August 3, 2010
Star News

NO MORE GHETTO JUSTICE - Some dons urge residents to call police
“Several dons who were jailed in the recent state of emergency have ordered that residents now seek the help of the police in settling conflicts, THE STAR has learnt. This development is an about-turn, as previous altercations ... . read more
Policeman accused in Buckfield shooting, hospitalised

One of the three policemen who were arrested in connection with the shooting incident in Buckfield, St Ann, is now in hospital after he fell ill on Sunday night.

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Cop killer identity released

The police have released the identity of a man who was killed while he and other men attacked and killed a cop at his home on Langston Road in east Kingston on Sunday.

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Decomposed body found in bushes

The decomposed body of 18-year-old Prince Medwynter, who had been reported missing since July 30, was found in a shallow grave...

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Lawman killed in Spanish Town

A member of the Island Special Constabulary Force was one of two men shot and killed in Spanish Town, St Catherine, last night....

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Ex-Courts worker to know fate August 20

Alicia Lindsay, the woman accused of robbing Courts Jamaica Limited of about $5.1 million worth of furniture and appliances and her common law husband, Brenton Richards, who was later implicated ...

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Three in custody for firearm, ammo

A St Catherine woman is one of three persons taken into custody for breaches of the Firearms Act by the St Catherine South police....

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Children's court for alleged teen beater

Donovan Campbell, the 17-year-old boy charged with assaulting the 18-year-old mother of his child repeatedly, was back in court on Friday.

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Wanted man killed in Clarendon

A man described by the police as one of the most wanted men in Clarendon was shot dead during a reported shoot-out with the police in Parker Beach, Clarendon yesterday...

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Jellyfish attack swimmers

Three swimmers had to be treated at hospital yesterday after they were stung by jellyfish at beaches in St Ann.

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Foetus found in garbage truck

A foetus, assumed to be about 26 weeks old, was discovered among garbage being transported in a truck to the Riverton City landfill on Spanish Town Road on Sunday afternoon.

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'Livity' remanded

Leighton 'Livity' Coke, brother of former Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, was remanded in custody...

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'Fake' doctor pleads not guilty

A man who was allegedly operating a medical practice in the Mountain View area for a number of years without a licence, was brought before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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