August 30, 2010
Star News

Cop killed after shooting cop
“ A policeman who fled the Ocho Rios Police Station, and later shot one of several cops who chased him, was killed by his colleagues last night. . read more
STUPID CHOICES LEAD TO DEATH - Man searches for scrap metal in rain Struck by lightning after covering with zinc

ightning struck a Clarendon man to death on Saturday after he reportedly travelled to St James in search of scrap metal. Police reports are that Thomas Bell, also called 'Souljie', of Crooked River...

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Man dies after SUV crashes into gully

A man whose Sport Utility Vehicle mowed down a section of a house,and plunged over a gully, before killing him in Titchfield Hill, Portland, on Saturday, has been identified as Dwight Peat.

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Allegedly drug smugglers arrested

Two St Catherine women were taken into police custody after they were reportedly held, trying to smuggle ganja inside the Spanish Town lock-up yesterday.

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Community mourns as ... SISTERS BURNT TO DEATH

The community of Clay Ground in St Ann is now mourning the loss of three sisters who perished in a fire which destroyed their home on Saturday night...

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Lucky clients win laptops from JN

Two JN International Money Transfer customers, Juliet Brown, a cosmetologist from St Elizabeth; and Garfield Wilson, an entertainment coordinator from St Ann, are now the proud owners of brand new Compaq...

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Alleged robber shot dead

The death of an alleged robber has come as 'good news' to a number of persons who operate in downtown Kingston.

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Cop, wrecker driver freed of corruption charges

A St Catherine policeman and a wrecker driver were freed of corruption charges in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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Bounty Killer to meet with taxman

Popular deejay Bounty Killer will this week be seeking ways in which himself and the Inland Revenue Department can come to some form of agreement over his alleged owing of millions of dollars in taxes.

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Accused thief in court

A man accused of stealing a cellphone and $1,800 and who was subsequently chased by a group of men before he fled to the sanctuary of the Hunts Bay Police Station, appeared in court on Friday.

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Man gets six months for Anthrax threat

Maxie Robinson will spend his next six months in prison for calling the police and threatening to release the deadly Anthrax in the air conditioning of a downtown Kingston building.

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Stole phone for back to school

A three-month sentence was handed down to a 19-year-old man who told the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday, he stole a BlackBerry Smart phone to send himself back to school.

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Light stealer fined

A woman was fined $5,000 or six months in prison when she appeared in the Corporate Area RM Court on Friday for abstracting electricity from the Jamaica Public Service power lines.

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