August 24, 2010
Star News

ZEBRA THROWS URINE ON COP?
“Former top-flight entertainer, Garfield 'Zebra' Vassell, was relocated from the Spanish Town lock-up recently after it is alleged that he threw urine on a policeman. Vassell, who is facing a rape charge in the Spanish Town Resident... . read more
Former government minister in crash

Up to late yesterday the St Catherine South police were investigating whether charges should be laid against former government minister Roger Clarke following the death of a motorcyclist.

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Cops probe shooting of couple

The police in St Elizabeth are now probing the shooting of two persons, one fatally, along the Stephen Run main road in the parish on Sunday night.

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Man accused of assault remanded

A man accused of kicking a pregnant woman in her stomach and hitting her in the face, went before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Two missing

George Reid of Fifth Street, Kingston 12, has been reported missing since Saturday, August 7. He is of dark complexion, medium build and about 187 centimetres or, six feet two inches tall.

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Got a money- saving idea?

How can government cut waste, improve accountability and make the public sector more efficient? Tell us, in 300 words or less and we'll get the word out. Send us an email with your plan for change to...

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Ninja seeks bail

Deejay Ninja Man is contending that he was denied bail on a murder charge because the judge was misinformed that he was the leader of a gang called the Umbrella Crew. The 44-year-old deejay, whose real name is Desmond Ballentine...

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Cops seek gang members' girlfriends, mothers

The police in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, are seeking to question 20 persons who are either girlfriends or mothers of suspected members of the notorious One Order and Clansman gangs.

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8-y-o shot dead

Gunmen struck in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew, yesterday leaving another child dead. Eight-year-old Jodian Bignal, a student of the Seaward Primary...

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Custom seized ganja in tombstone

CINCINNATI (AP): Customs officials say they seized more than 22 kilograms (50 pounds) of marijuana from inside a tombstone being shipped from Jamaica to England through Cincinnati.

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