July 28, 2011
Star News


Cops charge Mavado
“Dancehall Superstar Mavado, real name David Brooks, was slapped with charges of assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property yesterday. The arrest comes just days after a report was filed against the 30-year-old.... read more
Jamaican killed for penalty miss - Soccer dispute results in death

A 32-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old Jamaican teenager last Monday in a dispute over a missed penalty kick during a football game has been charged with murder in the United States....

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Computer programmer gets new date

WESTERN BUREAU: A computer programmer who claimed that he punched a woman in self-defence after she swung a beer bottle at him will return to court on August 4 to stand trial...

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Police recapture one of four escapees

One of four men who escaped from the Whithorn police station in Westmoreland was recaptured in Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday. He is Omar Ralph, a 27-year-old ex-policeman of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland.

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Two dead, one injured in motor vehicle accident

An early morning motor vehicle crash in New Kingston claimed the lives of two men yesterday. The accident which involved a single motor vehicle reportedly occurred about 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Braemar Avenue.

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Jamaican jailed for nine months in the UK

A Jamaican National who has been living in the United Kingdom (UK) for almost nine years illegally was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for possessing a false British passport...

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Three held in connection with discovery of body

Police yesterday detained three men for questioning in connection with the discovery of the decomposing body of 17-year-old Khadeja Daley whose remains were found on Tuesday.

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Haitian remains jailed until interpreter is provided

The inability of a Haitian man to speak fluently has resulted in him being remanded until an interpreter is provided by the Ministry of Justice...

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NWA to fix broken roadway

Plans are in place to fix a piece of roadway which has broken away near Cassava River in northeast St Catherine, the National Works Agency (NWA) has said.

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Woman on murder charge has bail extended

Ann-Marie Williams, the woman charged with two counts of manslaughter after her car ran into a bus stop along Old Hope Road last month, had her bail extended when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident.

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