November 30, 2005
Judges appointed JUDGES Hazel Eleanor Harris and Martin Luther Gayle have been appointed judge of the Appeal Court and puisne judge of...
Cops fire shots to disperse angry John's Hall crowd JOHN'S HALL, St James - The Montego Bay police yesterday prepared summons to serve to five John's Hall residents in...
PMs pension bill passed GOVERNMENT MPs held ranks yesterday to ensure the passage of a bill to formalise the payment of retired prime ministers...
Kingfish going after mastermind of Cherry Gardens hit Operation Kingfish, the police task force formed just over a year ago to bring down gangs, big drug traffickers and...
Man charged with slaying 53-year-old THREE WEEKS after the brutal slaying of 53-year-old returned resident Meretha Dawkins at her Orange Grove home at Knoxwood, St....
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 21 - Scotland Yard report differs from expert's A FORENSIC scientist from New Scotland Yard has submitted a report whose findings differed from those of Government ballistics expert...
November 29, 2005
Murdered cop's kids get help Halicon Holdings Ltd yesterday presented two cheques valued at $110,000 and $50,000 to the children of the late Inspector Lascelles...
Judge threatens to ban reporters CLAIMING misleading coverage of the Crawle murder trial of six police officers, Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe yesterday threatened to exclude...
Police haul parents of begging boys into court THE St Andrew South police are clamping down on street boys appearing in heavily trafficked areas in increasing numbers, and...
November 28, 2005
Four prisoners escape from Lawrence Tavern lock-up THE CONSTABULARY Communication Network (CCN) reported last night that four prisoners were on the run after escaping from the Lawrence...
Greg Christie appointed new Contractor General ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Greg Christie has been appointed the new Contractor General, replacing Derrick McKoy who recently stepped down from the post...
Police beating 'not that serious' LUCIUS THOMAS, police commissioner, said yesterday that the circumstances in which a 48-year-old police corporal was injured during an altercation...
November 25, 2005
Cop fights retirement in court WELL-KNOWN INSPECTOR of Police, Donovan O'Connor, also called 'Hux', is fighting a legal battle in the Supreme Court to bar...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 19 - Prosecution barred from submitting statements THE PROSECUTION failed in its bid yesterday to tender into evidence statements which Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams and the five...
Ganja to blame for crime GANJA, ALCOHOL and hopelessness are contributing to the country's soaring murder rate, which has now reached 1,478. So says mental...
Teens held with ammo... THREE STUDENTS are now in the custody of the St. James police after they were found in possession of ammunition...
Crime on the decline in St Andrew South division... WITH over 540 firearms and 6,800 rounds of ammunition seized by the police over the last five years and a...
Nicholson says he's ready to apologise to Michael Gayle's mom JAMAICA'S attorney-general AJ Nicholson said yesterday that he was willing to meet, as soon as possible, with the mother of...
Police on alert for Bulbie's burial THE Police High Command yesterday warned members and supporters of the Spanish Town-based Clansman gang against any disruption of activities...
November 24, 2005
British gov't threatens to prosecute newspapers LONDON, (AFP) - The British government has threatened to prosecute newspapers if they reveal further details of a leaked document...
Jamaica to seek advice from UK on proceeds of crime bill BRITISH experts on proceeds of crime legislation are likely to be invited to Jamaica by early next year to advise...
Some weapons in wharf arms find were stolen FOUR OF the 20 illegal guns intercepted by Operation Kingfish at the Kingston Wharves on November 8 have turned out...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 18 - Pathologist says injuries not typical of shoot-out A FORENSIC pathologist from Northern Ireland testified yesterday that it was his opinion that the injuries sustained by the four...
November 23, 2005
Cement Co worker charged with death of supervisor remanded LIONEL Thomas, the employee of the Caribbean Cement Company who has been charged with the death of his supervisor Wayne...
Court fines security company $500,000 THE security company Marksman Ltd was yesterday fined $500,000 and its senior director Valerie Dugan Brown fined $50,000 for breaches...
Taxi man killed in accident A TAXI operator was killed and 19 others injured after a minibus slammed into a Toyota Corolla motor car along...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 17 - Policeman gives tearful testimony... A POLICEMAN wept in court yesterday as he related how a civilian was shot dead while he was searching him...
November 22, 2005
Father, teenage son on gun rap WARSOP, Trelawny - Three Trelawny men, including a farmer and his teenage son, were arrested and charged with illegal possession...
Cops probe shooting death of Bahamian THE police were yesterday investigating Sunday night's shooting death of Bahamian Devon Anthony Brown, 40, who was killed at Denver...
Jamaicans get up to 20 years for ganja in Cuba A CUBAN court sentenced three Jamaican men caught smuggling 1,340 pounds (610kg) of marijuana to prison terms of up to...
Cops caught in bribery sting TWO POLICEMEN assigned to the St. Andrew South Police Division were on Saturday arrested by members of the Internal Affairs...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 16 - UK forensic scientist barred from testifying STRONG OBJECTIONS yesterday from defence lawyer Jacqueline Samuels-Brown prevented a United Kingdom consultant forensic scientist from telling the court of...
November 21, 2005
Teen sentenced for kidnapping THE TEENAGER who was involved in the kidnapping in May last year of 55-year-old social worker Christine English was sentenced...
'Steelie' cleared A HOME Circuit Court jury has freed 42-year-old music producer Wycliffe 'Steelie' Johnson who was charged in connection with the...
Plea bargain bill passed A BILL designed to give statutory recognition to plea negotiations and agreements and which is aimed specifically at targeting organised...
Crime and violence main concern - poll THE PROBLEM of crime and violence continues to be the main concern of the over-whelming majority of Jamaicans, who believe...
November 20, 2005
Solicitor general settles 'debt guarantee' quarrel SOLICITOR general Michael Hylton has advised the Ministry of Finance and Planning that all government guarantees must have prior parliamentary...
Plea bargaining bill hurdles Senate, but concerns remain AGREEING that desperate times called for desperate measures, the Senate on Friday approved legislation enabling plea bargaining and plea agreements,...
Detentions in Jones Town FOLLOWING last week murders and shootings in Jones Town, the police in West Kingston detained more than 30 men and...
Fewer females going to prison as drug mule trade declines THE inmate population in Jamaica's sole female prison is dwindling, correctional authorities say, as a result of a steep reduction...
The Michael Gayle debacle UP UNTIL August 21 1999, Jenny Cameron fit the profile of many women in inner-city Kingston - a 'struggler' doing...
A lifetime behind bars CLEMENT BECKFORD is a broken man. He is a man without a country; he has no identity. After 54 years...
Still 'imprisoned'... THE PERSECUTION of 80-year-old Ivan 'Alfred' Barrows continues, even today, four years after he was released from prison. People still...
Unwilling witnesses bug cases against cops THE UNWILLINGNESS of witnesses to give written statements has prevented the police from solving more cases involving its own members,...
November 18, 2005
No retroactive payments for parliamentarians, says Patterson PRIME Minister PJ Patterson said the outstanding pay increases for parliamentarians, which have been frozen since 2002, will be paid...
Few cops jailed for shootings ONLY four convictions have resulted from the more than 2,100 shooting cases referred to the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI)...
Gov't probes link between abortion, maternal deaths IN LIGHT of concerns by health officials about the impact of illegal abortions on the country's maternal mortality rate, a...
We've said sorry already - Nicholson ATTORNEY GENERAL, Senator A.J. Nicholson yesterday took the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to task for its criticism of...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 14 - 11-y-o witness no-show THE PROSECUTION had to call other witnesses to testify yesterday because 11-year-old Shanice Stoddart failed to appear in the Home...
November 17, 2005
Witnesses saw cops drive off with teen THE TRIAL of the three policemen charged with the murder of 15-year-old Jason Kemar Smith, of Spanish Town, St. Catherine,...
P'more tenders toll deal RESIDENTS OF Portmore, St. Catherine, have agreed to an eight-point recommendation, which they plan to submit to Prime Minister P.J....
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 13 - Eleven-year-old girl testifies AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl testified yesterday that on May 7, 2003, while she and a man called 'Bulpy' were on the...
November 16, 2005
Alleged homosexuals face death penalty in Nigeria KATSINA, Nigeria(AFP) - Two allegedly homosexual Nigerians who face the death penalty if convicted of sodomy will know their fate...
Lawyer fails to have triple murder case shifted KILANCHOLLY, St Mary - Efforts by legal aid lawyer Glen Cruickshank to have the case of triple murder accused Jeffrey...
Accused in murder of Finnish man gets bail CLARK'S TOWN, Trelawny - The alleged male accomplice of the St Thomas woman who is charged with the murder of...
Abortion legislation under review HEALTH Minister John Junor says a recently formed ministry committee, headed by Dr Wynante Patterson, has been reviewing the legislation...
'Gov't has been acting illegally'... THE ISSUE of Letters of Undertaking and Guarantees again took the spotlight at yesterday's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting. This...
Axe murderer changes plea ONE OF two men accused of killing 18-year-old Anthony Walker with an axe, pleaded guilty as the trial began in...
Teenager saved from rapist A 57-year-old man was convicted of indecent assault on a 12-year-old girl and sentenced to six months suspended for one...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 12 - Wolfe set to rule on submissions CHIEF JUSTICE Lensley Wolfe is to make a ruling today in relation to submissions made yesterday in the absence of...
Cops charge St James granny for son's gun THE AREA One police said they are spearheading a zero-tolerance campaign against women who, they say, are protecting male relatives...
Security beef-up at Sp Town RM Court POLICEMEN SWARMED the precincts of the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday morning following threats by thugs on Monday to...
Bad road blame game rocks House THE HOUSE of Representatives descended into chaos last night, forcing Deputy House Speaker O.T. Williams to abruptly adjourn the sitting....
Cops on the run... THE BUREAU of Special Investigation (BSI) has turned the searchlight on at least eight members of the police force who...
November 15, 2005
JLP rejects chairman chosen for Sandals Whitehouse audit THE Opposition Jamaica Labour Party says it will not support the appointment of Donald Mullings, as chairman of the six-member...
Police move in on MoBay armed robbers... A SEVENTH person was yesterday arrested for his alleged involvement in a gang believed to be behind a series of...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 11 - Judge reprimands defence... CHIEF JUSTICE Lensley Wolfe yesterday chided defence lawyer Valerie Neita-Robertson for calling a policeman by his alias 'Dutty Dog Brown'....
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 11 - Cop: Adams planted firearm, spent shells A FORMER member of the disbanded Crime Management Unit testified yesterday that he saw Senior Superintendent of Police Reneto Adams...
TEAR-GASSED! - Mayor threatens to sue policeman KINGSTON MAYOR Desmond McKenzie has threatened to take legal action after he was tear-gassed by police yesterday. An investigation into...
November 14, 2005
Domestic violence a major concern as St Elizabeth murder toll climbs SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - All agreed that there was no need to panic but as National Security Minister Peter...
Five arrested, two guns seized in MoBay MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Montego Bay police say five men arrested over the weekend were involved in the...
Community service sentence for principal AUSTIN BURRELL, principal of Penwood High School in St. Andrew, was sentenced to 100 hours of community service last Friday...
November 13, 2005
Electronic tracking device for prison parolees, persons on bail THE Department of Correctional Services, headed by Major Richard Reese, is in negotiations with a Jamaican-owned but United States-based company...
Murder suspect 'Devil' will not affect councillor's political fortunes ST CATHERINE councillor Ned Lawrence whose son is wanted for questioning by the police in relation to several murders in...
Woman disarms gun-toting robber, rapist A gun-toting would-be rapist in St Ann was no match for his intended female victim, who disarmed him and sent...
One gang down, 11 to go, says Kingfish commander IN one year of intense activity, Operation Kingfish has wiped out one of 12 major criminal gangs, severely disrupted or...
Triple murder in Clarendon THREE MEMBERS of one family were gunned down near Highway 2000 in Clarendon early yesterday morning. Residents found the bodies...
Some politicians yet to sign code of conduct SIX JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) Members of Parliament and a senator have still not signed the Code of Political Conduct...
Crime - the reason why Jamaicans emigrate WITH MORE than 1,400 persons murdered since the year started, the country's crime problem seems to be emerging as one...
November 12, 2005
KSAC refuses cheques from KIA Motors THE Building and Town Planning Committee of the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has refused to accept seven cheques,...
Gov't to respond to Michael Gayle issue next week ATTORNEY-General and Minister of Justice Senator A J Nicholson is to respond to criticisms of the government's handling of the...
November 11, 2005
Jamaica protests Cayman discrimination JAMAICA said yesterday that it would begin urgent talks with the Cayman Islands government in the face of a reported...
Government failed to protect Gayle from torture THE Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled that the police investigation of Michael Gayle's death was botched,...
Adams reports coming under fire from 10 gunmen The original Dictaphone recording of a radio transmission between former head of the now disbanded Crime Management Unit (CMU), Senior...
'Butch' files multi-billion Whitehouse suit TWO of Gordon "Butch" Stewart's firms have filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against three Jamaican government-controlled companies, claiming international damage...
Flankers detainees still in police custody THREE OF the 12 men detained in a joint security raid in Flankers, St. James, two weeks ago remained in...
MoBay man killed after attacking cop A 42-YEAR-OLD man, who was caught breaking into a basic school in Pitfour, Montego Bay, on Tuesday, was fatally shot...
'State guilty' - Int'l commission says... THE INTER-AMERICAN Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has severely criticised the local justice system for not bringing criminal proceedings against...
FTC probing Esso's pricing policy BARBARA LEE, executive director of the Fair Trading Commission, said yesterday that the agency has commenced investigations into Esso's pricing...
Pastor on carnal abuse charge denied bail REVEREND ORANE Ellis was remanded in custody in the Old Harbour Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday on eight counts of indecent...
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY NINE - Adams called for help THE JURY yesterday heard a recorded transmission in which Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams called Police Control on May 7, 2003,...
The Michael Gayle Story SEEKING AN END TO THE ABOUSE THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS Michael Gayle was beaten and kicked until his stomach burst on...
November 10, 2005
Police recorder malfunctions in court THE Court was yesterday unable to listen to the recording of a conversation about the May 7, 2003 Crawle shooting...
GAS STRIKE...FTC says closure illegal, threatens court action MOTORISTS last night scrambled to fill up on petrol as dealers islandwide announced a planned two-day lock-down of their pumps,...
