Canadian man sentenced for attempted drug smuggle
WESTERN BUREAU: A Canadian man who attempted to smuggle one and a quarter pounds of cocaine out of Jamaica was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $250,000 in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday...
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Woman, neighbour killed in robbery
A woman and her neighbour were killed during a robbery in Farm Pen near Gayle in St Mary on Wednesday night...
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Woman caught with ganja given community service
Laughter engulfed the Corporate Area Resident's Magistrate's Court on Wednesday after a woman, oblivious of the charges brought against her, was given 40 hours of community service.
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15-y-o St James boy missing
Fifteen-year-old Shawn Spencer of Lima district, St James, has been missing since Sunday, November 25.
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Thankful - Community aids 84-y-o after tropical storm Sandy destroyed his home
It was a teary-eyed Derbin Richards that said thanks to persons who turned out on Saturday to build him a house after Hurricane Sandy had left him without one....
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Groundsman remains in custody for wounding teacher
The 37-year-old groundsman who was recently arrested after he was accused of knocking a basic-school teacher unconscious, remains in custody....
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'I'm no cheater!' Cop willing to do polygraph to quiet his woman
THE WEEKEND STAR is giving away one free lie-detector test each month to one deserving person. To win the test, share your story with us in an effort to prove your innocence or to show that someone else is lying....
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Man fined for ganja
WESTERN BUREAU: A St James man held with less than seven pounds of ganja was fined $32,400 or 30 days behind bars in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
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13-y-o Amalee Mowat missing
An Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Amalee Mowat, otherwise called 'Amma', of Browning Avenue, Kingston 10, who has been missing since Thursday, November 1....
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13-y-o Amalee Mowat missing
An Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Amalee Mowat, otherwise called 'Amma', of Browning Avenue, Kingston 10, who has been missing since Thursday, November 1...
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Hot ride! - Teen's remodelled bicycle catches attention
Former McGrath High School student Ramone McGhie has had many eyes turning on his remodelled bicycle which is adorned with a car steering, stereo and other eye-catching gadgets....
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Operational capabilities of JDF boosted
The operational capabilities of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have been enhanced with the employment of advanced stealth communications equipment and the establishment of a language training centre...
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