Teen killed, alleged don injured
Gunmen went on a rampage between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, forcing the police to keep a watchful eye on sections of the Homestead community in St. Catherine. Police yesterday detained 20 men in the aftermath of a shooting spree...

Preliminary match a one-sided affair
In the first match of the preliminary round of Television Jamaica's Schools' Challenge Quiz, The Hampton School faced off against Brown's Town High. In what was a mostly one-sided affair, the school from St. Elizabeth walked away with a 50-24 victory.

Cops fête over 3,500 kids
The Clarendon police and members of the parish's Crime Prevention Committee fêted more than 3,500 children at 11 police stations, recently. The treat was funded by local business leaders and persons from the parish who are living overseas.

JUTC commuters left stranded
Hundreds of JUTC commuters were left stranded yesterday as drivers and conductors withdrew their services protesting against what they claimed to be several irregularities on the part of their employers.

Firearms, ammunition missing from police station
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of two firearms and a quantity of ammunition from the City Centre Police Station in Central Kingston on January 1. Police sources told THE STAR that two 9mm Browning pistols and over 400 rounds of assorted...

Double murder hits Market Street in St Thomas
Market Street in St Thomas was the scene of a double murder, while three men were shot, one fatally in St. Catherine on Sunday night. Dead are Ian Johnson, 24, otherwise called 'Blacka', and 39-year-old Derrick McFarlane, both of Yallahs.

Aids response programme for the disabled
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), in collaboration with the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has launched a one-year programme titled, 'Education and Economic...

Programme attacks antisocial behaviour in schools
To address the challenging issues of anti-social behaviour in the society, the education transformation team officially launched its Citizenship Education Programme recently. The programme, which started in 120 primary and high schools...

Winter serves a cold dish to diner
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) The Moondance Diner made it safely through a 2,100-mile trek west from New York City, but it was no match for a Wyoming winter. Heavy snow damaged the roof and walls of the historic eatery this past week.

Senior citizen busted for speeding
TORONTO (AP) An 85-year-old motorist lost his license and his Oldsmobile for a week and likely faces a hefty fine after becoming the oldest person snagged to date by a new Ontario law aimed at cracking down on street racers...

Man robs baby
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) A man has been charged with sneaking into a toddler's bedroom and stealing $20 from a piggy bank while the two-year-old girl slept. Authorities say DNA evidence linked Ryan A. Mueller, 30, of Sheboygan Falls...