Teen rapes 6-y-o sister? - Mother being sought by police
A scandal of immense proportions has rocked a district in Mandeville, Manchester, with a 15-year-old boy in police custody for the alleged rape of his six year old sister.
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Cancer-stricken amputee battling for life again
Seven months after his story was first published in THE STAR, Gary Buchanan, the 18-year-old whose decision to amputate part of his hand caused his family to abandon him, is again battling for his life...
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Firearms and ammo seized
Four home-made firearms and an assortment of ammunition were seized by the police in Race Course, Falmouth, Trelawny on Tuesday...
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Pastor threatens son with a gun?
ALCOA, Tennessee (AP): The son of a well-known Alcoa pastor in Alcoa, Tennessee, United States of America, has taken out an order of protection against his father, claiming he was threatened with a gun during an argument...
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Fight lands couple in court
An estranged couple who had a dispute that ended with a damaged car and the woman claiming to have been battered, appeared in court yesterday.
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Body pulled from sea - The body of a man known only as 'Bye Bye' was taken from the sea along the Port Henderson road yesterday....
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Cops quell gun battle
The Central Village police had to call for reinforcement Tuesday after rival gunmen staged a blazing gun battle. For more than an hour, gunshots echoed from an area of the community call Zambia...
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Constables caught in bribery sting
Two special constables, male and female, were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Saturday on reasonable suspicion of breaching the Corruption Prevention Act.
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Man charged with businesswoman's murder remanded
A St Catherine man who is charged with the murder of a businesswoman, was remanded when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
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