August 5, 2010
Star News

WATER WASHES AWAY SUV ❒ Occupants escape injuries
“Three men escaped injuries after the SUV vehicle in which they were travelling was washed away and flooded out by heavy waters after they attempted to drive through a gully near Perkins Boulevard during heavy rainfall yesterday.. read more
St Catherine curfew still in effect

A curfew was imposed in sections of the St Catherine South Division (Central Village) at 6 p.m. yesterday and will remain in effect until 6 p.m. tomorrow.

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Court crowded as Jobquest director appears

The Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court was on Wednesday overrun by complainants against Christine Kelly, the JobQuest director, accused of promising jobs to the complainants and failing...

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Man charged with dad's murder

A St Catherine man has been charged with the murder of his father, who was stabbed to death.

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Fraudster forges his way to prison

A man accused of defrauding the St Catherine Co-Operative Credit Union by removing a lien from a motor car through forged documents, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at hard labour in the Corporate Area...

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FAKE COP HELD BEGGING FOOD? ❒ Had allegedly pretended to be a policeman for a long while

A modern day 'Adams' found himself in trouble with the law after he allegedly impersonated a policeman once too often. He is Grandale Adams, 25-year-old labourer of High Mountain district in Bog Walk, St Catherine.

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Czech chef freed of ganja charges

WESTERN BUREAU: Lucie Karrouzie, a chef from the Czech Republic, walked out of the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court a free woman after being acquitted of drug charges yesterday...

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5 shot in Big Lane

Six people were shot, one fatally, in two incidents in the St Catherine South Division on Tuesday night...

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Car thief gets two years

A man found in possession of a car that was reportedly stolen from a woman during a robbery was sentenced to two years' imprisonment at hard labour in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Bail for alleged attacker

A man who is accused of using an iron pipe to hit another man in the eye, was granted bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Yam thief sent to prison

A thief who deprived a hardworking farmer of the fruits of his labour has been sent to prison for 18 months to reflect on the seriousness of the offence....

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Victims recovering after crash

The 15-year-old girl and her 65-year-old aunt who were both injured in the two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Charles and Hanover Streets last Friday, have both been released from hospital and are recovering at home....

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Ganja smuggler remanded?

Desmond Grizzle, a man who was allegedly caught trying to smuggle eight ounces of ganja into the Half-Way Tree lock-up, will have to wait almost a month before his matter is mentioned in court.

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Decrease in major crimes

According to statistics released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), there continues to be a decline in the number of major crimes being committed across the island.

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Accused gets September date

Three people accused of robbing and later murdering the owner of a guest house in St Andrew, were taken before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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