June 8, 2009
Star News

CYCLIST KILLED IN 'COW ACCIDENT' - Motorcycle collided with animal
“Black River: A motorcyclist who crashed into a cow was later pronounced dead at hospital after the animal's horn pierced his chest, the police told THE STAR. The dead man has been identified as Jermaine Loney.... read more
'Poor and Boasy' is not dead

He is not so poor, is still 'boasy', but most important, he is alive and well. Poor and Boasy, male winner of the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall competition 2009, yesterday dispelled all rumours...

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19-y-o under investigation for acquiring $1.4m

WESTERN BUREAU: Members of the Area One Fraud Squad may have to explore the 'scientific world' to uncover how a teenager was able to acquire and cash several cheques belonging to an organisation...

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Three more swine flu cases confirmed

The Health Ministry's surveillance team detected three other confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) in the island on Saturday.

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STAR vendor killed

A 42-year-old STAR vendor was shot and killed in St Andrew yesterday, police say. He has been identified as Joel Lake of the Cassava Piece community in St Andrew.

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Three killed, two injured in car crash

Three people were killed and two injured when the motor car in which they were traveling crashed into another along the Washington Boulevard, Kingston 20, yesterday.

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'Farmer Greg's' - brother to be charged with his death

The St Catherine South police say criminal charges will be laid against the brother of Greg Gordon, popularly known as 'Farmer Greg', who was shot dead at his farm in Portmore on May 29...

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Alleged rapist remanded

Black River: A man accused of preying on two women in one night appeared in the Black River Resident Magistrate's Court before RM S. Barnes on Wednesday....

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Health minister, union to meet following closure of morgue

Minister of Health Rudyard Spencer is to meet with President of the Jamaica Workers' Union, Clifton Brown, following a directive to suspend the operations of the Mandeville Regional Hospital's morgue...

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Insanity plea does not save man from jail

The excuse of insanity and disabilities did not stop Dalton Brown from being sentenced for wounding his neighbour. Brown appeared in the Corporate Area ...

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Two charged for illegal firearms

Two of three persons taken into custody by the St Elizabeth police, following the seizure of six illegal firearms in a two-apartment house at Newton district in the parish last week, have been charged.

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