MOB BEATS MAN FOR DRIVING ON ROAD
A 40-year-old mason from Cascade in Lucea, Hanover, yesterday had to be taken to the hospital and bathroom after an angry mob in the community beat him with sticks and stones for what they saw as an act...
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'Shearer' note to be issued next Thursday
The Bank of Jamaica says it will be issuing a high security $5,000 banknote on Thursday. The note will be legal tender for all monetary transactions, and will complement ...
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National animal ID programme
Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr Mark Panton, has said there are plans in place to roll out a national animal identification programme.
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Murder suspects to be interviewed
The police are this week expected to interview two suspects in the case of 14-year-old Ladonna Lewis, who was murdered at Water Street, Kingston on Friday.
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Cops probe shooting
The police in Red Hills are yet to identify any suspects or possible motive in Friday night's shooting of three men, one fatally in the Burnside Valley district of St Andrew.
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Gunmen kill 'duppy'
Thirty-five year-old Donovan McIntosh, otherwise called 'Duppy Man' of Lawrence Avenue, Kingston 8, was shot dead by unknown assailant/s at his home on Saturday night, police told THE STAR yesterday.
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Bail denied, awaiting address verification
A man was denied bail for the charge obtaining money by false pretence, until his address can be verified, when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.
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'IMF the least painful option' - Ross
Managing Director of Sterling Asset Management, Charles Ross, has said that borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is the least painful option for Jamaica at this time.
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Cabbie escapes with gun
A taxi driver who was held up by three men, one with a firearm, at Angels, St Catherine, on Saturday managed to escape and handed over the firearm used in the incident to the Spanish Town Police, THE STAR understands.
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New bridge opened
The new Upper WaterlooRoad bridge in St Andrew was officially opened yesterday by Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry. This is the first phase of the construction of a four-lane bridge at the site.
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Mason murdered
A 40-year-old mason of Bucknor district, Clarendon, was shot dead by unknown assailants on the Bucknor main road on Saturday. Dead is Donald Clair, otherwise called 'Jim'.
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Homecoming celebrations for athletes
Preparations are well underway for the 2009 homecoming celebrations for athletes who participated in the recent International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, in Berlin, Germany.
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