December 31, 2008
Portland truck driver turns himself in The driver of the ill-fated truck involved in an accident that claimed the lives of 14 people in the Rio...
December 30, 2008
Gerrard arrested for bar assault Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was arrested early yesterday in connection with an alleged assault at a bar that left a...
December 29, 2008
Tailor shot dead in his sleep Two months ago, Burchell Dale, apparently needing more space, moved his tailor shop from King Street to a building labelled...
China - Money for melamine victims not enough, say lawyers Lawyers for the families of Chinese children sickened by tainted milk said yesterday that a compensation plan announced recently would...
Man goes unnoticed for days in US family's attic A family did not realise they had an unexpected Christmas guest until a man who had been in their attic...
December 28, 2008
Court round up 2008 - Some resolved, many reserved DESPITE THE huge backlog of cases, the courts disposed of many interesting cases during the year and judgements have been...
December 27, 2008
Dancer 'Ice' shot dead Popular dancehall figure, Andrew Smith, also called 'Ice', was gunned down in a bar on Newark Avenue, off Waltham Park...
December 26, 2008
Massive gun find at freight warehouse Investigators attached to Operation Kingfish and the Mobile Reserve have taken one man into custody in connection with a major...
December 24, 2008
Finance ministry worker on drug charge has bail extended An employee of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, who was last week charged for drug possession, had...
December 23, 2008
Barbados - Two photo journalists released on bail Two photo journalists in Barbados, charged with assaulting and resisting police, appeared in court here on Monday and were released...
December 22, 2008
Stern, Azan case goes Supreme The dual citizenship case which People's National Party candidate Richard Azan brought against Jamaica Labour Party member Michael Stern is...
December 21, 2008
Selling J'can parrots illegal THE National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has reminded the public that under the WildLife Protection Act, it is illegal...
December 20, 2008
Correction Our report on the court case between NCB and Olint in yesterday's edition of the Daily Observer erroneously said that...
Pregnant woman gets 18 months for attempting to smuggle cocaine MONTEGO BAY, St James - A pregnant 26-year-old interior designer who had expected to escape jail time after pleading guilty...
Man hanged in St Kitts and Nevis In the wake of a recent upsurge in crime, authorities in St Kitts and Nevis yesterday carried out the federation's...
Appeal denied - Court of Appeal dismisses policemen's case The 11 persons from the Jamaica Constabulary Force who were served notices in 2005 that they were to be retired...
December 19, 2008
Olint, NCB reverse roles in court battle over accounts IN a surprising reversal of roles, the embattled alternative investment outfit Olint Corporation Limited is now seeking the court's permission...
Thieves remanded Three men charged in connection with the theft of Bd$1.4 million (US$700,000) from the Central Bank of Barbados have been...
Three more of 'Grenada 17' to be freed Three prisoners who were among the infamous Grenada 17 jailed for the 1983 murders of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop...
Shoe-throwing journalist asksfor pardon The jailed journalist who threw his shoes at United States (US) President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon...
Criminal charges to be dropped in Dyoll case The Director of public prosecutions (DPP) will have to drop criminal charges against four persons, including two former directors of...
Mother, son held in drug find A female employee of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and her son are now in police custody...
MoBay lotto scam mastermind shot dead Ywo Morle, the alleged mastermind behind the infamous lottery scam in Montego Bay, St James, was shot and killed at...
$40m award - Gov't told it must pay damages to man crippled in cop shooting Government has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay $40 million in damages to a 20-year-old man who was...
December 18, 2008
Akon admits to throwing fan offstage at concert Hip-hop star Akon pleaded guilty yesterday to harassment for tossing a fan offstage at an upstate New York concert last...
Trinidad And Tobago - Coastguard makes marijuana seizure The Trinidad and Tobago coastguard said it has seized marijuana worth more than TT$5 million (US$833,3000), as well as two...
Court backs union benefits after promotion The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is nothing in the Labour Relations Industrial Disputes Act (LRIDA) to suggest...
Kilancholly sentencing January 8 The man convicted of the murder of three children at Kilancholly, St Mary, in January 2005, is to be sentenced...
Former nat'l female footballer murdered in Montego Bay ST JAMES lost one of its sporting heroes yesterday morning when former national female football star, Bernadette Mair, popularly known...
Cops called in on JUTC probe - DPP office hands corruption case to police THE ONGOING saga at the state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) took another twist yesterday, with the police being called...
December 17, 2008
Man gets 20 years for stealing cellphone, $400 A 21-year-old man with a history of petty robberies will have to spend the next 20 years behind bars despite...
200 to face tax court in January The Tax Administration Services Department has issued more than a half a billion dollars in summonses to delinquent taxpayers. In...
Dabdoub vs Vaz - Citizenship duel nears end DECISION is to be handed down early next year in the dual-citizenship case which People's National Party candidate Abe...
Death toll rises with gruesome find wo more men were added to the list of those murdered since the start of 2008 yesterday. Their mutilated bodies...
December 16, 2008
Man charged for chopping children Harrowing news of a 10-year-old girl who watched her brother and sister get chopped by a neighbour rocked the quiet...
December 15, 2008
More money troubles for JFF The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), through its representatives, will answer to charges of failure to pay over statutory deductions for...
Cops probe MoBay job scam The Area One Fraud Squad is investigating complaints that hundreds of persons in Montego Bay, St James, seeking overseas employment...
December 14, 2008
One Order gang member arrested ONE Order gang member Napel Samuels was among the 135 people taken into police custody yesterday, following a joint police/military...
Bar Association takes aim at minimum gun sentence THE JAMAICAN BAR Association is gearing up for a fight with the Government should Parliament vote to institute minimum sentences...
December 13, 2008
Two accused in sand theft charged THE police yesterday charged the principals of Bedrock Aggregates, Devon Sterling and Christopher Pryce, with larceny and breaches of the...
December 12, 2008
Writer wins copyright case against Marley estate, Studio One A landmark ruling yesterday transferred the lyrical copyright of the song Hooligans from Bob Marley and Studio One to Shirley...
SportsMax to sue RJR Group. again SportsMax is set to take the RJR Communications Group, through its cable company, TVJ Sports Network (TVJ-SN), to court over...
Wanted man fined $1m, given probation Ricardo 'Bully' Thomas, the man who made Jamaica's top 10 most wanted list earlier this year, was slapped with a...
'To be or not to be' copyright compliant Copyright laws give to the creators of original artistic, literary, musical or dramatic works, the exclusive right to determine who,...
Cop faces 22 years behind bars A policeman who at gun-point abducted a 16-year-old school girl and attempted to rape her is to serve 10 years'...
...held - Three persons taken into custody, might be interviewed today At least three persons suspected of stealing sand from properties in Trelawny are now in police custody. However, up to...
December 11, 2008
Lawsuit looms after childbirth nightmare Dannett Gooden might have given birth while standing, but the mother of four refuses to take her alleged poor treatment...
December 10, 2008
Illinois governor charged in 'coruption crime spree' Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested yesterday on charges he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the United States Senate...
...Joseph Hibbert, businessman searched in int'l fraud investigation A major international fraud investigation has led British law enforcement officials to the homes of a sitting government member of...
December 09, 2008
FIFA finds Grenada FA guilty of violating statutes ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) - Football's world governing body FIFA has found the newly-elected executive of the Grenada Football Association...
Deacon caught trafficking schoolgirl to face trial in April Former church Deacon Donovan Jones, who is charged with human trafficking, a case involving a 14-year-old schoolgirl, is to face...
Coroners Act to be amended The Senate on Friday passed a Bill to amend the Coroners Act in the wake of increased extrajudicial killings by...
PM settles lawsuit with former PSC members Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said, in an out-of-court settlement with four of the five sacked members of the Public...
Weapons found in Corporate Area school A home-made gun and 34 pairs of scissors were among several weapons confiscated during a search of a Corporate Area...
December 08, 2008
BSI investigating over 900 police shootings A total 961 files relating to police shootings and extrajudicial killings are now being investigated by the Bureau of Special...
Forced to flee Hundreds of residents in Tredegar Park, a community on the outskirts of Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday fled their homes...
December 06, 2008
Guilty verdict in Kilancholly case SECURITY GUARD Jeffrey Perry showed no sign of emotion yesterday when the 12-member jury handed down a unanimous verdict of...
December 05, 2008
Cop charged with wife's murder Constable Raymond Campbell, formerly attached to the St James Police Division, has been charged with the murder of his wife,...
December 04, 2008
Assault on sex crimes The Government is proposing heavy new penalties, including life imprisonment, for crimes included under a Sexual Offences Act which Prime...
Man slain in front of family As the sun was slowly setting behind the clouds in Logwood, Hanover, Tues-day, Joy Gray sat on her murdered son's...
Stick to Killancholly facts, judge tells jurors Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh began her summation to the jury yesterday at the trial of 35-year-old security guard Jeffrey...
December 03, 2008
Man gunned down inSpanish Town plaza The killing of a customer at the Sagicor Plaza (formerly the LOJ Plaza) in Spanish Town, St Catherine, resulted in...
Killancholly accused withholds testimony The trial of the man accused of murdering three children at Killancholly, St Mary, in January 2005 took a dramatic...
December 02, 2008
Killancholly murder trial nears close The Crown is expected to close its case today at the trial of 35-year-old security guard Jeffrey Perry, who is...
Privy Council mulls Janice Allen case he United Kingdom Privy Council heard legal arguments yesterday in the Janice Allen case and has reserved its decision. The...
December 01, 2008
Dabdoub wants ruling on dual citizenship interpreted, clarified People's National Party candidate Abe Dabdoub is asking the Court of Appeal to give a strict interpretation of the relevant...
Gibson, Mabey & Johnson case settled A case brought against local business group Deryck A. Gibson Limited by the English bridge-making firm of Mabey & Johnson...
Another man dead in Hope Flats THERE WAS more grief in the St Andrew community of Hope Flats yesterday when 55-year-old painter Oswald Albert Davis became...
