January 31, 2006
Nicholson cautions cops JUSTICE Minister AJ Nicholson says the security forces must guard against the risk of the state sinking into the abyss...
Council cracks down on illegal garages in St James MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James Parish Council will this week begin a clampdown on unregistered motor mechanic...
Rights groups lukewarm to justice review plan LOCAL human rights groups yesterday gave a lukewarm response to the government's plan to review the island's justice system. The...
'Richie Poo' found guilty of murder KEVIN 'Richie Poo' Tyndale, the man who allegedly led the Papine-based Gideon Warriors gang after the capture of its former...
Burnt car belonging to missing cop found THE burnt shell of a Honda Civic motor car belonging to missing police constable Clayton Salmon was yesterday found along...
CARICOM Single Market (CSM) ratified! CARIBBEAN HEADS of government yesterday took the historic step of formally signing the document for implementation of the CARICOM Single...
Seaga takes libel case to Privy Council FORMER OPPOSITION Leader Edward Seaga has been granted leave to appeal to the United Kingdom Privy Council against a Court...
Drivers freed of manslaughter 44-YEAR-OLD VERNAL Johnson was freed of a charge of causing death by dangerous driving when he appeared in the St....
31 acts of Parliament got go-ahead last year RECORDS FROM the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) indicate that a total of 31 acts of Parliament and numerous...
January 30, 2006
CARICOM Single Market to be launched today THE FORMAL function to launch the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) takes place today at the Mona Visitors' Lodge, University of...
Lawyers want poll to choose new General Legal Council THERE IS a legal row among some lawyers over whether there should be major changes to the process for selecting...
Cop gets March 8 court date A policeman attached to the Denham Town Police Station in Western Kingston, Constable Calvin Hemmings, is to return to the...
7 sentenced for breaches of employment agency regulation act MORE people could soon be arrested as the Ministry of Labour continues to clamp down on employment agencies in breach...
January 27, 2006
Access to Info grief Government officers responsible for servicing claims made under the Access to Information Act say that excessive requests and intensive research...
Man gets seven years for buggering boys A MAN, who pleaded guilty to the buggery of several young boys ranging from ages eight to 17 years, was...
Public Defender files two civil suits against Attorney-General THE OFFICE of the Public Defender has begun civil proceedings against the Attorney-General as co-defendant following the disappearance of two...
Alleged Super Plus beaters granted $500,000 bail each THE FIVE men, including senior management personnel, from the Super Plus Food Stores in Manchester, who were implicated in the...
Fourth person charged in Dyoll breaches A FOURTH person has been charged in connection with breaches of the Insurance Act for allegedly providing false information arising...
January 26, 2006
Man linked to large arms find on $500,000 bail A man held in connection with last November's large arms find at the Kingston Wharves, which the police said was...
Visa con artist warning OVER THE past few weeks, Donovan Butler, also known as 'Michael Wells', 'Michael Donovan Butler', 'Kevin', 'Donovan Campbell', 'Morris Kevin'...
January 25, 2006
Wanted man held during police chase ROYAN Richards, who the police say was on its most wanted list, was held Saturday following a chase by the...
January 24, 2006
Student stabbed to death CLARKS TOWN, Trelawny - An 18 year-old student of Cedric Titus High School in this rural community was yesterday stabbed...
Cop facing more charges as more stolen vehicles seized THREE motor vehicles were seized by the police yesterday during an operation by members of the Professional Standard Branch and...
Police nab cow thieves THE ST. Elizabeth police are reporting success in their drive against cattle thefts in the parish. According to the police,...
Notice refuses to give 'prison rape' report to authorities FORMER PRISON doctor, Raymoth Notice, has refused to provide the authorities with a detailed report to support allegations of prisoners...
Auditor-General urged to probe National Security funds misuse claim PEOPLE'S NATIONAL Party leadership contender, Dr. Peter Phillips, wants the Auditor-General to launch an immediate investigation into the expenditure of...
Policeman ordered to serve life sentence A POLICEMAN who robbed a business place in Clarendon five years ago and fatally shot a customer has been ordered...
'Policy for street children to come soon' A NATIONAL policy for street children is soon to be developed, according to newly-appointed Children's Advocate Mary Clarke. Mrs. Clarke...
January 23, 2006
Appeal Court reserves decision in National Transport Co-operative Society's case THE COURT of Appeal on Thursday reserved its decision in the appeal brought by the Ezroy Millwood-led National Transport Co-operative...
Robbers elude cops after chase SWIFT RESPONSE by the police in Manchester following the robbery of a service station at Chudleigh in the parish on...
House approves appointment of Ethics Committee in Jamaica THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday approved the appointment of an Ethics Committee to investigate and report on complaints regarding...
Bahamian extradited to US on drug charges A BAHAMIAN man was ordered extradited to the United States (U.S.) when he appeared in a local court last Thursday....
January 22, 2006
Warder sought for questioning over knapsack of contraband A prison warder, suspected of trying to smuggle contraband into the prison to be distributed among inmates, is being sought...
Investigation into prison rapes launched AN INVESTIGATION into allegations of mass rape at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre has been launched, says Gilbert Scott,...
Trading guns for drugs lucrative, say Jamaican police THE DRUGS-for-gun trade between Haiti and Jamaica is proving highly lucrative for Jamaican criminals. Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas told Jamaicans...
Fit for the dead - Coroner's Court needs lifeline THE ENTRANCE to the Kingston Coroner's Court at 79 Duke Street, downtown Kingston is a virtual dumping ground. The employees...
CRY JUSTICE! Jamaican lawyers, litigants cite backlog of cases THE SCALE of justice is piled high as local courts continue to be saddled with a huge backlog of cases....
January 21, 2006
Man gets 10 years for murder A MAN who stabbed and killed his co-worker was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for manslaughter. Justice Horace...
Senate drubs Super Plus beating MEMBERS OF the Senate yesterday condemned the alleged beating of employees of a Super Plus Food Store in Mandeville and...
Elusive Portland crime boss held REPUTED CRIME boss, 53-year-old Charlie Junior, also called 'King of the Woods' who is wanted for murder and several gun-related...
January 20, 2006
Rage in Mandeville MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Jeremy Chen, the 34-year-old managing director of the SuperPlus Food Store at Park Crescent in Mandeville, and...
Five arrested, several detained in Slipe police raid SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - A massive police operation in Slipe, south west St Elizabeth yesterday led to the arrests...
UK upholds decision to downgrade marijuana LONDON (AP) - Britain will uphold its 2004 decision to downgrade marijuana's classification as a less dangerous drug, the country's...
Businessman waives right to extradition trial A MONTEGO Bay businessman, who is wanted in the United States along with St. Ann businessman Norris 'Deedo' Nembhard and...
Jamaica's Governor-General, Prime Minister say farewell at prayer breakfast FOR THE 26th consecutive time, leaders of the nation met, ate, communed and prayed for the nation at the annual...
January 19, 2006
Delinquent employers to face court THE GOVERNMENT says it will be taking delinquent employers before the courts for non-payment of statutory deductions. Employers are responsible...
Men tied up, severely beaten THE POLICE yesterday said arrest warrants would be issued for persons, including senior management personnel at the SuperPlus supermarket in...
Riot in St Ann - Cop injured, businesses forced to close CHAOS REIGNED in Brown's Town, St. Ann, last night as angry residents staged a massive protest against the shooting of...
January 18, 2006
Oregon's assisted suicide law upheld WASHINGTON (AP) - The US Supreme Court upheld Oregon's one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law yesterday, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to...
Oregon's assisted suicide law upheld WASHINGTON (AP) - The US Supreme Court upheld Oregon's one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law yesterday, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to...
Tower Street prison gets IT lab THE prison service yesterday opened an information technology lab at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston - a...
Human rights group calls for reduction in fatal police shootings LOCAL human rights group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) said information supplied by the police's Bureau of Special Investigations showed that...
January 17, 2006
Newest UK cop checks in - Leslie Green is ACP for homicide and serious crime FORMER BRITISH detective, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields now has a compatriot within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Leslie...
Cops detain two after murder mars Phillips campaign launch POLICE HAVE held two persons in connection with the murder of Damion Hussey who was killed, allegedly, by a group...
Governor-General to retire - Lensley Wolfe to act after February 15 AFTER SERVING as Governor-General for almost 15 years, Sir Howard Cooke is scheduled to retire in just under a month....
Privy Council sends murder case back for new trial THE UNITED Kingdom Privy Council has sent back the case of 34-year-old St. Andrew businessman Steven Grant for the Court...
January 16, 2006
Judges hoping case management will cut backlog in criminal cases COURT of Appeal President Justice Paul Harrison is hopeful that the two-day criminal case management seminar for members of the...
Laws of Eve - Sexual Harassment THE AMERICAN media has tremendous influence over what the average Jamaican perceives to be the laws of our land. The...
Terror grips Cross Roads community WHEN GUNMEN shot and killed two young men along Penrith Road in the Cross Roads area some weeks ago, it...
Driver held for manslaughter PATRICK CHUNG, 47, was arrested and charged by the Spanish Town Police on January 14 with two counts of manslaughter,...
Police body demands public apology from St Mary judge CHAIRMAN OF the Special Constabulary Association, Christopher Bowen, says his association is demanding a public apology from a Resident Magistrate...
'Zekes' murder trial starts today THE DOUBLE murder trial of Matthews Lane resident Donald 'Zekes' Phipps begins today in the Home Circuit Court. Phipps and...
January 15, 2006
Attorney General to respond to Kennedy Grove Four lawsuit Jan 23 THE office of Attorney General is to respond by January 23 to the lawsuit filed November 21 in the Supreme...
January 14, 2006
Indian court lifts ban on women serving liquor in bars NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - A court has lifted another lifestyle taboo in India by allowing women to serve liquor...
Alleged bus robber shot dead in Trench Town A man, said to be involved in the robbery of a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus Tuesday, was found dead...
Woman accused of murdering Finnish husband granted bail THE Jamaican wife who is facing, with a fellow villager, a charge of murdering her Finnish husband, was this week...
Five men, five women held in Grants Pen raid still being questioned THE 10 suspects - five men and five women - who were arrested during a five-hour operation in Grants Pen,...
January 13, 2006
Judges to get training in criminal case management MEMBERS of the judiciary will today and tomorrow receive hands-on training in criminal case management at the Jamaica Conference Centre...
Ganja seized in two shipments destined for New York TWO shipments of compressed ganja that were destined for New York were yesterday seized by the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET)...
$4.5-m award to family of David Bacchas THE government has awarded $4.5 million to the family of late taxi operator David Bacchas, 63, who was shot dead...
Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) week in Jamaica HISTORY WILL record the significance of January, 2006 to the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). On January 1, the...
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) continues to lose senior prosecutors THE OFFICE of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) continues to be plagued with an exodus of very senior and...
Kingfish targets 11 persons of interest THE HIGHLY successful Operation Kingfish is moving to prosecute 11 persons who have been identified as taking part in illegal...
Suspect killed in Grants Pen operation A MASSIVE police operation in the Vietnam area of Grants Pen, St. Andrew, left one suspect shot dead and residents...
January 12, 2006
Stricter guidelines for importers THE PLANT Quarantine Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture has implemented new import regulations, fees and penalties to monitor the...
Hilary session opens in Circuit Court... THE HILARY session of the Home Circuit Court opened Monday with concerns being raised about the 'creaking' justice system, the...
(KSAC) wants nightclub applicants to present spirit licences AS OF March 31 the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be requiring applicants for amusement licences to present...
Information Act under review A JOINT Select Committee of Parliament met yesterday to begin the first review of the two-year-old Access to Information Act....
January 11, 2006
Justice reform in April budget A planned five-year, comprehensive reform of the criminal justice system, proposed by the Ministry of Justice, will be given priority...
Gov't considering new petroleum tax structure THE Government is looking at options for the creation of a new petroleum tax structure, according to Prime Minister PJ...
$4.75 million settlement in Flankers shooting case A SETTLEMENT in the sum of $4.75 million has been reached between the Government and the estate of one of...
Kraal cops back - Adams, others reinstated THE SIX policemen recently acquitted of murder in the controversial Kraal case have been reinstated in the Jamaica Constabulary Force,...
January 10, 2006
Pinochet gets bail SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A judge yesterday granted bail to former military strongman Augusto Pinochet in the case of nine...
Jamaica to deport two Haitians suspected of gun running TWO illegal migrants from Haiti, suspects in a weapons and drug-smuggling operation between Jamaica and Haiti, would be deported, police...
Judge orders Escape 24/7 closed JUSTICE Martin Gayle yesterday ordered popular New Kingston nightclub Escape 24/7 closed after hearing that its owner had kept it...
'Police moving in' - Prime Minister defends cop HQ move to downtown PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson said yesterday that the planned relocation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force headquarters downtown Kingston was a...
Wanted man slain in Gregory Park A MAN who the police claim was wanted for more than a year on several counts of murder, shooting with...
January 09, 2006
Clarendon cops nab gunman trio SWIFT ACTION by the Spaldings and Mocho police and good support from residents of Sunberry and Victoria in north-west Clarendon...
Plans to reform justice system bring relief to G2K THE GENERATION 2000 (G2K) group of young business persons associated with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), says Government's plan to...
TVJ camera man to press charges RODNEY LONGMORE, the Television Jamaica (TVJ) cameraman who was injured during a confrontation between residents and police in Slipe district,...
January 07, 2006
IRD seizes used car dealers' vehicles THE Inland Revenue Department (IRD) said efforts to collect just under $40 million in outstanding General Consumption Tax (GCT) owed...
Pusey sworn in acting Puisne Judge JUSTICE Leighton Pusey has been appointed to act as a Puisne Judge in the Supreme Court. He was sworn in...
3 more cops being retired or drugs THREE more police officers who the authorities want to retire "in the public interest" yesterday joined eight colleagues in fighting...
Gov't gets ballistics ID system Government has obtained the Integrated Ballistic Identification System, a high-tech apparatus administrators at the Jamaica Constabulary Force believe will significantly...
'Stick to the facts, DPP' The personalisation of the discussion which has taken place around the issues raised by the Michael Gayle case is unfortunate...
January 06, 2006
Thomas requests three more cops be relieved of duties FOLLOWING THROUGH on his commitment to rid the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) of corrupt policemen, Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas...
Director of Public Prosecution defends Kraal prosecutors DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecution Kent Pantry yesterday defended the work of prosecutors in the recently-concluded Kraal trial, which saw Senior...
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) fires back - Wants apology from Gomes A NASTY row has developed between the country's chief prosecutor and human rights activist Dr. Carolyn Gomes over comments she...
January 05, 2006
St Mary murders almost double in 2005 THE NUMBER of murders committed in St. Mary in 2005 almost doubled with a total of 29 murders compared to...
Plan to cut murder in Jamaica BY THE end of this month the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will develop a plan to reduce murder, Deputy Commissioner...
Three double murders within nine hours SIX MORE persons lost their lives to gun violence between Tuesday night and early yesterday, bringing to 13 the number...
January 04, 2006
Your guide to the Fair Competition Act ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT refers fundamentally to the sustainable growth of a country's productive capacity, continued improvements to the standards of living,...
Jamaican drug 'kingpin' imprisoned in London A JAMAICAN man, convicted of importing and supplying cocaine while laundering cash worth up to £47m, has been sent to...
Police claim to identify gun shipper THE police claimed yesterday to have identified the person who, in November, shipped 20 high-powered guns (shown here) to Jamaica...
January 03, 2006
Black River police lock-up closed... ALL THE prisoners who were housed at the Black River police station in St Elizabeth had to be urgently dispatched...