June 3, 2009
Star News

BAD MAN CRIES IN COURT
“A real 'cow bawling' echoed through the Supreme Court building, last Friday, from a teenager who was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of another teen. Adrian 'Sanchez' Nicholson, 18, of Newlands.... read more
UWI students charged with stealing laptops

Two students from the University of the West Indies, Mona campus' faculty of Social Sciences, have been charged in connection with the recent laptop thefts rocking the institution.

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Drawing up a means of support

When 18-year-old Ricardo Smith visited THE STAR's North Street office, the youngster made it clear that he was not necessarily seeking a handout for his ailing mother, as was normally the case, but was willing to work for the money.

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Armoured man killed in shoot-out

The police in St James have seized 19 illegal guns since the start of the year. In the latest of seizures, an unidentified man was fatally shot yesterday morning during a reported gun battle ...

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Man escapes jail for fake visa

WESTERN BUREAU: A St Ann man who tried to leave Jamaica using a fraudulent Canadian visa was sentenced to a 12-month probation in the Montego Bay Resident Magis-trate's Court yesterday.

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Big plans for mini-stadium

Although the residents of Sligoville in St Catherine believe that a $248-million mini-stadium built in their community just over two years ago is being grossly underutilised, head of the committee established...

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Cops seek help in IDing body

The Kingston Central police are the seeking the public's assistance in establishing the identity of a man whose body was found afloat in the Kingston Harbour, downtown, on Thursday, May 28.

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Family seeks help with burial

With just two days left before the burial of Kevin Pusey, the Pusey family is in a race against time. Pusey, who was 36, died in England on May 13 from what his autopsy report describes ...

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Witness allegedly shot in murder case

WESTERN BUREAU: With allegations surfacing that the main witness in a manslaughter case was shot and injured by a relative of the accused, Resident Magistrate Vivienne Harris has called for steps to be taken to protect...

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Foetus found in garbage bin

A human foetus, believed to be about four to six months old, was found in a garbage bin at the intersection of King and Tower streets, downtown Kingston, yesterday.

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