January 14, 2011
Star News


THUGS 'TAX' CHURCH
“ Thugs from a community in Clarendon are said to collecting 'rent' money from a church they say was built on lands residents once used for recreational purposes. . read more
Gang victim accused of causing mischief - Victim accused of causing mischief

Residents of Mountain View are contending that a recent incident in which a woman's house was reportedly shot up on Rifle Road in the area was not a case of her being targeted by a gang...

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Date set in theft case

April 14 is the trial date for a man accused of attempting to steal a woman's handbag while she shopped in downtown Kingston recently.

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Hondurans fined

Three Honduran fishermen who were among a group apprehended by the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard for trespassing in Jamaican waters recently, were fined in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Police seek persons of interest

Detectives from the Morant Bay CIB are seeking the public's assistance in locating three persons of interest.

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No-case submission in cop's corruption case

A policeman charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act was freed on a no-case submission in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday....

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Guard freed of 'play fight' shooting charge

A security guard who said he and his supervisor were 'play fighting' when his firearm went off hitting the supervisor in the chest, was freed yesterday of a shooting with intent charge....

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Bag-stealing schoolboy caught!

A 16-year-old boy, who apparently has a thing for stealing school bags and other implements from students in Manchester and Clarendon, was taken into police custody and charged with simple larceny recently.

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Man woos dumb girl for 3 months - Thought she was shy and didn't want to talk

A man was the subject of laughter for his friends recently after they found out that he was pursuing a woman for close to three months and didn't know that she was dumb. THE WEEKEND STAR understands that the 40-year-old delivery man who works...

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Accused fined for stabbing man at venue

The refusal to grant a female entry into an entertainment venue recently, resulted in one man being stabbed and the accused fined $5,000 or six months imprisonment in the Corporate Area Resident...

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