May 14, 2009
Star News

MOM MOURNS CHILD'S DEATH
“Last Monday started off as a regular day for Theresa Bennett. As evening approached, she welcomed her children home from school and among them was 10-year-old Tameka Thomas. This week, however, Bennett is in a much different state... . read more
MODERN-DAY SWORD FIGHT - Machete-wielding men maul each other in roadway

Residents of Portland on Tuesday witnessed a barbarous incident in which two men, armed with machetes, engaged each other in battle. In full view of a number of persons ...

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Ill-fated truck driver's bail extended

The driver of the ill-fated truck, which claimed the lives of 14 people in a motor vehicle accident in Portland last December, had his $300,000 bail extended in the Buff Bay RM Court yesterday...

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Man killed in 'Bluebird'

The Olympic Gardens police in St Andrew South have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man at Simmonds Park, Kingston 20, yesterday morning.

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Ex-correctional officer loses appeal

Former correctional officer Chester Shedden, who was caught giving a scandal bag with ganja to a prisoner, lost his appeal on Tuesday against his conviction for possession of ganja and dealing in ganja...

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Three remanded in ganja seizure

WESTERN BUREAU: Three men held in connection with the seizure of more than 400 lb of ganja at the Sangster International Airport were remanded in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

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Autopsy reveals foul play

An autopsy report on the body of Fitzroy Samuels, also known as 'Shorty', a taxi driver in Portland, has revealed that he was strangled.

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Woman charged with false pretence

For pretending to be someone else and obtaining money through this identity, a woman was brought before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Woman stabs, kills children's father

A woman is now in custody at the Castle Police Station in Portland after allegedly stabbing her children's father to death during a domestic dispute on Tuesday.

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'Touching' his way to court

A 26-year-old man appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday accused of 'touching' a young girl. The accused man, Brian McDonald, was charged with three counts of indecent assault...

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'Mediation, the wave of the future' - RM Burton

WESTERN BUREAU: With many cases of a less-serious nature flooding the courts, Resident Magistrate George Burton believes that the alternative of mediation should be fully exploited.

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Cops seize illegal firearm

An illegal firearm was seized by the police at Barbados Road, Olympic Gardens, Kingston 11, this morning. Reports received by the Constabulary Communication Network are that about 6:15 a.m...

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Accused laptop thief remanded

A man accused of stealing laptops, some from students of the University of the West Indies, was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Two men shot, one fatally

Two men were shot, one fatally, by a gunman on Waltham Park Road, Kingston 13, on Tuesday. Dead is Richard Hinds, 18, of White Horses, St Thomas, and Brotherton Avenue...

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