April 23, 2012
Star News


Male, lesbian students fight for girl
“A male student at the University of the West Indies, Mona, had to fend off an attack by a lesbian student after she learnt that he had her girlfriend in his hall room, THE STAR has learnt... . read more
Gas station pump attendant robbed

A gas station pump attendant is bitter after being robbed at gunpoint while on the job and getting no support from his employers. Reports are that his employers are seeking to extract the loss from his already thin salary....

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Court date set for assault case

A mention date of June 27 was set in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday for a man who is charged with assault occasioning bodily harm...

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Patois tv show angers UK parents

One of Britain's most popular animated children's television series which depicts rastafarian characters who use the Jamaican patois, was the most complained about children's programme in 2011 the Daily Mail has reported....

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Man fined for larceny

After pleading guilty to larceny by finding, Tyrone Campbell, the man who was recently found with a woman's driver's licence on the University of Technology's (UTech) campus, was fined $15,000, or six months in prison....

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Doctor faces court for illegal abortion

Seventy-four-year-old Dr Lloyd Cole, who was recently hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on allegations that he performed an illegal abortion...

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Police name persons of interest

The St Andrew North police have listed two persons of interest. They are Damion Lewis and Omar Wright, who are being asked to report to the Constant Spring police by 6 p.m...

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Man arrested after gun seizure

One man was taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the seizure of a Witness 9 mm pistol with 11 rounds at a nightclub in Runaway Bay, St Ann...

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Man faces fraud charge

A man, who has been charged with obtaining money by means of false pretence and embezzlement, pleaded not guilty in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday....

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Staff for the new MOCA Task Force being recruited

National Security Minister Peter Bunting says the staff of the new Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) Task Force were currently being recruited and vetted....

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Anti-financing of terrorism framework for Jamaica

Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips says the Government intends to advance the process for the full implementation of a modern Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) framework in Jamaica....

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Minister Hylton endorses insolvency law

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton, says his ministry fully endorses the process to reform the country's insolvency law to reflect the realities of the modern global business environment.

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