July 19, 2010
Star News

WANNABE RAPIST FLEES LEAVING SLIPPER... After victim fights back
“Like Cinderella, a St Catherine man recently fled a scene leaving a single slipper behind. Unlike the fairy tale, however, this man was not racing the clock, instead, it is alleged that he ran after... . read more
Thieves plague cricket ground - Roofs, seats, equipment stolen

Vandals have been preying on the Goodyear Oval in St Thomas, stealing cricket equipment, steel, chairs, zinc and anything they can get their hands on. The St Thomas Cricket Association is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars...

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ATM card scammers return to court

Two men who were reportedly found with a cloned debit card linked to an account at a popular commercial bank are to return to court in August.

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Advocate queries Tivoli children's injuries

Deputy Children's Advocate, Justice Henderson Downer says the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) is currently conducting investigations into the injuries of some 30 children in the West Kingston..

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One Order gang member turns self in?

A man said to be a member of the One Order gang has turned himself in to the police. The Star was informed that the man, accompanied by a minister of religion...

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RWS striving to get water to rural areas

Jamaicans in rural areas, who are still without access to clean drinking water, are being assured that the Rural Water Supply (RWS) Limited is working hard to bring the commodity to them.

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Patient escapes from hospital

Twenty-three-year-old Sheldon Walker of a Callaloo Mews address in Kingston 11 on Saturday escaped from the Kingston Public Hospital where he was being treated under police guard.

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Man accused of beating babymother walks free

A man accused of beating the mother of his child with a broom, was lucky to walk free from the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court last week.

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Man wanted for questioning captured

A man wanted by the police for questioning in relation to a number of killings and shooting in Portmore, St Catherine, was arrested last Thursday afternoon.

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Sergeant arrested in sting operation

A police sergeant from the Portland Division was arrested Friday at St Margaret's Bay, Port Antonio, for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act following a sting operation carried out by the Anti Corruption.

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Five identified as persons of interest

The police yesterday identified five more men as major persons of interest.

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Businessman shot, killed by masked robbers

Masked robbers shot and killed a 44-year-old businessman and took an undetermined sum of money from his girlfriend, after they struck in Good Hope district, Westmoreland, on Friday night.

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34-y-o woman missing

Thirty-four-year-old Joan Clarke of Markland Close, Kingston 8, has been missing since Friday.

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