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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · by KAREN MADDEN - STAR Writer

    Taxi operator nabbed with gun in Stony Hill raid (opens the original)

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    A 32-year-old taxi operator wanted for questioning in a wounding with intent case was nabbed with an illegal gun during a police raid in Stony Hill, St Andrew, yesterday. He is Kevon Beckford, otherwise called “Fago”, of Pear Hill district, Stony Hill. According to the St Andrew North police, a team carried out a targeted operation early yesterday in search of Beckford, who is also a person of interest in the wounding case. Police said Beckford was found at his premises, which was searched. A gr

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · by KAREN MADDEN - STAR Writer

    Dr Carl Bruce found not guilty of assaulting man and damaging his shirt and tie 19 years ago (opens the original)

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    Consultant neurosurgeon Dr Carl Bruce has been found not guilty on all charges stemming from allegations that he assaulted fellow neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter and damaged his shirt and tie nearly 19 years ago. Kingston and St Andrew Parish Judge Alwayne Smith handed down the ruling this morning. Bruce, who is medical chief of staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), was facing charges of assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property arising from an alle

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · by KAREN MADDEN - STAR Writer

    NHT workers extend sickout as wage talks collapse (opens the original)

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    National Housing Trust workers have taken their wage dispute into a second day of industrial action, disrupting some services at the 50-year-old agency. Ancillary, clerical and administrative employees represented by the NHT Staff Association (NHTSA) began the sickout on Thursday and continued the action into Friday following a breakdown in negotiations over wages and benefits. According to sources, the workers accuse NHT management of failing to negotiate in “good faith”, with employees reporte

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · by KAREN MADDEN - STAR Writer

    ‘Pepper’ killed in early-morning police military operation (opens the original)

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    A Westmoreland man known by the aliases “Pepper” and “Jordan” was shot and killed during a joint police-military operation in Seaford, Westmoreland, early this morning. The shooting reportedly happened shortly after 3 a.m. Police said a firearm was recovered following the incident. However, residents have raised serious concerns about the circumstances surrounding the man's death, claiming that he was killed inside his home while his children were present. Those claims have not been independentl

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · by Karen Madden

    School sends students home early as protest erupts after police shooting (opens the original)

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    St Richards Primary School on Red Hills Road in St Andrew has asked parents to collect their children ahead of the usual dismissal time following a fiery protest near the school this morning. The protest was reportedly sparked by the shooting death of a man known only by his alias “Mad Dog” along Karl Samuda Avenue earlier today. Angry residents reportedly lit a fire along sections of Red Hills Road, prompting a heightened police presence in the area. Although the protest occurred in the vicinit

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