old husband Marlon 'Deon' Nelson is to begin on July 14 in the Home Circuit Court.
Bail for accused husband killer
Santa Cruz: A 40-year-old woman accused of stabbing her common-law husband to death earlier this month was offered $300,000 bail with one or two sureties when she appeared in the Santa Cruz RM Court last Tuesday.
Vendor sneaks into $75k fine
A vendor caught selling several pairs of fake Nike sneakers was fined $75,000 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Princess Smith pleaded guilty to 37 counts of breaching the Trademark Act last week...