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Two Corporate Area women have yet to enter pleas, following allegations that they stole $300,000 from a home. Natalie Nelson and Aaliyah Daye were made the subjects of fingerprint orders when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...

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Two St James men who reportedly killed their uncle during a family dispute at their Rose Heights home on Boxing Day will return to court on April 19, when their case will be mentioned. Shane Samuels and Ricardo Rhomes, who...

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The 16 per cent fare increase which was set to take effect on April 1 has been delayed, the Ministry of Transport has confirmed. The STAR understands that a meeting was called between finance minister Dr Nigel Clark, Minister of Transport,...

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Members of the narcotics police have laid charges against 52-year-old Sophia Ricketts after she was found with crack cocaine in her home in Annotto Bay, St Mary. She has been accused of selling the illicit drug in the streets...

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Stiffer fines and penalties are coming for environmental breaches, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda. He provided an update while making his contribution to the...

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Former Member of Parliament Donald Saunders became the Bahamas' 35th murder victim when he was gunned down on the outskirts of a club late Wednesday. Saunders, an attorney turned politician, was the member of parliament for Tall Pines and...

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Unicomer Jamaica has announced that a former employee at one of subsidiaries, Courts, has been arrested and charged in relation to the discovery of a $19 million fraud. In a media release on Thursday, Unicomer said that it recently...

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An unidentified man was shot and killed in an reported police shootout on Thursday morning after allegedly stealing a car in Guys Hill, St Catherine. The STAR understands that about 5:00 a.m., the police were informed that several men were...

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In additional to dealing with the spread of illegal drugs, the police in Clarendon say they are also battling with flour-for-cocaine scams plaguing southern sections of the parish. One of the most recent cases led to the death of two men, 28-...

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A St Elizabeth farmer who was arrested in Bogue Village in Montego Bay, St James after cocaine was allegedly found in his vehicle, was given an April 12 continuation when he appeared in the St James parish court on Tuesday. Leo...

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Montego Bay's Mayor Richard Vernon has listed the city's perennial 'street people' problem, which is manifesting daily with the increasing number of persons of unsound mind roaming the western city, as one of the social issues to be targeted by...

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Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who recently toured the under-construction Montego Bay Perimeter Road project, told the nation's Parliament that the project, commonly referred to as the 'Montego Bay Bypass,' is approximately 30 per cent complete...

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Increased focus will be placed on the Washington Boulevard Improvement Project in fiscal year 2024-25, as the Government works to transform the major roadway that serves as the entry into Kingston. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in making his...

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A woman who reportedly stole a wig from a vendor, who she claimed owed her some money, was given a new court date on Wednesday when she appeared in the St James Parish Court to answer a charge of simple larceny. Latoya Owens, who appeared before...

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The Elsa Leo-Rhynie Hall at The University of the West Indies (UWI) hosted its second annual 'Trashionista' event on Wednesday, under the theme 'Haus of Elsa: A Pioneer Through the Decades'. The event, which was described as turning 'Trash to...

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Just hours after THE STAR carried a story that he has been missing for three months and his wife is desperate to locate him, Dominican Republic national Juan Antonio Rodriquez Jones has seemingly 'resurfaced', and says he has no intention of...

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After farming on a plot of land undisturbed for over 40 years, Rosemarie and her daughter Shameka are now crying foul as, on March 18, a tractor drove onto the property and began clearing off the crop. They said they were told that the land is to...

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An elderly woman is seeking to be compensated in the sum of $350,000 for injuries she claimed she sustained when her neighbour attacked her with a machete. It was shared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court that sometime this year, there...

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A Bahamian national has been charged for his alleged role in a human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in multiple migrant deaths. According to an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Florida Vandrick Nelson Smith, also known as...

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Buckle up, cowpoke: On Wednesday, Beyonce shared the track list for her forthcoming album, "Act ll: Cowboy Carter." "Cowboy Carter" arrives Friday, but fans got a sneak peek on the superstar's...

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The Government is looking to launch the tender process for expansion of the North Coast Highway during the fourth quarter of 2024. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness said that the requisite documentation is being compiled. Holness, who was making his...

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The executive director of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, Tuesday said "countless children" are at risk of death in Haiti as gangs tighten their grip on power and the humanitarian crisis worsens in...

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Alexander Page, a St Catherine resident accused of murder, maintained his innocence when he appeared before the parish court on Wednesday. 

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Three hundred young people, who are currently in training in an initiative by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to get them to learn coding, will be assured of jobs once they acquit themselves well and successfully complete the training. Dr Daniel...

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