July 9, 2012
Star News


Dry-sex pervert beaten - Attacked after discharging on schoolgirl
“Perverted men are travelling through thick crowds in downtown Kingston carrying out their dirty acts, THE STAR has learnt. One such perverted act occurred last week when a man, who was pretending to be a customer in a wholesale..... read more
Daylight abduction foiled - Wannabe snatchers flee without target

A 17-year-old female student from a Corporate Area high school had the scare of her life recently, when men in a car attempted to abduct her as she walked home in broad daylight...

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Fire engulfs business facility on Hope Road

Fire of unknown origin gutted a business facility on Hope Road, St Andrew, last night. Witnesses said the fire began at about 6:45 p.m. but its origin was still a mystery up to press time.

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Couple faces murder charge

A 22-year-old woman and her 19-year-old boyfriend, are to appear in the Mandeville Resident Magistrate's Court tomorrow on a charge of murder....

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Cops seek Cassie/Allo gang members

The St Andrew North police have reiterated their call for members of a gang they call the Cassie/Allo gang to turn themselves in...

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Man on fraud rap granted bail

A man accused of conspiracy to defraud after he was accosted with some missing cheque leaves was granted bail in the sum of $200,000 when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday....

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Alleged stew peas and rice thief arrested

A man believed to be of unsound mind had the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court in laughter on Friday after it had been revealed that he was arrested for stealing a pot of stew peas and rice...

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49-y-o reported missing

Forty-nine-year-old Joy Lindsay of Springfield, St Thomas, has been missing from home since Tuesday, June 26....

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Cops seek help in locating witness

Investigators from the May Pen Police Station are seeking the public's assistance in locating a witness for a case to be heard in the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, July 24.

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CDA launches child care campaign

The Child Development Agency (CDA) is taking its message of personal responsibility for child care and protection across the island....

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Trailer drivers, heavy-duty mechanics wanted in Canada

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is urgently seeking trailer drivers and heavy-duty mechanics to fill existing vacancies in several large companies in Canada...

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MLSS launches HIV education campaign

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has launched an HIV in the Workplace Public Education campaign, aimed at sensitising employers of the need to adopt policies on HIV and AIDS...

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National minimum wage set for review

The Minimum Wage Advisory Commission will be meeting this week to analyse submissions made by the public, which will assist in its review of the national minimum wage and the minimum wage of industrial...

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Mavis Bank farmer missing

Twenty-two-year-old Arian Raymond, a farmer of Mavis Bank, St Andrew, has been missing since Friday, June 29...

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NCYD training youths to serve as CYEAs

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) will be training a cadre of young people to serve as community youth empower-ment aides (CYEAs) in key parishes across the island...

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