| Ben Cockayne looking for clean slate after dismissal from team Ben Cockayne has vowed to clean-up his act after his former team Hull Kingston Rovers released the 28-year-old full-back following his involvement in a police car chase.
The incident came just weeks... | |
| Jamaica government destroys 2,000 guns in furnace KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Roughly 2,000 firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducing violent... |
| Jamaica melts down illegal guns Jamaica has melted down about 2,000 illegal firearms as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island. The pistols and revolvers were thrown into a furnace in the... |
| Jamaica destroys 2,000 firearms in furnace to combat gun smuggling, reduce stockpiles Handguns seized by police sit piled together on the floor of the police armory in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Roughly 2,000 seized guns were zip-tied into bundles, transported to a local... |
| Prince Harry to visit Jamaica anniversary of her reign, the third in line to the throne is to visit three of her realms in the Caribbean, the office of the Jamaican prime minister announced today . Prince Harry, the younger... |
| Jamaica Plain project gets financing Construction of a mixed-use project on Centre Street in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood that will create 103 apartments as well as retail and commercial space got a boost with $46.8 million... |
| DEMON ATTACK AT SCHOOL? - Students say evil spirit, principal says it was the holy ghost STAR Writer The principal of a high school in rural St Andrew claims that it wasn't demons that attacked a group of students there last week but instead they 'got in spirit'. In an... |
| PRICEY BLEACHING CREAM STOLEN - Suspect to appear in court today Star Writer A man who is accused of escaping from a store with an expensive bleaching cream last month was apprehended by cops on St Georges Street, Savanna-la-Mar last Wednesday. THE STAR... |
| Body found in house foundation An on-the-spot post-mortem has revealed that asphyxia may have caused the death of a woman whose body was dug up from a house in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday. The body of Stacey-Ann... |
| Trinidad principal puts students' heads in toilet Police say a primary school principal in Trinidad has been charged with cruelty for allegedly pushing the heads of two boys into a toilet and... |
| Man sentenced for damaging tv Three months' imprisonment suspended for two years was the sentence handed down in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday to a man who has been diagnosed with a... |
| Alleged kidnapper beater gets bail A man who is accused of beating an alleged kidnapper in his head with a hammer was granted $500,000 bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on... |
| Trustee on fraud rap remanded The defendant, Carl Henry, who is charged with fraudulent conversion was remanded until the said date in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. The crown also advised the... |
| Police investigate wounding of student The Spanish Town police have started an investigation in the wounding of a fourth former by another student three days ago. The Star was informed that the a report was made and action will be taken... |
| World Travel This Week: Oregon, Asia, Jamaica and Portland Foodies OregonTravelDaily.com , much is ado about traveling around the world and in Oregon, with some items of particular interest to foodies in the Portland... |
| Kingston, Ont. is Canada's most romantic city: Amazon TORONTO -; Romance appears to reign supreme in Kingston. The eastern Ontario city takes the crown on the third annual list of the 20 most romantic cities in Canada. For a second consecutive year,... |
| 'We Defended Well' - Portmore's Lewis Notes Key Factor In KO Crown Minott/Freelance Photographer Calvin Lewis, coach of Portmore United, praised his team's defensive qualities and noted its significance in their latest title success."What we have been... |
| Sinclair Lowers 17-Year Mark - Y Speedos Top Karl Dalhouse Meet The Y Speedos Swim Club, with 961 points, were winners of last weekend's 17th staging of the Karl Dalhouse Swim Meet at the National Stadium pool complex.The three-day meet, which started on... |
| All clear for JDIP audit PERMANENT SECRETARY in the Ministry of Transport and Works Audrey Sewell says the major hurdles in the process of carrying out a forensic audit of the US$400-million Jamaica Development... |
| More males falling victim to human trafficking Orane Bailey (right), policy director, Border Security and Control Unit, Ministry of National Security, speaks with Chissey Mueller (left), project manager, Counter Trafficking, International... |
| Danville to face court on Feb 21 Former Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker, who is charged with failure to comply within the prescribed time with a request from the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), is to appear in the... |
| Missing woman found buried in house Police have placed a woman in custody in connection with the death of her sister, whose body was found buried inside a house in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday. Dead is Stacey-Ann Smith,... |
| 'Livity' to launch defence as Crown's case closes The Crown closed its case yesterday at the trial of Leighton 'Livity' Coke, brother of former Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. Livity, who has been in custody... |
| Former Gleaner company secretary dies Franklin Hawkins, a former company secretary at The Gleaner, passed away yesterday morning at age 87. He had been hospitalised since January 25."The immediate family knew he was suffering and it... |
| Schools to celebrate 'Jamaica Day' Feb 17 It is an opportunity for schools to facilitate their students in understanding the accomplishments of the past 50 years that have propelled Jamaica to prominence in all disciplines of the world... |
| Sean Kingston's Coast Guard rescuer to be honored today MIAMI— A South Florida Coast Guard petty officer is being honored for his actions in rescuing singer Sean Kingston following a personal watercraft accident last year. The Coast Guard on... |
| S. Fla. Coast Guardsman Honored For Sean Kingston Rescue Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class John Rivera from Air Station Miami talks to R&B artist Sean Kingston at his house in Miami Beach on Aug. 3, 2011 about the rescue. (Source: U.S. Coast Guard/... |
| Stolen laptop found in a snap A shaken Jamaica Plain graduate student said a cutting-edge security software program called "Prey" turned him into a cybersleuth allowing him to rescue his stolen MacBook Air in a... |
| Schools to celebrate Jamaica Day February 17 THE National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists to expect traffic delays along the Palisadoes Road as of Wednesday, February 8. This, as the NWA will close a section of the northbound lane... |
| Fitch Affirms Jamaica's FC & LC IDRs at 'B-'; Outlook Stable 's ratings as follows: -- Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'B-'; -- Short-term IDR at 'B'; -- Country Ceiling at 'B'. ... |
