April 30, 2007
Alleged killer of Maxfield taxi operator caught Police yesterday reported that they now have in custody Earl Hall, 35, the man who was wanted by police in...
Cops will handcuff 'Clansman' leader on arrival The Jamaican police are anxiously awaiting the deportation from the United States of Tesha Miller, 28, current leader of the...
Woolmer poisoned before being strangled - BBC report LONDON, England (AFP) - Murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned before being strangled, rendering him powerless to fight...
Jamaican-born Muslim on terror rap in London A Jamaican-born man was among six Muslims slapped with terrorism charges yesterday, British police said. Four of the group, including...
April 29, 2007
Report sexual acts between children, or else... CHILDREN'S Advocate Mary Clarke is warning employees of early childhood institutions (ECIs) not to dismiss sexual acts between their charges,...
... fire again - WRA, NEPA threaten to take action against hotel for more breaches The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is proposing that enforcement action be taken against the Baha Prncipe Hotel yet again. This...
April 28, 2007
Woman gets 60 days for unprovoked attack A woman who yesterday pleaded guilty to an unprovoked attack on her boyfriend's sister, was sentenced to 60 days in...
Conmen to spend 18 months behind bars TWO men who conned a woman out of $250,000 cash earlier this month were each sentenced to 18 months in...
15 vendors fined for praedial larceny SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - Fifteen of 22 vendors who were arrested and charged for transporting agricultural produce without the...
Questioning majority verdicts in murder Should majority verdicts in murder cases be accepted? Some interests in the legal field argue that now that the Offences...
Courts dispensing justice in the dirt The Supreme Court building needs upgrading urgently. Jurors and members of the public have complained on numerous occasions about the...
Companies involved in human trafficking - AJ JUSTICE MINISTER A.J. Nicholson says a Government task force established to monitor human trafficking in Jamaica has found some local...
Sex shop shut down After months of surveillance a massage parlour suspected of flouting sections of the Human Trafficking Act was yesterday ordered closed...
April 27, 2007
Clients left hanging after lawyer walks... Claims financial obligations were not met A 47-year-old mother and her daughter were left standing on their own in the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate's Court on...
New proposal will hurt sex offenders Sex offenders, may in future, be required to serve the full term of their sentence behind bars, if a proposal...
More RMs needed The Children's Court sits in each parish and one Resident Magistrate acts as chairman for a region, which comprises several...
Justice system overstressed Jamaica's Supreme Court judges and Resident Magistrates are overburdened with work as they all have to take copious notes of...
Pakistani detectives to return home Two senior Pakistani detectives sent to Jamaica to assist in the investigation into the death of their national cricket team...
April 26, 2007
22-y-o woman jailed for dealing in ecstasy SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - Twenty-two-year-old Careen Dixon was remanded in custody on Tuesday when she appeared before the Spanish...
Let parole applicants serve up to latest date, says prison boss COMMISSIONER of Corrections Major Richard Reese has suggested that parole applicants be made to serve their sentences up to the...
Too much backlog in Gun Court The Gun Court, which was set up to try gun offences within seven days, has a notoriously huge backlog....
Poor dominate jury A former prosecutor said it was his observation that most educated Jamaicans do not serve as jurors. He said many...
Inspector says Ford beat cop Dr. Jephthah Ford, the former People's National Party candidate charged with illegal possession of firearm, shooting with intent, assault at...
'Police abuse rampant in Montego Bay' It would appear that police abuse is steadily getting out of control in western Jamaica, as officials at the Police...
Complainants absent, Chen case thrown out The frequent absence of the complainants in the criminal case against Jeremy Chen, general manager of Super Plus Food Stores,...
Judge awards higgler $1.1m A Supreme Court judge, in handing down judgement yesterday in favour of 30-year-old higgler, Oneil Ebanks of Central Village, St....
Multimillion UK drug raids - Jamaican gang at heart of major bust Police said they arrested 21 people yesterday in a series of raids across England against a multimillion crack cocaine network....
April 25, 2007
Privy Council rules in favour of Pottinger in St Mary land issue A 'Bobby' Pottinger, the custos of St Mary, has been successful in his appeal to the United Kingdom-based Privy Council...
From The Court Guards, driver get bail SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - Four security guards employed to Ranger Security Limited and a driver...
Mayors in legal battle PORTMORE, St Catherine - A legal battle is heating up between Portmore Mayor George Lee and his colleague mayor of...
Two wanted men among 109 held in 'Crazy Monday' raid MONTEGO BAY, St James - Two men wanted by the St James police for robbery and shooting were among 109...
Court date set for Danhai East Kingston businessman Danhai Williams is to be tried along with six other accused for allegedly defrauding the National Housing...
'Better benefits to attract lawyers' The plan to increase the retirement age of government legal officers from 60 to 65 is not likely to...
Jurors shirk civic duty The breakdown in trial lists at the island's courts is sometimes blamed on the inability of the police to find...
RMs hurt by brain drain Today we continue a special six-part series, which started yesterday, on the state of justice in Jamaica. The series is...
Lawyers query legality of Montego Bay raid At least two prominent attorneys-at-law are questioning the legality of the actions of the police in St. James who detained...
April 24, 2007
Sex deacon trial date abandoned A trial date for church deacon Donovan Jones, 47, and his teenage co-accused on human trafficking charges was abandoned in...
Woman accused of abandoning newborn in pit turns self in Falmouth, Trelawny - The woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a pit latrine at Compound in Falmouth last...
Boy allegedly burnt with boiling water by mother GREGORY PARK, St Catherine - The Caymanas police were yesterday searching for a woman who allegedly threw a pot of...
Case backlog The island's 13 Resident Magistrates' Courts, and the outstation courthouses are reported to have an accumulated backlog of more than...
Hylton tipped for New chief justice Jamaica is to have a new Chief Justice in June and reliable sources say it will be 53-year-old Solicitor General,...
RM issues warrant for cop Resident Magistrate Evan Brown yesterday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a policeman who failed to show for...
Man held in stabbing death of student THE POLICE in Portland have held a man who is believed to be behind the stabbing death of a 15-year-old...
...accommodated' - Nicholson says courts will aid media with professional duties Justice Minister A.J. Nicholson yesterday assured the leadership of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) that journalists will be allowed...
The delays are costing us, say citizens SOME LAWYERS are of the view that the Attorney-General should more often act his role as parens patrie (parent...
Frustrated lawyers The long delays in getting trial dates for civil suits in the Supreme Court have left many lawyers and litigants...
Waiting for trial Complainants, accused persons and witnesses interviewed by The Gleaner, all said that they were seeking justice from the courts, they...
Justice system going to the dogs JAMAICA'S JUSTICE system is deteriorating fast; indeed, some would say it's almost in a shambles. Problems prevail from the Resident...
April 23, 2007
Squatters may acquire property titles Complaints about squatters often attract widespread media coverage. In many cases, however, the squatters take steps to legitimise occupation of...
Postal service curbing mail contraband Based on the trend of unscrupulous persons using mail to transport many types of contraband, the postal service is now...
Constituency expansion bill now before the House Several years after it was determined that Jamaica needed to increase the number of parliamentary constituencies and make it an...
Police mum on Woolmer suspect The police yesterday confirmed that closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage garnered from the Jamaica Pegasus hotel where Pakistan coach, Bob Woolmer,...
April 22, 2007
Bad cops weakening force BAD COPS in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are like termites in board houses. If they remain the structure will...
Police seize 70,000 of convicted J'can drug money The police in North London have seized just under 70,000 or in excess of J$7 million in cash belonging to...
US study cites improvement in local justice system Despite constant and harsh criticism of Jamaica's criminal justice system by human rights lobby groups and Jamaicans at large, a...
MoBay police detain 20 men, seize 350 sticks of ganja MONTEGO BAY, St James -The Montego Bay police on Friday night detained 20 men - believed to be linked to...
Two dead, three arrested following alleged shootout in St Andrew THE police yesterday shot dead two men and arrested three others following an alleged shootout with gunmen close to Park...
Paying dearly for litter LITTERING and illegal dumping will, as of May 1, become costly misdeeds for perpetrators, with fines of up to $10,000...
April 21, 2007
Cop caught with ganja has his bail extended A police constable, who was caught by his superiors with a box of fried chicken and ganja at the May...
Soldier freed of carnal abuse rap Handasyde Ellington, a 25-year-old soldier of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), was freed of carnal abuse charges in the St....
New group against judge retirement proposal A third organisation has come out against the proposed amendment to the Constitution to raise the retirement age of judges...
...Court orders UWI student on murder charge remanded until trial Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh, after hearing a lengthy bail application on Thursday, ordered that Rodney Beckles, son of the...
Nicholson to meet Press Association of Jamaica Reporters who cover court cases have been given the assurance by Justice Minister A.J. Nicholson that his ministry recognises the...
Alleged cop killer returns to court April 27 CHRISTOPHER Thomas, the main suspect in the murder of Detective Corporal Dave Daley in February, was remanded in custody when...
Man extradited to face drug charges in New York MICHAEL Dwayne Thompson, the man who was apprehended by members of the police's Fugitive Apprehension Team on Wednesday, was yesterday...
Privy Council to hear Portmore toll case October THE Privy Council will in October hear the appeal of a group of Portmore residents seeking exemption for all members...
April 20, 2007
Alleged serial killer denied bail A man, who the police allege is a serial killer, was denied bail when he appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Resident...
..., Chen-Young assets - Trail of hidden properties unearthed THE SUPREME Court of Jamaica and the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Florida, have frozen assets of Dr. Paul Chen-Young,...
Woolmer coroner's inquest postponed The Coroner's inquest into the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, due to begin on Monday, has been postponed...
Computers stolen from Supreme Court Policemen from the Kingston Central Division are now investigating the theft of three new computers from the Supreme Court building,...
MP worried about non-custodial sentencing for some sex offenders Sharon Hay-Webster, Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, yesterday expressed grave concern about the discretion given to judges...
Brothers charged with killing cop remanded The two brothers charged with the murder of a policeman were remanded when they appeared in the May Pen...
April 19, 2007
Police to charge 8 in donkey affair The police expect to charge eight men who were taken into custody after being caught with seven stolen donkeys Tuesday...
Two men plead guilty of conning woman of $250,000 TWO men who on Tuesday pleaded guilty to larceny by trick, after conning a woman of $250,000 in cash, are...
Alleged cop killer case botched THE trial of a man accused of killing a police officer was aborted in the Home Circuit Court on Friday,...
16-y-o rape accused granted bail A 16-year-old high school boy accused of having sex with a four-year-old girl in February, was granted $80,000 bail at...
J-Lo sues National Enquirer for libel in Europe Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez and her salsa star husband Marc Anthony launched a chain of European libel actions on Tuesday against...
Second lawsuit filed against LA by family of Notorious BIG The family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. has filed a second wrongful-death lawsuit against the city, alleging that rogue Los...
Several fined for not having RADA receipts Many persons taken before the courts by the Island Special Constabulary for not having a Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)...
Cops end robbery spree in Clarendon A group of four men who went on a robbery spree in Clarendon had their journey cut short by vigilant...
Cops lie, accused freed A man has been freed of gun charges because Supreme Court Judge Martin Gayle found that two policemen had told...
Pakistan team may not return for inquest There is uncertainty as to whether members of the Pakistan cricket team will return to Jamaica to give evidence at...
Courtroom gag on reporters remains Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Carol Palmer, says the challenges facing members of the media who cover court cases...
April 18, 2007
Teen shot dead days after release from custody SCHOOL dropout Junior Lewis, 15, who was last week released from police custody after being held for questioning for several...
Youngsters riot at St Andrew youth camp A riot broke out Monday night at a National Youth Service camp at the Eco Village, Chester Vale in rural...
Gunman killed in May Pen as cops foil robbery The May Pen police in Clarendon said Monday that they had shot and killed one of three gunmen who engaged...
Cops seize ganja worth $377m - This year's finds surpass 2006's The Narcotics Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force had their work cut out for them Monday as they tallied more...
Pottinger gets land after Privy Council ruling Custos of St. Mary, Alaric Astor 'Bobby' Pottinger scored a major victory yesterday when the United Kingdom Privy Council ruled...
Court gag order remains The gag order issued last week which is severely hampering journalists covering proceedings in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court...
April 17, 2007
JFJ upset over suspended sentence given to sex offender MONTEGO BAY, St James - Human rights watchdog Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) on Saturday registered its disgust over the recent...
Old photocopier delays setting of trial dates in Supreme Court TRIAL dates in several murder cases at the Home Circuit Court could not be set on Friday as the old...
Taximan gets 40 days in prison LEROY Berry, the taxi operator whose wife was allegedly beaten by special constables in Half-Way-Tree last May after jumping to...
Ganja valued at $612m seized NARCOTICS police yesterday seized more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana in separate incidents, and arrested two men during one of...
Nigeria - Court clears way for late presidential bid Nigeria's Supreme Courtyesterday raised doubts over the results of flawed state elections last weekend and cleared the way for a...
Privy Council to decide tax case on Air Jamaica surplus The United Kingdom Privy Council is to decide whether former Air Jamaica workers should pay income tax on their 50...
Three students hit by vice-principal's car Three students of the Santa Cruz Primary and Junior High School have been hospitalised for injuries they reportedly received after...
'Foreign substance' found in Woolmer's system A FOREIGN chemical substance has been discovered in Bob Woolmer's blood and tissue samples, the toxicology results have reportedly stated....
... - 33 killed, 15 wounded in US university shooting spree; gunman among dead Thirty-three persons were killed and 15 others were wounded at Virginia Tech university, yesterday, in the deadliest campus shooting rampage...
April 16, 2007
Mayor slows down Flow Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, is challenging the National Works Agency (NWA) to produce legal references to refute his...
Fewer reports of sexual abuse in prisons, says Major Reese There has been only five reports of sexual abuse in the country's correctional system in seven years. That was the...
Jamaican hauls ex-boss to US Supreme Court FOR MORE than 20 years, Jamaican Evelyn Coke changed and fed the elderly and infirm Americans, often staying with her...
April 15, 2007
Bar Assn wants decision on judges' retirement postponed The Jamaican Bar Association is suggesting that the Jamaican Constitution should not be amended to raise the retirement age of...
Woolmer case - Some toxicology results in The Scotland Yard team sent to Jamaica to review the investigation into the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer...
April 14, 2007
Quarrels over $150, knife leave two dead MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Quarrels over $150 in one case and a ratchet knife in another left two young men dead...
Police to charge driver in deadly MoBay crash MONTEGO BAY, St James - The police yesterday said one of the drivers involved in Thursday night's two-vehicle collision at...
No retrial date set for 'hero cops' THE 'hero cops', whose murder trial ended recently with a hung jury in the Home Circuit Court, will have to...
Accused King killer says he acted in self-defence Sheldon Pusey, the 23-year-old labourer who is charged with the March 2006 murder of Ambassador Peter King, is claiming that...