March 4, 2013
Star News


Prankster uses woman's number to offer...8 goats for an iPhone
“A posting made on a local website last Tuesday in which a man was offering to give eight goats in exchange to anyone who could give him an iPhone, has left many people in uncontrollable laughter..... read more
No breakthrough in 'Pound Daddy's' murder

The St Catherine Major Investigation Task Force is yet to make a breakthrough in the murder of businessman Howard 'Pound Daddy' Hull, the husband of Jennifer Hull, councillor for the Sydenham Division in the parish...

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Man who stabs senior citizen remanded

A 24-year-old labourer will know his fate on March 19 after he was remanded on Friday for allegedly stabbing a senior citizen under his arm with a knife....

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Seaview Garden's teen missing

Fifteen-year-old Shandon Marriott of Black Sea Drive, Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11 has been missing since Friday, March 01.

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Cops search for mother of foetus

The police are now searching for the mother of a foetus, believed to be male and about 8-10 weeks old, which was found in a canal on Rectory Road in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday.

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Filth in vagina leads to punching

A woman who reportedly discovered that she had faeces in her vagina, was allegedly punched in her mouth by her ex-lover, after she asked for money to pay her doctor bill....

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Slain cop described as well-mannered

Slain policeman Special Constable Dowan Dwayne Peart, was described as well-mannered, honest, well-spoken and a devout Christian who got baptised at age 10.

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Four arrested for ganja

WESTERN BUREAU: Four St James men, who were arrested after they were allegedly caught with 857 pounds of ganja last September, were told to return to the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on May 22 as the forensic certificate...

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Two killed motor vehicle crashes

Two persons were killed in separate motor vehicle crashes on Saturday. In the first incident, the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) reported that Mark Cole, 38, of Old Hope Road, St Andrew, died as a result of injuries ...

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JNBSL beneficiary runs excellent catering service

Perhaps next to ackee and saltfish, which is considered the national dish, rice and peas, usually served with fried, baked, stewed or curried chicken, could easily be considered one of the favourite meals of Jamaicans....

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New court date for accused murderer

WESTERN BUREAU: Hewitt Johnson, the main suspect in the January 9 murder of St James taxi operator Jeffery Nam, was remanded when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday...

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Man on trial for stealing phone

A man accused of stealing a Blackberry phone from a female while she was participating in a fund-raising effort in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, will stand trial on May 27...

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NRSC appeals for improved road crash-response system

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is underscoring the need for an improved road crash-response system to be put in place by the authorities...

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Youth urged to develop creative solutions

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen, has charged Jamaica's youth to use their creative talents to develop solutions to the country's...

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Police to benefit from energy-efficiency project

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is set to benefit from the implementation of an energy-efficiency project, aimed at cutting energy costs in the public sector....

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