April 28, 2011
Star News


STAR APPLE DISPUTE ENDS IN DEATH
“A dispute between two Clarendon men over star apples has left one dead and two brothers in custody facing murder charges. One of the brothers has been admitted to hospital under police guard THE STAR understands.... read more
Hit-and-run accidents worry cops

At least four hit-and-run accidents in New Kingston in recent times have become a concern for police officers and citizens alike in the commercial district. Information reaching THE STAR is that between April 16 and present...

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Larceny case delayed

The absence of an official interpreter prevented a larceny case involving four dumb men from getting started in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. ...

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Bar fight lands two in court

Two old men involved in a fight pleaded guilty with explanation in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Silence broken - Barbadian PM speaks about alleged abuse against Jamaican citizen

Barbadian Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has broken his silence on the case involving Shanique Myrie, the woman who reported that she was abused last month at the Grantley Adams International Airport....

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Baptised in hot water - Members welcomed to Christian faith in unusual way

At least 30 persons were welcomed to the Christian faith in rather unusual circumstances at a church in Walderston, Manchester, Sunday evening, as they were baptised in extremely hot water.

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Man loses custody of child

According to a CBS news report, a Florida man who claims his two-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his own mother, who is of Jamaican heritage, lost custody of the child in a hearing on Friday.

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Cocaine case dropped against man

The charges against a 20-year-old man were withdrawn in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court yesterday after Senior RM Judith Pusey ruled that there was insufficient evidence to continue ...

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Jamaican accused of shooting Bahamian charged

A Jamaican man charged in connection with the shooting of a woman in the Bahamas last Friday was remanded when he appeared in the Eight Mile Rock Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, The Tribune.

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Cosmetologist facing numerous charges fined

A cosmetologist charged with common assault, indecent language and resisting arrest was fined when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court on Tuesday.

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Ananda alert - 17-y-o boy missing

An Ananda alert has been activated for 17-year-old Romaine Daley, otherwise called 'Coolie' or 'Andre', of Glasgow Road, Grange Hill in Westmoreland, who has been reported missing since April 22.

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News briefs

75-y-o, child die in fire - Cynthia Howard 75-year-old retired teacher, and five-year-old Kalia Ebanks, who both resided at Huntley Avenue, Brown's Town in St Ann, died yesterday when their home was destroyed by fire.

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NEWS BRIEFS

BODY WASHED UP AT SUGAR MAN'S BEACH: The body of a man was found yesterday at the Sugar Man's Beach in Hellshire, St Catherine.

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