August 27, 2009
Star News

JAMAICAN MAN IN DRESS-WEARING PAGEANT
“A Jamaican male is among five gay Caribbean men set to compete in a Gay Caribbean pageant to be held in New York on September 19. The pageant, which is being held for the first time this year, will see the men competing in full female attire ... . read more
Cop breaks baby son's foot? Older child tells court policeman is abusive

A 42-year-old policeman was arrested recently after being accused of breaking his nine-month-old son's foot in two different places. The policeman, a district constable, has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm and child abuse...

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Deejay's brothers in police trouble

Two brothers of popular '90s deejay Risto Benji have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after one was recently charged with rape while the other is a suspect in a gang-related shooting incident.

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Computer specialist arrested for fraud

A Constant Spring, St Andrew computer specialist and programmer, who was at the centre of a two-year long police investigation into cyber crime and multimillion-dollar fraud, was arrested Saturday.

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May Pen CIB investigates woman's death

The May Pen CIB in Clarendon has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 38-year-old woman in York Town, Clarendon, on Tuesday night.

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Bolt offered land in Florida

As Usain Bolt's international appeal continues to grow, a Bahamian real estate company has offered the fastest man on earth a place to cool his heels. The company, called Paradise is Mine...

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Canadian student on ganja charge

A 25-year-old Canadian student was held at the Norman Manley International Airport recently, after being accused of possessing 171 parcels of compressed ganja coated in chocolate.

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Poor and Boasy gets bail extension

Omar 'Poor and Boasy' Johnson had his $150,000 bail extended in the Spaldings Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. The former street boy turned deejay returns to court on October 27 to answer to charges which emanated...

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Accused 14-y-o fondler out on bond

A 14-year-boy, accused of fondling two women hours apart, was granted $300,000 bail in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court Tuesday. The boy is said to have pushed his finger under the dress of a 14-year-old ...

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Boat thief beaten, killed

The body of a 30-year-old fisherman, who was mobbed when he attempted to steal a boat at a Fishing Beach at Wharf Road, Smithfield, Westmoreland on Tuesday, was fished from the sea yesterday morning.

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Police, JIPO to address copyright breaches

The Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) and the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) have teamed to sensitise the public to the implications...

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Support groups donate toilets to penitentiary

The Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre (General Penitentiary) received 20 toilets, Tuesday (August 25), from two support organisations, Prison Fellowship Jamaica and the Board of Visitors...

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