August 29, 2014
Star News


Ready for sex, armed for war! Back Road' prostitutes walking with weapons for safety
“Prostitutes who use the Port Henderson main road, commonly referred to as 'Back Road' in Portmore, St Catherine, for business in the wee hours of the night, have armed themselves against would-be attackers.... read more
Man allegedly kills brother over phone charger

A man has been charged for murder in connection with the killing of his brother, 36-year-old Leroy Lindsay, a Seventh-day Adventist elder of Sommerset in St Thomas....

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Man killed in Coaster bus fight

A fight which broke out aboard a Coaster bus on Wednesday in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, has left one man dead and another nursing injuries...

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Industry players remember Roger

The sudden passing of Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke, who reportedly suffered a heart attack yesterday while preparing to return home, after successful surgery at a Florida hospital to alleviate back pains ...

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Gay men altercation blamed for East Street fire

Homosexual men, believed to be involved in a heated altercation, are said to be responsible for the massive fire which yesterday gutted a board structure along East Street in Kingston...

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Two killed in motor vehicle collisions

Two people are dead following two motor vehicle collisions between Monday and yesterday in the western end of the island...

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Taxi man in home invasion

A cabbie is now dead after men allegedly posing as police officers invaded his home in Store Hill, St Catherine, shot him and partially severed his head.

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OPD essay competion deadline extended

The deadline for entries for the Essay Competition mounted by the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), and targeted at students at the secondary and tertiary levels, has been extended to Friday, October 3.

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Digicel awards schools for increasing literacy, numeracy

Two extraordinary schools were recognised recently for their hard work and dedication in increasing literacy and numeracy levels with the assistance of the Enrichment Programme...

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Bail extended for alleged thieves

Four teenagers, jointly charged with two adults, accused of breaking into a storeroom owned by a prominent lawyer, had their bails extended when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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Man killed in domestic dispute

An alleged row between a father and and the fiancé of his child's mother has left one St Thomas man dead and the father in police custody facing a murder charge.

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Jamaican to be deported from The Bahamas

A Jamaican national was recently ordered to be deported in a Bahamian court after serving a term of four years' imprisonment, THE WEEKEND STAR has learnt....

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Police seek help to locate witnesses

Detectives attached to the Spanish Town Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are seeking the public's assistance in locating two witnesses who are vital to a case that is currently before the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court.

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Transport Authority to be relocated to old JAMINTEL building

The Transport Authority (TA) will be relocated to the old JAMINTEL building, downtown Kingston, by early 2016, the Ministry of Transport revealed yesterday.

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