Getting ready for 'Gustav'
Just as the winds will speed up for Hurricane Gustav, so will the rush to get hurricane supplies at the supermarkets and other food stores. When the STAR visited Super Food Store on Half-Way Tree Road...
Clarendon on the alert
The effects of Hurricane Gustav might not be felt in Clarendon, but the parish's local authority is taking no chances. The Clarendon Parish Council is on full alert for any possible effects the hurricane might have on the parish...
Tracking Gustav
The Meteorological Service has extended the hurricane watch for the island as Hurricane Gustav continues on track to pass in the waters between Jamaica and Cuba. Hurricane Gustav, which is a Category One hurricane...
Police ready to offer their support
The police say they have implemented all necessary measures to effectively carry out their duties during the passage of Hurricane Gustav. In a release issued by the Constabulary Communication Network yesterday...
Police murdered Spragga's son?
The family of Carlton 'Carlisle' Grant is seriously concerned about what they describe as a desperate attempt by the police to cover up his killing last Saturday night. They say that the police have been acting unprofessionally ...
Fireman receives suspended sentence
Spanish Town: A 32-year-old fireman attached to the Franklyn Town Fire Station was given a one-year suspended sentence for assault when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday....
Sabrina dunchie still missing
On May 24, Sabrina Dunchie went missing. Three months later, the 11-year-old girl has still not returned home, and her mother Veronica Scott is worried. "All now I don't hear anything about her or from her," Scott said...
Robin Levy new JUTC chairman
Robin Levy, deputy general manager of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and general manager of the JSE subsidiary, the Jamaica Central Securities Depository, has been appointed chairman of the Jamaica Urban Transit...
Mother and son accused lottery scam return to court
A mother and son, accused of fleecing over US$600,000 (J$42.6 million) from American citizens in a lottery scam, are to return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today.
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