June 18, 2012
Star News


Father's Day prank ends in fight
“A Father's Day prank has left a 27-year-old man nursing injuries to the face after he and his friend traded blows at a Portmore, St Catherine, party early yesterday morning, THE STAR heard..... read more
Barbados cops find marijuana in orange shipments

Police in Barbados are reporting the discovery of marijuana in oranges suspected to be shipped from Jamaica....

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Accused thief remanded

WESTERN BUREAU: A St James man accused of robbing two persons and later breaking out of jail after he was arrested was remanded in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday....

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Cops say that ... Body had male, female organs

The St Catherine South police are searching for the killer(s) of a hermaphrodite, whose body was found in bushes in Old Harbour Bay yesterday....

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Mechanic killed in crash

An accident along the Nelson Mandela Highway in St Catherine resulted in the death of a man yesterday. Dead is Rohan Andre Campbell, 36, a mechanic from Central Village, St Catherine.

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Blind man on fraud rap

A physically challenged man was the centre of attention when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday to answer to fraud charges.

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Man on assault charge gets bail extension

A man accused of using a sharp instrument to chop his former cousin-in-law had his bail extended when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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Nine communities to benefit from tourism project

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has signed a contract with the National Best Community Foundation and the Countrystyle Community Tourism Network, valued at $16 million, to benefit nine...

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Bank statements still outstanding in fraud case

WESTERN BUREAU: The three persons charged for allegedly trying to defraud a hardware store in Greenwood, St James, had the case against them deferred until late July as two bank statements were still outstanding...

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Bearer charged for larceny

A woman who was employed to an establishment as a bearer and who is charged with larceny as a servant after hundreds of dollars went missing between 2010-2012, is to return to court on July 12 when a plea and case...

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Exporters to access more funding

Manufactures and exporters will now be able to access increased levels of funding through the Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA)/ Jamaica Manufacturers' Association loan programme....

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CAC to carry out supermarket checks

Following numerous complaints by consumers of excessive price increases in supermarkets and other establishments, Cabinet has instructed the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) to carry out price checks.

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