SINGER RAPED FOR 5 HOURS - Gang held her captive in St Catherine house
A popular singer, who appeared on a local talent competition, was recently raped by a gang for approximately five hours while her family helplessly watched. The woman, who was prominently featured on television some years ago...
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Robber gets 15 years
A man who robbed his regular taxi driver at gunpoint of his motor car and cash is to spend 15 years in prison for the barefaced act...
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Madman beats donkey to death
The owner of a donkey is now in distress following the untimely death of the 'beast of burden' after it was reportedly killed by a man of unsound mind.
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Gregory Isaacs' body arrives in Jamaica
The body of Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs arrived at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston yesterday evening for burial. Isaacs, who died of lung cancer at his home in London on October 25, at age 59, will be buried at Dovecot on Saturday...
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Man dead, another hospitalised after crash
A vehicular collision along the Providence main road in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday has left one man dead and another hospitalised.
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Tragedy strikes at construction site - Two workmen killed, another hospitalised
Tragedy struck at a construction site on Barbican Road, Kingston 6, yesterday afternoon, leaving two workmen dead and another hospitalised treating injuries. THE WEEKEND STAR was informed that the men were laying pipes in a trench....
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Digicel launches Loaded Christmas
Digicel Jamaica will launch its new Christmas campaign, Loaded Christmas, today in downtown Kingston. The new campaign will see customers being rewarded with more than $26 million in cash and prizes.
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Mavado, Kartel released from jail
Popular deejays Mavado and Vybz Kartel were released by the police yesterday afternoon after spending Wednesday night in jail.
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Jamaica's ranking improved
Jamaica has improved its ranking in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) by 20 places, according to the latest Human Development Report (HDR).
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Security guard faces murder charge - DNA evidence links to British consul's death
WESTERN BUREAU: The security guard who had been charged in connection with the murder of British honorary consul to Jamaica, John Terry, has been taken back into custody and his charge upgraded to murder.
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News briefs ...
BODY FOUND IN GULLY - The body of Kristophe Douglas, a 29-year-old businessman of Shalimar Avenue in Vineyard Town, Kingston 3, was found in the Sandy Park Gully at Sandy Park Road...
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Post-mortem results delay homicide case
There are even more delays in the murder case against 34-year-old Steve Dawkins who is accused of killing 67-year-old Derrick Lord.
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Thief pleads guilty to larceny
A contrite thief admitted in court yesterday that he had learnt his lesson after he was arrested for stealing money on a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus recently.
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Parking woes in Christiana
Motorists are unhappy with the parking restrictions in Christiana, Manchester, and want something to be done to prevent their vehicles from being clamped by the Municipal Parking Enforcement Services.
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Murder suspect nabbed
The St Andrew Central police have caught Kenroy Hibbert who is a suspect in the murder of two men in Mona Commons, St Andrew, on November 1.
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