July 31, 2014
Star News


Court hears that .... Man abducts exoticdancer on bike
“ A 23-year-old man who is accused of abducting a female was remanded until September 4 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.... read more
Break-ins on the rise in St Thomas

A significant increase in break-ins since the start of the year in comparison to the same period last year, in which churches and schools are targeted in St Thomas, is now a major concern to the police....

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Scrap-metal hustler bail extended

A businesswoman who is accused of illegally storing pieces of scrap metal without a license, had her bail extended when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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Cop explains movie seat drama

The senior cop at the centre of the altercation over seats in a Corporate Area movie theatre has decided to offer his version of how events unfolded on the night in question.

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Firearm holder foils robbery

Commendations are in order for a licensed firearm holder who engaged two robbers on Monday after they stole a woman's cellular phone....

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Bail extended for alleged cell phone thief

A man accused of stealing a cellular phone had his bail extended when he appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday...

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Health programme relaunched to reduce child mortality

Women with high-risk pregnancies and premature babies will soon have a better chance at life with the launch of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality ...

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Tumour endangers young man's life

Despite being diagnosed with medullablastoma at an age when he was unable to even pronounce the word, Kabul Rochester, now 21, is still trying with the help of his mother Glenda Harris, to live a normal life....

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Bail denied for nwa workers on fraud charge

Senior Resident Magistrate (RM) Georgiana Fraser refused bail for former special projects manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), George Knight, and electrical engineer Clava Mantock Jr ...

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Cop accused of rape remanded

A policeman who is accused of attempting to kill his wife and raping her niece was again remanded when he reappeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court Tuesday....

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Ananda Alert activated for Jhanelle Johnson

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Jhanelle Johnson of Shelley Avenue in Duhaney Park, Kingston 20, who has been missing since Wednesday, July 23.

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Red Hills Primary benefits from new building

The new Red Hills Primary School in St Andrew continues to benefit greatly from its new home as the institution sets its sights on paving the way for the provision of quality education....

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Cops charged for soliciting money found in search

A sergeant is one of two policemen charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act on Tuesday....

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JUTC driver accused of stealing cash granted bail

A Jamaica Urban Transit Company driver who was held by the company's Revenue Protection Department with money suspected to have been stolen, was granted a bail extension until next month ...

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