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The dying declaration of 36-year-old Kevin Thomas, manager of Rivoli Football Club in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has placed the man who fatally shot him behind bars for the next 25 years. Ziggy Mills, labourer of Salt Pond Road, Spanish Town, who was reported to be a member of the Clansman Gang, was c...
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A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot and a man shot and injured by a gunman at Farm district, May Pen, Clarendon, Monday. Dead is Dwayne White, while injured is a 23-year-old man, both of Farm district. The Constabulary Communication Network is reporting that about 9:40 a.m., White and his friend were...
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Guinness World Records...how many slimey snails can you bear on your face and for how long? Take a look!
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This image provided by Suzanne Davis on Saturday, May 16, 2009 shows Fin Keheler, 11, of Sandy, Utah, attempting to break the world record for the numberof snails placed on the face for 10 seconds, during an attempt in Sandy Utah. Keheler is hoping to have the attempt verified by the Guinness Book of Wo...
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Murder in Olympic Gardens
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An unidentified man believed to be in his 20s was shot dead by unknown assailant/s at Joshua Edwards Avenue, Olympic Gardens, Sunday night. The man, who is about 165 centimetres tall, was clad in blue jeans, a green T-shirt and white shoes. Reports received by the Constabulary Communication Networ...
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Arrest ordered for mom of boy, 13, resisting chemo
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NEW ULM, Minn. - Authorities nationwide were on the lookout Wednesday for a mother and her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son who fled after refusing the chemotherapy that doctors say could save the boy's life. Colleen Hauser and her son, Daniel, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma, apparently left their so...
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Businessman uses gun to rob man of dentures..
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NEW YORK A business man accused of ordering an associate to take out his dentures at gunpoint conceded that he made the demand during an argument over money. But the man denied it was a theft, saying he paid for the dentures in the first place and also said no gun was involved. The man, arrested on Monday...
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A 17-year-old boy accused of killing his mother last week intentionally strangled her to death and sexually abused her corpse before dumping her body in a trash can, according to a juvenile court document released Monday. Johnson City Juvenile Court Judge Sharon Green ordered Codey Wayne Miller,...
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Three persons charged along with Ninja for murder
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A fourth man, charged jointly with deejay Ninja Man; his son, Janile Ballentine; and Clayton Dennis for the March 16 murder of Richard Johnson, appeared in the Corporate Area Gun Court on Tuesday. The man, Seymour Samuels, was charged last week with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possess...
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Armed cops posted at Montego Bay airport
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Addressing stakeholders during an airport forum at the facility yesterday, Sangster's Chief Operations Officer Vincent Miller told the gathering that uniformed police officers were just one of the many components that have been put in place to beef up security in the airport. "Through tec...
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Family searches for missing soldier
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The family of Travis Saunders, a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who went missing in February 2009, is still hoping for the best, despite some three months passing without any word from him. Saunders, who was stationed in Moneague, St Ann, came to Kingston in February after being recruited as a m...
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Woman flees with thugs' $5m
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The disappearance of a woman and $5 million in cash have sparked tension among thugs from Waterhouse and Wilton Gardens, more popularly known as 'Rema', both in St Andrew, police sources say. According to reliable sources from the St Andrew South and West Kingston divisions, the men are at odds foll...
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$750,000 fine for drug courier
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A man, who told the court that he was trying to help his impoverished family when he imported cocaine into the island, was fined $750,000 and given a mandatory nine-month sentence in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. The accused, Kenneth Williams, was charged with possess...
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Double murder in Flankers
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A man and his girlfriend were shot dead by unknown assailant/s at their home at Seaview, Flankers, St James, on Wednesday night. Dead are Toussaint Cummings, 30, and 19-year-old Shamio Ladrick. Reports from the CCN's St James liaison officer are that about 9:45 p.m., the couple was at home with thei...
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First U.S. Face Transplant - Before & After Pictures (Woman was shot in the face back in 2004)
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Woman was shot in the face back in 2004, which disfigured her face and prevented her from breathing properly. 5 months ago, she was the first person in the U.S. to receive a face transplant. This week, she made her first appearance publicly since the procedure. Connie Culp before and after the procedu...
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PM receives report on chartered flight incident
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The following is a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister on a report received by Prime Minister Bruce Golding about the landing at the Norman Manley International Airport of a private chartered aircraft and subsequent reports about a search of the aeroplane. Prime Minister Bruce Golding...
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Cesspool truck crashes in May Pen
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Rohan Williams of a Bull Bay address in St Thomas was left badly shaken on Wednesday afternoon, when the Mitsubishi Lancer motorcar he was driving along the Four Paths main road in Clarendon was involved in an accident with a cesspool emptier Ford truck. Williams told THE STAR that some minutes after...
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$10m put in couple's account, couple flees
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Police are looking for a New Zealand couple who disappeared after a bank mistakenly put $10 million into their account.The couple, who ran a gas station in the northern city of Rotorua, applied to Westpac Bank for a NZ$10,000 ($6,000) overdraft and had 1000 times that amount paid into their account....
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ACCIDENT IN ST.LUCIA OVER EASTER WEEKEND
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SHOOT-OUT DISRUPTS SCHOOL EXAMS
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Students of Ascot High School in Portmore who turned up a for Caribbean history exam had much more to think about after a clash between the police and gunmen ended up on the compound. A third attack on the life of a man who is alleged to have expressed a keen interest in taking over the notorious St Catheri...
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Cops need help to identify body
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The Kingston Central police need the public's help in identifying the body of a man who was found at Orange Street, Kingston, on Thursday, May 14. The body is of dark complexion, slim build and about 170 centimetres long. It was clad in a blue T-shirt with the word 'ECHO' written on the front and back and...
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Constable on murder charge remanded
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Police constable Raymond Campbell, who is charged with the murder of his wife, Kerry Ann Brown-Campbell, appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday. He was remanded until June 12 when a bail application will be made. The Crown is alleging that Campbell fatally shot his wife to prevent her from tes...
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Man charged with assault granted bail
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A man accused of creeping into his ex-girlfriend's room and dousing her with caustic soda, causing blindness in one eye, was granted bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm is 44-year-old Cornel Ewart. saw a shado...
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Mother, son charged with assault
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A mother and son accused of assaulting a guard at the son's school are to return to court on June 2. Both accused persons appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, but the matter was put off as the investigating officer is to charge the guard as well. It is understood that th...
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Gunmen shoot four
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Four men were shot, two fatally, by unknown assailants at the intersection of Westmoreland Road and Savanna Avenue, Independence City, Portmore, St Catherine, on Sunday night. Dead are David Morrell, 21, of Henderson Drive, and 26-year-old Andrew Vernon of Arizona Avenue, both in Independence...
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Black Students Subject Of Rumors, Profiling In Recent Harvard Murder
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Chanequa Campbell, left, Brittany Smith, right A NewsOne Exclusive Last weeks shooting of an alleged marijuana-dealer at Harvard has exposed the elite universitys long-standing underground drug trade to the harsh light of day. Justin Cosby the 21-year-old victim of a May 18 murder believed to b...
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Four men were fatally shot and a policeman shot and injured during an alleged gun battle with the police at Camp View, Kintyre, Kingston 6, yesterday. Three illegal firearms were reportedly seized during the incident. Reports from the Constabulary Communication Network are that about 4 a.m. the p...
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Two men from Scott Town district, Greenvale, Manchester, were shot dead by unknown assailant/s in their community Sunday night. Dead is Tyrone Kilburn, 22, and 17-year-old Bryan Smith. Reports from the Constabualry Communication Network's liaison officer for Manchester are that about 10:30 p...
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BLACK MOB FEAT. MUNGA - EASY____VIDEO
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Powell, Campbell-Brown ready for Reebok meet
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Two of Jamaica's most high-profile athletes Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown and Asafa Powell will suit up to face off with American compatriots at the Reebok Grand Prix. Both athletes despite battling injury earlier this season are in now in good condition and ready for the challen...
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Deportee loses touch with family in UK - Hasn't heard from clan since 2007
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Life has not been the same for 48-year-old Donovan Johnson since 2007. The man who was sent home from Englandin 2004 said he has been relentlessly trying to contact his wife and children back in the United Kingdom since 2007 to no avail. The experience has now left him seeking answers about his family'...
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Special sergeant nabbed in sting operation
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A policeman has found himself in big trouble with the law only two months before he is to retire from the Jamaica Constabulary Force. Special Sergeant Hurbert Richards, 58, the subofficer in charge of the Darling Street Police Station, was nabbed last Friday during a sting operation conducted by me...
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Two persons were killed, and one injured in a vehicular crash on the Martha Brae main road, Trelawny, yesterday. Dead are Lisa Smith, 28, of Wakefield and 42-year-old Patrick Minto of Granville while injured is Calvin Nish, 28, of Green Park, Falmouth, all in the parish. The CCN's liaison officer fo...
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Child-abuse tracking system coming
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With a surge in the number of reports being made to the Office of the Children's Registry, the agency is moving to increase its efficiency in tracking data related to child abuse by introducing a case management system and engaging the services of statisticians. In a JIS News release, Registrar at th...
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Postman caught with cocaine-cake mixes
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"I'm doing it for the money", was what a British postman told narcotics police when he was held at the airport in Montego Baywith 3.9 kilograms (8.75lb) of cocaine disguised as cake mixes. On Wednesday when the matter was brought before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court, Kenne...
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No gun salute? - Residents claim cops tried to get patrons to go to go-go club
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If the residents of Charlemont in St Catherine are speaking anything near the truth, then the two policemen who are being investigated for their alleged involvement in a gun salute will have a lot to explain. On Tuesday, THE STAR reported that allegations are being investigated that two policemen w...
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Cop impersonator sentenced
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Omar Maitland, a 23-year-old man charged with impersonating a policeman, was sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. Maitland, 23, a security guard from Lightbourne Road, Kingston 5, was arrested on January 2 at the Hilton Kingston hotel. He was later charged and...
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The Frome Police in Westmoreland recorded yet another shooting death in less than a week, when Nathaniel Dixon Jr, a 29-year-old businessman of Burnt Savannah in the parish, was shot dead yesterday. Reports are that Dixon returned home from a party about 2:30 Wednesday morning with a male relative...
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Whitney Houston's New Album "Just Whitney" Set For Release September 1, 2009
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Whitney Houston's new album will be released worldwide September 1, 2009 on Arista Records. This is Whitney's 7th studio album. Since her 1985 self-titled debut, she has built an illustrious career that has generated over 170 million c****ined worldwide sales of albums, singles and videos. Cite...
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Residents send deadly warning to thieves
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Residents of Mount Pleasant in Porus, Manchester, say the mob killing of a man alleged to have stolen four goats on Tuesday should serve as a deadly warning. "Wi nuh like tief, people cyaa a work so hard fi dem cum tek weh a nuh fi dem ... A death before dishonour mi seh," one irate resident, Max...
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ABORTION DOCTOR MURDERED IN CHURCH***DK***
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Kan. abortion doc killed in church;suspect held AP The body of Dr. George Tiller is removed from the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press Writer Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Writer 12 mins ago WICHITA, Kan. Dr. George Tiller, one of...
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Egyptian Cuts Off His Own Penis After He Was Refused Permission To Marry Girl From Lower-Class Family
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CAIRO A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday. After unsuccessfully petitioning his father for two years to marry the girl, the man heated up a knife and sliced off his reprodu...
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D ' A N G E L U N H U R T A F T E R C A R A C C I D E N T Female dancehall deejay DAngel (real name - Michelle Downer), the estranged wife of Beenie Man, was reportedly unhurt following a motor vehicle accident over the weekend. She was reportedly being driven in her BMW X5 SUV to a show in St. Thomas, when a truck ran...
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THIEF BITES VICTIM'S WILLY - Robbery attempt turns into freaky fight
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A thirty-year-old carpenter said he recently received the shock of his life when a robbery attempt on Orange Street quickly turned into a freaky fight episode. Romeolee Jones of a Corporate Area address said the incident took place about 7:30 a.m. on May 18, as he was assisting a co-worker in removin...
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breaking news from the 876 radio U.S. correspondence is that upcoming dancehall songstress Barbee was involved in a car accident and has been hospitalized. According to the reports Barbee and a close friend of hers were on their way to the Jamrock Reggae Fest at Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th S...
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Russian blows off ex-boyf's penis with firecrackers
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A spurned Russian woman whose boyfriend declined to take her hand in marriage responded by blowing off his penis with firecrackers, Mosnews reports. Victim Alik D. had been shacked up with Kira V. for about two years when she began to suggest that they should tie the knot. Mr D declined, and indicated...
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Four cops arrested in Washington Boulevard abduction case
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Four police officers have been taken into custody following further investigation into the 2004 abduction and murder of Kemar Walters, 19, and Oliver Duncan, 35, from Washington Boulevard. The disclosure was made in a release issued yesterday, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields said. T...
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