Saturday 28th January, 2012
Jamaica celebrates sprint double in New York
Asafa Powell, of Jamaica, crosses the finish line of the 50 meter dash to win ahead of Nesta Carter (C), of the U.S and Justin Gatlin (R), of Jamaica, at the US Open Track and Field meet at Madison ...
Wanted man now in custody
One of the persons listed as wanted by the St Thomas Police is now in police custody. He is Gavin Hugh Palmer, of a Retreat address in the parish. Palmer turned himself in at the Morant Bay Police ...
Constable on corruption charge offered bail
Special Constable Winston Minzie of the New Kingston police post was offered $100,000 bail on Wednesday when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. Special Constable ...
St James curfews imposed
Jamaica StarFour curfews have been imposed in sections of St James. The curfews began at 6 p.m. on Thursday and will remain in effect until 6 p.m. today. The boundaries of the curfews are as follows: ...
Spaldings municipal market construction resumed
Jamaica StarGEORGE HENRY, STAR Writer Work on the construction of the Spaldings municipal market in north-west Clarendon, which has been in limbo since 2007, has finally been restarted. The work, which was ...
Couple charged for defrauding NCB
Jamaica StarSentencing was delayed in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday until next Monday for Carol Ferguson and Victor Stewart, who are both charged for defrauding the National ...
Record find of 92 illegal guns in 2011
Jamaica StarThursday's recovery of a Uzi submachine gun in Greater Portmore is being hailed as the continuation of a drive by the St Catherine South police division to rid its streets of illegal firearms. ...
Three teens reported missing
Jamaica StarFourteen-year-old Makalia Smith, otherwise called 'Champagne', of Blackwood Terrace, Kingston 19, has been reported missing from home since Tuesday, January 24. She is of dark complexion, ...
German businessman remanded again
Jamaica StarGerman businessman Sven Littkowski, who has been implicated in a child pornography case, was further remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Littkowski is ...
Man charged with murder remanded
Jamaica StarOne of two men charged with the murder of a Portmore racehorse jockey was remanded when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday. He is Romain 'Juve' ...
'High grade' scent lands labourer in court
Jamaica StarRasbert Turner, Portmore Star Writer A Portmore man who boarded a taxi with ganja and told the cabbie to drive before the scent overtook the vehicle was convicted in the Spanish Town RM Court ...
Kingston shoots up leaderboard in Abu Dhabi
IOLSouth African golfing prowess was in evidence again at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Saturday as James Kingston surged to an early third round ...
Kingston book store thrives at former Borders spot
Boston HeraldK INGSTON - Erik Christensen took a chance on opening an independent book store in the space that once housed the Independence Mall’s Borders location. Today, the Plymouth resident is already ...
Jamaica's reputation for all-inclusive mediocrity is ill-deserved
General SourcesI didn't expect movie star Rupert Everett to be wearing sweatpants. But that's not to say he lacked star presence. Standing there in a villa in Jamaica, helping myself to handfuls of fancy ...
World Travel This Week: Oregon, Asia, Jamaica and Portland Foodies
Beach ConnectionOregonTravelDaily.com , much is ado about traveling around the world and in Oregon, with some items of particular interest to foodies in the Portland ...
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