Mavado denied entry to USA
There has been a series of disappointments for dancehall artiste David Constantine Brooks, more popularly known as Mavado, but the latest came recently when he was denied entry when he arrived in New York last Thursday....
Where is the market?
Vendors who sell in the Portmore market are restive because of low sales and poor infrastructure at their place of business. The Portmore market is located behind the Portmore Mall. "We ago block de road. We nah sell nutten around here...
Men granted bail
Seven men who left the island for Haiti last year aboard a vessel loaded with ganja, which they, allegedly, exchanged for firearms and ammunition were granted bail when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court ...
Visits cut to remand centre
Following the escape of three prisoners from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre early yesterday morning, the Department of Correctional Services has suspended visits to the institution except in the case of consular representatives...
Cabbie held with guns
Spanish Town: Kevin Williams, 21, a taxi operator, was charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition after two shotguns and seven live rounds were allegedly seized from his taxi. The Star learnt that on April 9...
Cops probe 'Tat's' murder
The body of an unemployed man was discovered by residents in Herring Hill, Church Pen in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Monday April 7. The man has been identified as Jerome Richards otherwise called 'Tat' of the same community...
Man charged after tussle with cop
WESTERN BUREAU: A man who racked up six charges after he failed to obey the orders of a policeman will face trial before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on April 30. Alane Bernard, 28, of Roehampton in St James, pleaded not guilty...
Men accused of car stripping
Spanish Town: The Guanaboa Vale Police in St Catherine have taken two men into custody on larceny charges after the parts of several motor vehicles were allegedly found in a truck that was being driven by one of the men....
Cheque lands man in hot water
A man who claimed he was only doing a friend a favour when he offered to change a cheque, found himself on the wrong side of the law and in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court facing four charges.
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