November 27, 2009
Star News


HIDE-and-SEEK KILLS GRANDPA ❒ Frightened 78-y-o gets heart attack
“Hide-and-seek was never considered a deadly game. That was until three weeks ago when the game allegedly caused the death of a 78-year-old man. THE WEEKEND STAR learnt that Bernard Chambers of Blen-heim, Hanover, died in hospital... . read more
FAKE DUDUS SON THREATENS ATHLETE

A university student who was claiming to be the son of Tivoli Gardens strongman, Chris-topher 'Dudus' Coke, recently sent threats to one of Jamaica's most prominent track and field athletes after his handlers...

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Car, tractor collision leaves mom and son hospitalised

A 39-year-old woman and her 14-year-old son are at hospital in critical condition following a collision between the Honda motor car they were travelling in and a tractor along Monroe Road, St Andrew, yesterday.

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14-y-o fights off cops, arrested

A Trelawny youngster is in police custody after a scene in Falmouth that has left many residents questioning if the 14-year-old is just plain mad or a rare devil child. Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that sometime ...

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GUNMEN ROB FOOD AT 'DEAD YARD' - Masked thugs leave 'set-up' with curried goat, chicken and soup

A group of masked, heavily armed men who held up a 'dead yard' in Whitehouse, St Catherine, last week were not out to steal valuables. They simply wanted food. They got it, leaving with containers with curried goat...

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Businessman pleads guilty to ganja charge

A St Andrew businessman who was arrested in 2007 in connection with the seizure of more than $1 billion worth of ganja has pleaded guilty. Douglas Wayne Brown, otherwise called Douglas Christopher Maragh...

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Cops brace for possible unrest following man's death

Police sources from the St Catherine north division say they are bracing for a possible upsurge in violence following the murder of 53-year-old Lenford Hamilton, otherwise called 'Shatta John', reputed former ...

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One family's wish for Christmas

The family of Camona Orgille has only one wish this Christmas: It is for its beloved child, who has been missing for three years, to return home, even for a visit. Orgille has been missing for over three years....

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She wants a place to call home

All she wants for Christmas is a place to call home. Or, make that, she needs a place to call home ASAP. In this Yuletide season when many are preoccupied with planning what to buy for gifts and how to cook the ham..

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PALS equips teachers to change school culture

Through the Peace and Love in Society's (PALS) Ministry of Education programme, being implemented in 90 primary and junior high, as well as 15 high schools across the island, a wide cross-section of teachers have placed their major classroom challenges on

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