July 3, 2009
Star News

ZEBRA WANTED FOR RAPE AGAIN - Being sought months after returning from prison
“The mother of a 13-year-old is in custody while the police are searching for entertainer, Zebra, who has been accused of sexually assaulting the child. Garfield 'Zebra' Vassell, who the police said is wanted for rape.... read more
Cops prepare for reprisal killings

Police are bracing for reprisal attacks following the murder of four men at the Live Wire Sports Bar and Grill (formerly La Roose) on Port Henderson Road, St Catherine, on Wednesday.

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UWI worker on fraud charge

A housing officer employed to the University of the West Indies appeared in court yesterday to answer to charges of fraudulent conversion, obtaining money by false pretence and embezzlement.

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Canadian sentenced to 6 months hard labour

WESTERN BUREAU: A Canadian man who tried to smuggle drugs out of the island to help him clear mortgage and tax obligations, was sentenced to six months in prison at hard labour when he appeared before the Montego Bay...

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Community service for sticky fingers

A man whose sticky fingers got him in trouble with the law will get the chance to put those fingers to work after he was sentenced to 50 hours of community service for simple larceny.

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Man dies from crash injuries

A 45-year-old man who was admitted in hospital after he sustained injuries in a vehicular collision on the Harmony Hall main road, Trelawny, on Sunday, June 28, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. Five other people.

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BOUNTY TO FACE GUN CHARGE

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ruled that dancehall artiste Bounty Killer is to be charged in connection with a gun-related incident in 2007. The deejay, real name Rodney Price, is now a person of ...

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Choir members fight in church

Police had to be called to a recently established church in Red Hills, St Andrew, after members of the youth choir got into a brawl. Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that a group of 19-year-old men...

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Ninja Man's next bail bid

Lawyers representing deejay Ninja Man, real name Desmond Ballentine, and his son Janile are expected to make another bail application on their behalf in the Corporate Area Gun Court today.

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No-order in assault case

A woman accused of assaulting her spouse told the court that she was only trying to talk to the complainant about his drinking habits when things got violent. Charged with unlawful wounding is Kareen Daley...

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Man remanded for larceny

Two men accused of breaking into a store and stealing boxes of cosmetics appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Charged with shop breaking and larceny ...

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MOJ to tackle homeless persons at couthouse

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is moving to address the issue of homeless persons using the entrance of the Mandeville Courthouse as shelter.

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