July 29, 2010
Star News

MYSTERY ROCK FALLS FROM SKY?
“Like a wildfire, tales have spread in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, about a mysterious stone which residents claim fell from the sky on Tuesday morning. The stone is said to have fallen close to a man who was walking in an open field.... . read more
WOMAN SCAMMED IN COURT - Tricked into paying money to wrong person

A woman who allegedly conned a man out of $45,000 was, herself, robbed of $30,000 inside the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. The accused, Phyllis Althea Campbell, was to repay the complainant $45,000 yesterday...

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Court date set for woman after she gives birth

A 27-year-old pregnant woman accused of stabbing her child's father in the eye with a kitchen knife is to return to court in October, after she has given birth.

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Alleged assaulter charged again

A day after he appeared in court for allegedly beating the 18-year-old mother of his child, Donovan Campbell was back before the court for assaulting a police officer in the precincts of the court.

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18-y-o charged for ganja

A 18-year-old man seemed confused when he was asked to enter his plea for charges of possession of ganja and possession of an offensive weapon when he faced the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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Man killed in shoot-out

A 21-year-old man was fatally shot and his firearm seized early yesterday morning by the police after he engaged the team in a gun battle.

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Bail extended in Patrick Roberts' gun trial

Producer and politician Patrick Roberts is to return to court in September when the case involving the loss of his firearm is to continue.

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Bachelous has fine lessened

Entertainer Michael Barnes, also known as 'Bachelous', got a lucky break yesterday when the Court of Appeal reduced his $6 million fine or four years' imprisonment to $200,000 or six months' imprisonment. ....

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Motorist pleads guilty to forgery

A motorist who was denied legitimate car insurance for his vehicle, and who was so determined to secure insurance, so much so that he purchased forged insurance documents, avoided maximum prison sentence...

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Ian Lyn vacates JUCDA presidency

The Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association (JUCDA) will be having its Annual General Meeting at the Wyndam Hotel, New Kingston, today at 5 p.m. On its agenda will be the election of a new president....

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Man remanded on gun-related charges

A St Ann man was remanded when he appeared on gun-related charges in the St Ann's Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. He is McGiver Mcdonald, 22, unemployed of Mansfield Heights, Ocho Rios, St Ann....

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Two more suspects held in cop killing

Detectives from the Major Investigations Taskforce have slapped criminal charges against two more suspects in connection with the May 23 murder of two policemen, along Mountain View Avenue, St Andrew.

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