Brokeback star dies
(ap) new york: Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage...

Last watch
spanish town: The St. Catherine South Homicide Unit is conducting an investigation in a suspected case of murder in the Hellshire area of Portmore, St. Catherine. Police told THE STAR that at about 1:00 p.m. on Monday Stanley Johnson...

We don't want no terrorist to bury down yah - Residents padlock cemetery
spanish town: Residents of Old Harbour bay in St Catherine, padlocked the gate to the cemetery to prevent the burial of three bodies there yesterday. The residents were protesting against the decision to have the bodies of Wayne and Dion Dryden...

Murder rate grows, three more killed
The murder rate in Jamaica continues to increase with three more victims being added to the number for this year. The body of 24-year-old Alair Walters otherwise called "Sonny" of Sunlight Street, Kingston 13 was found with gunshot wounds...

Four crashes, four friends
According to police statistics, Jamaica has seen an 18 per cent reduction in child (ages 5-14) traffic fatalities over the past year. This is credited to the introduction of road safety programmes in the school curriculum...