October 23, 2014
Star News


GUNMEN SHOOT EIGHT LAST NIGHT. Three dead, five injured in drive-by shooting
“ Eight persons were shot, three fatally, following a drive-by shooting on Jarrett Lane in Mountain View, St Andrew, last night, in what residents believe is due to gang warfare.. read more
Three killed in Bog Walk

The Pineapple Lane community of Bog Walk, St Catherine, is still reeling from a triple murder that occurred about 11 a.m. yesterday.

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Man in custody for illegal firearms

One man is in custody following the seizure of two firearms and several rounds of ammunition during an operation in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, yesterday.

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Car dealer charged with breaching Customs Act

A man who allegedly imported a luxury motor vehicle without securing the proper permit to do so will return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on November 27, the date set for the case to be mentioned.

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Former police inspector freed

The Crown has withdrawn its case against a policeman who had allegedly threatened his former girlfriend and her male companion.

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Suspect named in shooting incident

Detectives attached to the Kingston Central Police Division have listed Javaughn Warren, otherwise known as 'Kadeen'...

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Cops seek help to identify body

Detectives attached to the Cross Roads Police Station are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the body of a male who was found on Half-Way Tree Road, Kingston 5, on Wednesday, September 24.

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Case against rugby player put off

The Police Cybercrime report in the case against the national rugby player accused of revenge pornography still remains outstanding.

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'Mad' thief sent to prison

A man who pretended to be of unsound mind was sentenced to 18 months in prison when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court recently.

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18-Y-O Missing

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 18-year-old Kerriesha Martin, ward of the state at the Homestead Place of Safety in Stony Hill...

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Jamaica's educators awarded for long service

Four principals and nine vice-principals who retired in the 2012-2013 academic year were fêted at the annual Retirees Awards Function put on by the Association of Principals and Vice-principals...

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Man gets shot boarding taxi

Detectives from the Waterford Police Station are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man and injury of a woman in Portmore, St Catherine, last Monday.

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Bodies will be burnt. Health ministry makes preparations should Ebola reach Jamaica

Local funeral directors are to burn the bodies of those who have been killed by the deadly Ebola virus in the event that it reaches Jamaica.

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