January 5, 2010
Star News

GUNS TO BLAZE AFTER LOTTERY SCAM?
“Residents in Montego Bay, St James, are fearful that the countless high-powered weapons bought through the once lucrative lottery scam might soon be turned on them with the curtains slowly being closed.... read more
DEATH GREETS THE NEW YEAR - Father dies minutes to midnight

As people literally counted down to the beginning of 2010, the family of 65-year-old Llewelyn Harrison was trying to come to grips with the news of his sudden death.

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Cops pursue forty men for sexual offences

The St Catherine North police say they are now pursuing 40 men who are wanted for several sexual offences in the division. Among the offences for which the persons are wanted are rape, carnal abuse and incest....

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Constable to be released

Constable Richie Martin, the policeman listed as a person of interest in the recent flare-up of violence in Salt Spring, St James, is to be released by the police.

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Fire destroys cane field

Firefighters were kept busy yesterday as they battled a massive fire which broke out in a cane field in a section of Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland.

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DPP on the ropes in light-bulb case

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn yesterday found herself on the ropes as she led evidence against Kern Spencer and Coleen Wright in the Cuban light-bulb corruption trial in the Corporate Area...

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Cops search for kidnapped woman

The Portland police are searching for a woman who was reportedly abducted from her work on Saturday by two men, who made their escape in a waiting vehicle. Police sources said that 22-year-old Latoya Henry of Frances Avenue, Buff Bay...

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Constable sentenced to 191 years

Constable Horace Roberts who on Wednesday was found guilty of 19 counts of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and robbery with aggravation following a series of armed robberies against Jamaicans...

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NEWS BRIEFS ...

GIRL MISSING - Janice Ellison, 14, of Greenwich Town, Kingston 13, has been reported missing from home since Friday, January 1. She is of dark complexion, medium build and about 163 centimetres...

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