December 15, 2009
Star News


RUM-DRINKING BET KILLS WOMAN - Collapses after consuming one and a half flasks of alcohol
“A St Thomas woman who reportedly found a $1,500 bet for who could drink the most rum at a bar in the parish too, sweet to resist, met a bitter end after she collapsed and later died trying to win the deal by outdrinking her opponents. . read more
Zebra captured - Deejay held after 10 months on the run

Entertainer Garfield Vassell, more popularly know as Zebra, has been held by the St Catherine North police and is scheduled to face the Linstead Resident Magistrate's Court for sexual offences.

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'Bully' stabbed to death

WESTERN BUREAU: The school term will end on a sad note for Rhodes Hall High School in Orange Bay, Hanover, following the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old student, allegedly by two schoolmates, yesterday.

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Accused throat slasher charged

A 23-year-old man accused of slashing the neck of a policeman at the gate of Jamaica House recently was charged yesterday. Charged with wounding with intent is André Pratt.

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Murder accused battling for life

The suspect in the murder of 23-year-old Shereece Thompson, whose nude body was found in bushes near her home in Mitchell Town, Clarendon, is still battling for his life.

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Slasher suspect caught

A 91-year-old Rockfort woman who survived a brutal attack by a man who slashed her throat recently can finally sleep peacefully after police caught the suspect on Sunday night in west Kingston.

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Paying for leniency

A man's sentence was postponed until Friday when the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court will decide his punishment based on how much money he gives back to the complainant.

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Firebombing suspects held

The St Catherine South police have in their custody two suspects said to be linked to the recent firebombing of a house in Newlands, Portmore, which led to a 93-year-old woman being burnt to death.

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Fast exit because of shooting

Customers at a fast-food outlet in Old Harbour, St Catherine, had to scamper for cover yesterday after a man attacked another with a gun on the outlet's compound.

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