July 14, 2009
Star News

GUARD, GUNMAN DIE IN ROBBERY - Two held after attempting to hold up bank
“Two of three men who shot and killed a security guard during an alleged robbery attempt at the Portland Co-operative Credit Union Bank in Buff Bay yesterday are now under police guard at the Port Antonio Hospital... . read more
Bill-payment scam busted - Woman slapped with 26 charges

The Police have arrestedand charged a 19-year-old employee of a popular bill-payment agency with 26 counts of larceny as a servant after she was accused of stealing $50,000 from customers, and by extension, the agency...

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Harry Daley tape played in court

The video and audio recordings of Police Superintendent Harry Daley allegedly accepting protection money before being held in a sting operation on July 31 last year were played in court yesterday.

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Double death strikes grandma

The popular saying 'when it rains, it pours' is all too real for Louise Clarke. Less than a day after she buried a grandson who was killed by the police, another of her grandsons was also killed by the lawmen.

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Man remanded for stabbing sister

A man accused of stabbing his sister in her neck told the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday that his action was an accident. Resident Magistrate Georgianna Frazer did not believe ...

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Cops probe shooting death

Detectives from the Half-Way Tree police in St Andrew have commenced a probe into the shooting death of an unidentified man at Blaine Lane, Cedar Valley Road, Kingston 6, yesterday.

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Two drown in separate incidents

Two persons, including a 10-year-old boy, drowned in separate incidents in Portland and St Catherine on Sunday. Dead are Prince Charles of New Road, St Margaret's Bay, Portland, and 10-year-old Daniel Henry of Welsh ...

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Jamaica to host international energy seminar

On July 22, Jamaica will play host to the international energy seminar 'The New Energy Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean - Global Perspective and Regional Context'.

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Business community urged to give back to society

Members of the country's business community are being urged to give more to institutions and organisations that care for the less fortunate and the more vulnerable persons in the society.

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Teen's body washed ashore

The body of Sheman Bennett, the 18-year-old youth who was feared drowned at Port Royal on Friday, was found ashore the Port Royal Beach, Kingston on Sunday.

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Going beyond the textbook

The statement has often been made that it takes a special person to be engaged in the profession of teaching, and an extra special one to do so effectively. The mettle and character of such a person is even more pronounced...

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