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September 29, 2006

 Cops charge eight men in Mountain View  EIGHT men from the volatile Mountain View community in Kingston have been charged by the police, following a series of...


 Judge blasts coroners poor jury selection  The selection of jurors at the dilapidated building housing the Corporate Area Coroner's Court came under judicial fire last week...


 Legislation to govern PetroCaribe funds set for Parliament  The Government will be bringing legislation to Parliament which will formalise how the PetroCaribe funds should be used, said Minister...


September 28, 2006

 Man charged with killing mother and siblings  The Spanish Town Police have charged 26 year-old Christopher Oliver, an auditor, with the brutal murder of his mother Myrtle...


 'Update laws to enhance press'...  "A major plank on which the spread of information is based is the application of laws and regulations. Jamaica is...


 House yet to appoint committee to review act  Almost halfway into the legislative year, the House of Representatives is yet to appoint members to a Joint Select Committee...


 Mega ganja seizure  The Narcotics police in collaboration with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) scored another major success Tuesday afternoon, when they seized...


September 27, 2006

 Judge amends ex-deacon's bail order  Former church deacon, 46-year-old Donovan Jones, remained in custody yesterday because when he was granted bail on Monday, no order...


 Woman gets leave to appeal Playfair murder  One of the three persons convicted in connection with the murder of prominent attorney-at-law Shirley Playfair has been granted leave...


September 26, 2006

 Arrests in couple's murder  Two other men have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of former president of the Jamaica Gasolene...


 Deacon finally gets bail  Former church deacon, 46-year-old Donovan Jones, was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $400,000 with sureties, after being in...


 Jury to determine mental state of Killancholly accused  A jury is to decide on October 30 if 31-year-old security guard Jeffrey Perry, who is charged with the murder...


September 25, 2006

 Kidnappers killed after vehicle chase  While police were just over a week ago touting the training in the United States of two of its officers...


 Alleged police killer caught  The Police have taken into custody 25-year-old Sheldon Bent who was being sought for the murder of police Constable Richard...


 Man faces court for stolen vehicles  The 54-year-old mechanic, who was arrested in connection with a stolen motor vehicle ring that was busted by the Hanover...


September 22, 2006

 Man, 19, ordered extradited to face murder charge in US  DONOVAN Tracey, a resident of Higgins Town in St Ann, has been ordered extradited to the United States to face...


 Sick-out suspends courts for third day  While National Security Minister Dr. Peter Phillips made a second attempt to coerce members of the Police Federation to cease...


 DB&G settles $750m suit with Mark Walters  Investment bankers Dehring, Bunting and Golding (DB&G) has settled the 20-month-old lawsuit which its former top executive, Mark Walters, brought...


September 21, 2006

 Human trafficking bill to be tabled  NATIONAL Security Minister Peter Phillips said the government would shortly be tabling a bill in Parliament to address human trafficking....


 ...Courts disrupted again, soldiers deployed to hot spots  Court proceedings and security operations across the island were severely hampered yesterday as hundreds of rank-and-file members of the Jamaica...


September 20, 2006

 St James judge ready for Michaelmas cases  Justice Ingrid Mangatal is presiding over the 16 cases that are listed for trial in the Michealmas sitting of the...


 Accused cop killer back in court Oct 6  ACCUSED cop killer and reputed former Olympic Gardens strongman Ian 'Oddie' Francis is to return to the Home Circuit Court...


 Controversial Cricket World Cup Bill for House next week  A Bill, likely to create some controversy in terms of how it protects the rights of sponsors of Cricket World...


 Three Americans ordered deported  DUNCANS, Trelawny - Three American nationals from Billings, Montana, were ordered deported yesterday, after they pleaded guilty in the Trelawny...


September 19, 2006

 Beware of money scams!  Let's face it, everyone loves money. But not everyone knows how to handle it. Stories of people being swindled by...


 World Cup legislation for House next week  The ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Act, which paves the way for the hosting of the games on...


 Judge wants Supreme Court case list slashed  Supreme Court judge Bryan Sykes has called on the Director of Public Prosecutions to throw out cases on the Home...


September 18, 2006

 Former football coach gets eight years in prison  FORMER Rivoli junior football club coach and reputed Klansman gang member Charles Salesman will spend the next eight years behind...


 Thomas warns of zero tolerance for traffic offenders  Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas has again warned motorists who break the Road Traffic Act that law enforcement officers will...


September 14, 2006

 Businessman Raju Khemlani to appear in court tomorrow  KINGSTON businessman Raju Khemlani, 55, who is accused of defrauding $15 million from two colleague businessmen, is booked to appear...


 Pantons freed  Former directors of the Blaise financial entities, Kingston businessman Donald Panton and his wife Janet who were charged 10 years...


 Earl Witter sworn in as Public Defender  Attorney-at-law Earl Witter was yesterday sworn-in by Governor-General, Professor Kenneth Hall, as Jamaica's second Public Defender, at King's House. Colleagues...


September 13, 2006

 Deacon on sex rap back in court Friday  DONOVAN Jones, the former deacon of the Church Dayton Diamond Ridge who is implicated in the sexual assault case of...


 Alleged fugitive held in Higgins Town  A man who the police said is wanted in the United States of America on a number of charges, was...


 Man charged with lawyer's murder  A 21-year-old man who was held at Park Lane in Kingston on Saturday was formally charged yesterday for the December...


September 12, 2006

 Ex-deacon's sex case heads to Circuit Court  WITH RESIDENT Magistrate Martin Gayle last Friday ordering the prosecution to contact the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...


 Gun killings rock Montego Bay  A wave of gun violence over the past 48 hours has rattled the western city of Montego Bay, claiming the...


September 11, 2006

 'I'm no wife-beater!'  Dr Raymoth Notice who resigned as Spanish Town mayor last year, following accusations of beating his wife, Verna, is suggesting...


 Body of missing cop found in remote pond  The body of missing Special Anti Crime Task Force police officer, Richard Taylor, was found tied to an engine block...


September 08, 2006

 Murder of two brothers rocks St James district  SALT SPRING, St James - Residents of Quarrie in this community were fearful yesterday as they mourned the fatal shooting...


 No leads yet in brothers' murder  Investigators are still trying to establish the motive behind yesterday's killing of two brothers by gunmen at Salt Spring, St....


 Clamp down on cellphone-using drivers - Watchdog  The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is taking steps to regulate the use of mobile phones while driving a motor...


September 07, 2006

 Search on for missing cop  THE police yesterday questioned several people, while one man was being sought in connection with Monday's disappearance of police constable...


 $500,000 robbery in St Elizabeth  SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Police in St Elizabeth are reporting no breakthroughs in their investigation following a $500,000 robbery...


 Jamaican man charged with murder of four-month-old son  A 45-year-old Jamaican man has been charged with aggravated child abuse and murder of his four-month-old son, Emanuel Thompson, in...


September 05, 2006

 Golding calls for Public Defender law overhaul  Opposition Leader Bruce Golding is proposing an amend-ment to legislation governing the Office of the Public Defender to allow the...


September 04, 2006

 Legislation to be drawn up for DNA testing  Director of Justice Reform in the Ministry of Justice, Canute Brown, says legislation to introduce the mandatory taking of DNA...


September 01, 2006

 Fishers charged in ganja seizure  Three of 10 fishermen, who included seven Hondurans, have been charged in connection with yesterday's ganja seizure on a boat...


 Gunmen kill teenager, injure four in Portmore  A 17-year-old boy was killed and four others injured by gunmen during a shooting in Portmore, St. Catherine, late Wednesday...


 Online vehicle registration system lands motorist in police custody  The Automated Motor Vehicle System (AMVS) online, introduced by the Inland Revenue Department to process motor vehicle registration certificates electronically,...


 Jamaican police express interest in questioning Islamic cleric  While it is still uncertain when Jamaican-born Islamic cleric Abdullah el-Faisal will be deported to Jamaica, the local Police High...


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