February 19, 2010
Star News

COPS HOLD MAN AFTER 'FLOSSING' ❒ Allegedly gave $500,000 to female friend
“ A 'kind-hearted' 'flosser' from Montego Bay, St James, yesterday became the sixth man to be arrested in connection with the January 15 disappearance of $44,000,000 from an armoured truck in Kingston. . read more
After 10 years ...COPS NAB FAKE SECURITY BOSS

A businessman who has been accused of operating a fake security company for almost a decade and taking money from persons interested in being guards, has been hauled before the court.

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Settlement promoter to be charged

The police in St Thomas are planning to charge the promoter of last weekend's show, 'The Settlement' after several underage children were picked up there.

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Woman pleads guilty to drug charges

A 27-year-old woman from Clarendon, was sentenced to 12 months in jail after she pleaded guilty to drug charges in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Cops transfer sick Haitian boy

A Haitian boy, who has been in custody at the Port Antonio lock-up since Friday, has been transferred to the Castle Police Station. Jean-Saint Homme, 16, who fled his earthquake ravaged capital city Port-au-Prince....

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Accused murderer's case put off

A 21-year-old woman accused of murdering her 25-year-old babyfather, appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Student held up at knifepoint

An 18-year-old student from deCarteret College in Mandeville, Manchester was held up at knifepoint and robbed of his laptop on Tuesday during sports day at the school. Report reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that about 3 p.m...

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Mayor wants persons to desist from lighting fires

Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, has appealed to persons in St Elizabeth to desist from lighting fires, as this is causing a drain on the resourses of the fire brigade...

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Man charged for shooting 11-y-o

The licensed firearm holder from Cassia Park, St Andrew, who was taken into police custody earlier this month for allegedly shooting an 11-year-old boy in the back is set to face the court on March 3.

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Accused molester freed

A man who was arrested and charged two years after he was accused of sexually molesting a 14-year-old girl has been freed by a Home Circuit Court jury.

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Nightclub seeks to clear light issue with JPS

The co-owner of a Kingston nightclub that was closed recently after its power supply was disconnected by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is seeking to clarify the circumstances under which the club was unable to open ...

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Wanted man killed in police shoot-out

A man who was wanted by police for gun-related offences was fatally shot during a reported shoot-out with the police in Hampshire district, Riversdale, St Catherine, yesterday morning. A firearm was reportedly.

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Residents challenge police report

Residents of Lionel Town, Clarendon, have denied the police version of a story about the killing of Leroy 'Blacka' Hibbert, 40, of Alley Downer district in the parish on Wednesday.

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