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July 31, 2009

 Lawyers' illness forces adjournment  THE corruption trial of Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley was yesterday adjourned until August 4 due to the ill health of...


 ...- The lawsuit is particularly perplexing and totally unjustified - lawyer  The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's assets sued the disgraced money manager's wife on Wednesday, asking for nearly...


 New bill gives strata owners more rights  AFTER YEARS of persistent appeals from owners of strata properties for changes to the Strata Titles Act, parliamentarians will in...


 Armadale smoke had unusual smell - supervisor  Hortense Higgins, the supervisor who was working for the second consecutive shift on May 22, said yesterday that an unusual...


 Wanted ex-cop among 76 deported  Immediately after he stepped off the charter flight, which arrived with 76 deportees from the United States, Robert O'Riley Cole,...


July 30, 2009

 Freelance writer to meet former newspaper boss in court on August 24  Freelance writer Ian Croll who was arrested last Monday following allegations that he assaulted Lloyd B Smith, the president of...


 Accused arsonists get bail  Despite strong opposition from the police and the prosecution, brothers Jason and Adrian Murray, who are accused of arson, were...


 Former SOS director acquitted of indecent assault  ROSE HALL, St James - Thirty-seven-year-old Floyd Hitchman, the former village director of the SOS Children's Village in Barrett Town,...


 JLP lawyers given all clear to go after Hay-Webster, Hayles  THE dual-citizenship battle has escalated as Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday disclosed that he has given Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)...


 US gov't cramps arthritis kits scam  Federal authorities arrested more than 30 suspects, including doctors, and were seeking others in a major health-care fraud bust yesterday...


 Crown closes case in 'Bungles' trial   The Crown yesterday closed its case in the corruption trial of Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley in the Corporate Area...


 Armadale atmosphere had been tense - witness  One of the correctional officers on duty when a fire razed the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre in May, killing seven...


July 29, 2009

 Lawyer defends song swapper in US download case  BOSTON, USA (AP) - A Boston University graduate student was "a kid who did what kids do" when he swapped...


 Bank of America settles Parmalat suit for US$100m  CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Bank of America Corp said yesterday it will pay nearly US$100 million to Parmalat SpA and...


 Court extends bail for two accused in steel theft  MONTEGO BAY, St James - Two men, co-owners of a hardware store who were charged with receiving 35 tonnes of...


 Packed court diary pushes Kern's trial to September  THE start to the Cuban light bulb trial involving former junior energy minister Kern Spencer and his former assistant Coleen...


 Another UBS client pleads guilty to US tax charges  A businessman who, last year, was talked out of coming clean with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pleaded guilty Tuesday...


 Former Dom Rep banker sentenced, fined US$82m  The president of a collapsed Dominican bank has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraud and ordered to...


 Court releases 16-y-o  The Court of Appeal has ordered the immediate release of a 16-year-old schoolboy who was sent to a juvenile remand...


 St Catherine bailiff sues insurance company  St Catherine bailiff Ralston Thomas is suing Advantage General Insurance (AGI) Company Limited to recover the sum of $680,000 owed...


 Cop denies tear-gassing wards  The policeman who allegedly threw tear gas into a dorm at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre in St Ann has...


 Man waits three years for appeal  Judges of the Court of Appeal have frowned on the tardiness in the justice system which led to a 56-year-old...


 'Bungles' witnesses rewarded - attorney  The corruption case against Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley will continue in the Corporate Area Resident Magis-trate's Court today with Detective...


 NW Clarendon without MP until Sept  The constituents of North West Clarendon will be without a member of parliament for the next six weeks as Supreme...


July 28, 2009

 British woman given suspended sentence for multiple bigamy  LONDON, England (AFP) - A former model who wed five men without divorcing any of them was handed a suspended...


 St Kitts - Opposition to dispute dual-citizenship rule  The main opposition People's Action Movement (PAM) says it intends to challenge the recently approved legislation requiring anyone standing as...


 Guyana - Suspects beaten in custody - group  Two suspects detained for questioning about a fire that destroyed a government building in Guyana were severely beaten in custody,...


 Olympic 1500-metre champ Ramzi faces doping panel  Olympic 1,500-metre champion Rashid Ramzi faced an International Olympic Committee (IOC) disciplinary hearing yesterday to explain why he tested positive...


 Spencer trial on hold again  A SCHEDULING clash is being blamed for the failure of the North East St Elizabeth Member of Parliament Kern Spencer's...


 Armadale guards say they received no escape training  Two security guards who were on duty at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre when a fire killed seven girls at...


 Stern unseated - Judge to rule on by-election  Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Clarendon, Michael Stern, has been ousted from Parliament as a result of his...


July 27, 2009

 Former banker sentenced after collapse blamed on fraud  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The president of a collapsed Dominican bank has been sentenced to two years in...


 Man charged with girlfriend's murder remanded  Leon Parker, the 31-year-old St Elizabeth man who was charged with murder in the death of his 45-year-old girlfriend, was...


 'Churchgoing' gunmen shoot five, kill teen in Maverley  The police have linked a shooting yesterday morning in Maverley, St Andrew, to an ongoing feud in the community. Five...


 Bahamians remanded on firearm charges  Two Bahamians on firearm charges have been remanded in the St Ann's Bay Resident Magistrate's Court. Twenty-nine-year-old Desmond Hepburn and...


 DPP to make decision in Fullerton case November  The Director of Public Prosecutions is to make a decision on November 6 as to whether she will pursue the...


July 26, 2009

 Legal aid lawyers owed $8.5-m say they'll quit panel  Dissatisfied with the Government's non-payment of an estimated $8.5 million for their services since March, several disgruntled lawyers across the...


 JAMAICA tackles child pornography  JAMAICA FOR the first time now has legislation to deal with child pornography, placing the country firmly on the road...


July 25, 2009

 Winehouse acquitted of assault  LONDON (AP):A judge acquitted Amy Winehouse yesterday of assaulting a fan who asked to take her picture. District Judge Timothy...


 Court clears Gerrard  LONDON (AP):England midfielder Steven Gerrard was cleared Friday of intentionally attacking a man in a bar and said he could...


 Leave Central Kingston alone   Less than 48 hours after Central Kingston Member of Parliament Ronald Thwaites urged the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ)...


 Senate passes Child Porn Bill  THE SENATE on Friday passed the Child Pornography Bill, making the production, possession, importation, exportation and distribution of child pornography...


  Accused cops face court Sept  The three policemen charged in connection with the December 2004 murders of two men who were abducted from a plaza...


July 24, 2009

 Amy answers to assault charge; tells court she is 'no Mickey Mouse'  LONDON, England (AFP) -British singer Amy Winehouse launched an "unjustifiable" attack on a female fan who politely asked her for...


 District constable's assault conviction overturned  DISTRICT Constable Neville Wallace had his assault conviction and sentence quashed in the Court of Appeal Wednesday, but his colleague,...


 House begins debate on 'Strata Titles' amendment Bill  THE House of Representatives on Wednesday began debate on a Bill to amend the 1969 Registration (Strata Titles) Act to...


 Two New Jersey mayors arrested  The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a state legislator were under arrest yesterday, as part of a major...


 Mitchell banned for three days  In-form jockey Richard 'Bya' Mitchell has been suspended for three race racedays and fined $3,000 by the stewards for careless...


 Janice Allen case heads to court again  The Janice Allen case is heading to the Judicial Review Court for the second time in four years. Millicent Forbes,...


 Cash Plus, affiliates wound up  Investment Scheme Cash Plus Ltd and six of its affiliated companies were wound up yesterday, following a petition filed in...


July 23, 2009

 Westmoreland businessman's murder takes grisly toll to 44  The homicide tally in this police division now stands at 44 since the start of this year-20 less than the...


 Teen to be sentenced for ganja  One of several teenagers accused of breaking into a high school in Montego Bay is to be sentenced in the...


 Accused woman beater bailed  After failing to get anyone to stand surety for his $30,000 bail bond, Acting Senior Resident Magistrate Vivienne Harris resorted...


 Mexican authorities nab suspects in federal police slaying  MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) - Police have captured four men accused of slaying 12 federal agents and dumping their bloodied...


 'I am ready to die'  MUMBAI, India (AFP) - The sole surviving gunman of last year's Mumbai attacks told the judge in his trial yesterday...


 Luck runs out for J'can wanted for 1999 murder in US  A Jamaican man who has been on the run since September 1999 ran out of luck on Tuesday.... Continue reading...


 Possible manslaughter charges in Michael Jackson death investigation  Authorities searched the Houston clinic of Michael Jackson's doctor yesterday, and his attorney said they were seeking evidence of manslaughter....


 IAAF wins case against doped-up Russians  Sport's highest court yesterday extended doping bans until April 2011 for seven Russian athletes who tampered with urine samples. The...


 Khemlani freed  After a trial which lasted for more than two years, Kingston businessman Raju Khemlani was on Tuesday freed of five...


 Men on stolen vehicle charge granted $500,000 bail  Two men charged with receiving stolen motor vehicles were granted bail in the sum of $500,000 each when they appeared...


 Crown begins presenting case in Kameka murder trial  The Crown began outlining its case yesterday afternoon at the trial of the three men charged with the murder of...


July 22, 2009

 Wife stabs husband for coming home late after Man U match  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Police have detained a Malaysian woman who allegedly stabbed her husband in the chest for...


 Flow files US$6m suit against LIME  Telecommunication Company Flow Jamaica has filed a US$6-million ($534-million) lawsuit against rival LIME over what it called unpaid services.... Continue...


 Hunted!  POLICE are wanting to question a man on a suspended sentence who it is reported has been harassing the woman...


 Bail extended for Lucea councillor  LUCEA, Hanover - Easton Edwards, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor charged with manslaughter following the death of his five-year-old...


 US lawsuit: Willis verified Stanford investments  A lawsuit seeking class-action status for hundreds of Latin American investors claims that a London-based insurance broker gave false assurances...


 SEC tries to bar receiver from suing Stanford investors  The United States Securities Exchange Com-mission (SEC) has asked a federal judge to prevent the court-appointed receiver from suing investors...


 ...Paymaster lawsuit - Seeking permission to appeal July 9 ruling at Privy Council  GraceKenndy Remittance Services Limited (GKRS) has requested another postponment of trial in the lawsuit filed by Paymaster Jamaica Limited, and...


 Breakthrough made in businessman murder case  Investigators in Spanish Town, St Catherine, probing the death of a businessman say they have made a breakthrough in the...


 Fraud Squad probes payment to JIS worker  A MINISTRY of Finance official says at least four government bodies breached the Financial Audit and Administration (FAA) Act when...


 No option - Jamaica returning to IMF...  OURTEEN YEARS after the nation ended its borrowing relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Government has admitted it...


July 21, 2009

 Vick's dog-fighting sentence draws to a close  HAMPTON, Virginia (AP) - After 20 months in federal custody for running a dog-fighting operation, Michael Vick is gaining the...


 Hilary Phillips sworn in as Court of Appeal judge  HILARY Phillips, QC, was yesterday sworn in as a judge of the Court of Appeal at King's House. The appointment...


 Top court suspends lower-court gay ruling  India's top court yesterday refused to temporarily suspend a lower court ruling that made gay sex legal among consenting adults,...


 India - Gunman pleads guilty to Mumbai attacks  The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks pleaded guilty yesterday and gave a detailed account of the plot and...


 Customs monitors firms suspected of corruption  Jamaica's Customs Department is paying special attention to close to a dozen business operators as it tightens efforts to eradicate...


 Tedious jury selection for Kameka case  Jury selection began yesterday in the case of the three men charged with the murder of Assistant Commissioner of Police...


 Cops probe steel theft at Tank-Weld  THE ST James police are working with their Trelawny counterparts to determine all possible links to the theft of a...


 Shaw talks IMF today  Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw will today share with the country the Government's thinking on a...


 Get in shape!...  MINISTER WITH responsibility for local government, Robert Montague, has given the Portland Parish Council 30 days to clean up its...


 Gov't wraps up purchase of NCB property  The Government has successfully completed the purchase of the National Commercial Bank's (NCB) King Street, downtown Kingston, building at a...


 Amnesty report a mixed bag  Amnesty International has given the Jamaican Government a pat on the shoulder in a report in which it provides a...


July 20, 2009

 Four die violently on the weekend  A two-year-old boy in York Town, Farm Pen in Clarendon is this morning waking up with the sting of a...


 7 lotto scam suspects arrested  THE police on Saturday arrested seven persons at a hotel in Mile Gully in Manchester suspected to be involved in...


 CPR may have broken bones, says pathologist  A consultant pathologist who testified at the trial of Stephen Bitter, who was last Friday freed of murdering his 91-year-old...


 ...Bahamian gun smuggler - Two others held in police swoop  The police have launched a manhunt for a Bahamian national who escaped during a police-coastguard operation on the north coast...


 Senate passes sex-crime bill  The Senate last Friday passed the Sexual Offences Bill with 28 amendments following more than three weeks of rigorous debate....


 Nurses clash  The Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ) has criticised the actions of two nurses' groups that split from the organisation last...


 Risk-analysis tool developed for children likely to be abducted  The Victim Support Unit (VSU), an arm of the Ministry of Justice, has developed a risk-assessment tool for children who...


 Dead wrong - Man freed after autopsy foul-up  A Home Circuit Court jury has expressed dissatisfaction with the integrity of post-mortems in Jamaica after hearing conflicting opinions about...


July 19, 2009

 US accountant, J'can shot dead in Portland  TWO men - one an accountant from Boston in the United States and the other a local businessman - were...


 Financial services and international law - What a US$8b lawsuit means for Antigua  It must be rare, if not unique, for a lawsuit to threaten the viability of a whole nation. Yet bizarrely,...


 Police receive death threats - Seek five for questioning  Five men who the police believe are linked to threats against their membership are being sought by the authorities for...


 The price of indignity:$6m - Government pays for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution  THE GOVERNMENT is to pay $6 million with interest to a man who was freed by the Court of Appeal...


July 18, 2009

 'Bungles' case on hold  The trial of Superintendent Harry 'Bungles" Daley was yesterday put off for continuation on July 28 in the Corporate Area...


July 17, 2009

 Case against accused hijacker adjourned  MONTEGO BAY, ST James - The trial of 21-year-old Stephen Fray, who is accused of holding CanJet Flight 918 hostage...


 Miami firm sues Turks and Caicos  For the second time in three days, reports have surfaced that a country in the Caribbean is being sued, this...


 Trial set for $1.7b Paymaster, GKRS dispute, nine years later -...  The legal match-up between Paymaster Jamaica Limited and a subsidiary company of GraceKennedy Limited enters a crucial stage in three...


 HIV result error ruined my life! - Health authority sued for stressing woman  A St Ann woman who was informed that she was HIV-positive when she attended the St Ann's Bay Health Centre...


 Second murder in two days rocks communities out west  A prominent businessman in Little London, Westmoreland, Stanley Davidson, known to many as 'English', was gunned down at his home...


 'Bungles' arrest viewed by court  The videotape of the sting operation in which Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley was allegedly held on July 31 last year...


 New UK libel policy buoys local media groups  Local media groups have renewed their call for the country to reform defamation and libel laws following a move by...


July 16, 2009

 Dad with sick child jailed for weed possession  RENDFORD Murdock, who was found guilty of taking steps to export 13 1/2 pounds of marijuana to St Maarten, was...


 Fraudster admits to applying for visa using fake bank statement  A man who admitted to the court that he had applied for a British visa using a forged bank statement...


 Glock missing from New Kgn Police Post  THE police have ordered an investigation into the disappearance of a firearm that has recently gone missing from the New...


 Golding stands by Malahoo Forte appointment  Prime Minister Bruce Golding has defended his decision to appoint Marlene Malahoo Forte a junior minister in the Ministry of...


  Lesbian Jamaican drug dealer fights deportation  A Jamaican drug dealer is appealing a deportation order on the basis that it infringes on her human rights because...


 Hibbert considers lawsuit  Only a day after Joseph Hibbert resigned as state minister in the Ministry of Transport and Works, amid an international...


July 15, 2009

 Financial institutions take legal action against Black Brothers  Mayberry Investments and Capital Solutions have filed legal action against Black Brothers - one of Jamaica's largest construction companies -...


 Former Liberian head says war crimes case built on lies  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial yesterday that the case...


 90-y-o on murder rap faces court today  Consultant botanist, 90-year-old George Proctor, who is charged with conspiracy to murder his wife, is to return to the Home...


 Bungles' lawyers object to arrest tape  Defence lawyers yesterday objected to a move by the prosecution to play the video recording of the arrest of Superintendent...


 Stanford investors sue Antigua for US$8b  Investors from four countries have sued Antigua and Barbuda, alleging in court filings Monday that the twin-island nation benefited from...


 Walker questions OCG probe powers  Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker says he will be launching his own investigation into whether the Contractor General Act indeed...


 Hibbert quits...  THE nearly two-year-old Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government was hit by the resignation of a fourth high-ranking official yesterday when...


July 14, 2009

 Hitchhiking robber  SAGINAW, Michigan (AP) - Authorities say a parolee who robbed a Michigan bank was caught when he tried to hitch...


 OCG bribery probe well under way   Contractor General Greg Christie yesterday revealed that a probe by his office into allegations of corruption associated with bridge-construction...


 Court reviews 'Bungles' tapes  Video footage and audio recordings of Police Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley, allegedly accepting protection money shortly before he was held...


 Attempted hijacker pleads not guilty  Six witnesses turned up at the Western Regional Gun Court to give evidence against 22-year-old accused hostage-taker Stephen Fray, who...


July 13, 2009

 Harry Daley Trial Continues Today  THE corruption trial of Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley is expected to continue in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today...


 Police detain wife of former boxing champ  Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti as a suspect yesterday following his death at a...


 'Let justice prevail'  In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 27, 2009, our three sons were viciously attacked while attempting to pick...


 News briefs  Cops still probingRib Kage attack The Constant Spring police said they are intensifying investigations into a confrontation at the Rib...


 Murder conviction quashed  TWO OF the three family members who were convicted in October 2001 for murdering their neighbour over ackee leaves which...


July 12, 2009

 Judge Grants Delay In Jackson Guardianship Case  LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) - Michael Jackson's mother and ex-wife will have time to reach an agreement over who will...


July 11, 2009

 Cop Accused Of Murder Gets Bail  A police constable who reportedly shot and killed his girlfriend Jacqueline Jobson at their home last month, was yesterday offered...


 ...company confesses to influencing Jamaican and Ghanaian governments  As expected, British engineering company, Mabey and Johnson, confessed that it tried to influence officials in Jamaica and Ghana to...


July 10, 2009

 Grace Faces $1.7B Copyright Claim  GraceKennedy Ltd will face a $1.7-billion claim from Paymaster Jamaica Ltd when it appears in court in October to defend...


 Jordanian Man Stabs Sister To Death In 'Honour Killing'  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian man stabbed his sister to death with a dagger in an "honour killing" because...


 'Ninja Man', Son Denied Bail Again  DANCEHALL artiste Desmond Ballentine, better known by his stage name 'Ninja Man', and his 21-year-old son Jahniel, were again denied...


 Police 'KetchupP' With Chinese  THREE Chinese nationals were yesterday arrested after officers from the Organised Crime Investigative Division (OCID) found them in possession of...


 Woman Held After $11M Cash Haul Released  A woman who was arrested when police seized $11 million at a house in Sydenham Villas, St Catherine has been...


 Overturned Gillette case narrows payout to two, broadens legal interest  Overturning a Court of Appeal ruling that all ex-employees have a right to share in the windfall, the Privy Council...


 DPP says cop to be charged with murder  The Director of public prosecutions (DPP) has ruled that a policeman is to be charged with the murder of his...


 ...- Company involved in bribery with minister expected to plead guilty  State Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, continues to enjoy solid support from the governing Jamaica...


 Raining coke - Cops say drug is now smuggled in small portions  AFTER A two-year lull in seizures, the narcotics police said that millions of dollars' worth of cocaine is again flowing...


July 09, 2009

 Youth Rejects Lawyer's Advice To Plead Guilty For Murder  THE 17-year-old youth accused of the savage murder of 11-year-old Aamir Scott in Sandside, St Mary in September last year,...


 Six Held In St Thomas Ganja Bust  PORT ANTONIO, Portland - Six men held Tuesday following the seizure of more than 400 pounds of ganja in St...


 Cops Seize $11M  BRITISH and Jamaican currencies, amounting to almost J$11 million were yesterday seized in a police raid at a house in...


 Police: Girlfriend shot McNair  Former NFL star Steve McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend killed him before turning the gun on herself, police confirmed yesterday. They said...


 Woman claims rape after being tricked by 'relative'  A St Catherine man who allegedly tricked a woman into believing that he was related to her and ended up...


 Foreign national killed  Residents in the upscale Upper Montrose Road community in St Andrew were left stunned Tuesday night, after gunmen shot and...


 ...St Catherine - Four killed in cop-gunman face-off, illegal guns seized  Yesterday's rampage across the Corporate Area has claimed the lives of at least four persons, while six others are nursing...


July 08, 2009

 Councillor Faces Manslaughter Charge On July 21  THE Jamaica Labour Party councillor charged last weekend with manslaughter, following the death of his son in a locked car,...


 UK court ruling favours Antiguan receiver in Stanford case  A firm appointed by Antiguan authorities to liquidate the assets of R. Allen Stanford's offshore Caribbean bank won control Friday...


 Ford freed  Dr Jephthah Ford was freed yesterday after the Crown failed to prove charges of illegal possession of firearm and shooting...


July 07, 2009

 Bill to pay - Former Scotiabank boss set to fork out massive sums for perks  Retired head of Scotia-bank Jamaica, Bill Clarke, will have to pay the bank for the four full-time security officers assigned...


 Yemen publicly executes man for rape, killing 11-Y-O  SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - The Yemen news agency reports that a barber has been publicly executed after he was found...


 Jackson's mother loses control of son's estate  LOS ANGELES, USA - A judge said yesterday that Michael Jackson's long-time attorney and a family friend should take over...


 Hunt's Bay cops mourn slain colleague  POLICE at the St Andrew South Division at Hunt's Bay could not hide their grief yesterday as they mourned the...


 Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan, appeal looms  A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company,...


July 06, 2009

 Paymaster, Bill Express finally head to court  The multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought by bill-payment company Paymaster Jamaica Limited against its competitor, GraceKennedy Remittance Services Limited, will proceed after...


July 04, 2009

 Law-breaking businessmen, beware!  PRESIDENT OF the Senate Dr Oswald Harding's vote broke deadlock on a divide during the committee stage of deliberations on...


 Office of the Contractor General taken to court  The three employees who were fired in April by Contractor General Greg Christie for allegedly withholding critical information have taken...


July 03, 2009

 Walker defends Customs against allegations of corruption  Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker has rebutted claims that an auction of abandoned vehicles by his department at the Queen's...


 Police Overhaul  Three of the police force's major units are being merged in what the top brass say is a move to...


 Four Killed at Nightclub  FOUR men, including two brothers who were members of the British Link Up Crew, were shot and killed and another...


 Court to rule on Bill Clarke's perks Monday   FORMER Scotiabank boss William 'Bill' Clarke will know by Monday if he will continue to enjoy his multi-million-dollar perks...


July 02, 2009

 Bodies of Montego Bay couple found  THE KILLERS of missing Montego Bay couple, Thomas and Marjoke Chambers, had attempted a 'seaside burial' before fishermen stumbled across...


 Clarke booted for misconduct - BNS lawyers  Former Scotiabank boss William 'Bill' Clarke was "pushed out" of his post by the bank because it could not ignore...


July 01, 2009

 Lawyer Accuses UDC Of Extortion  A lawyer representing two vendors from Dunn's River Falls and Park who were hauled before the Supreme Court by the...


 Gov't Given Time To Respond To ISCF Lawsuit  THE Supreme Court has given the Government time to respond to a lawsuit brought by the Island Special Constabulary Force...


 Stanford to stay in jail, King under house arrest  A judge has revoked bond for Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who is charged with swindling investors out of US$7...


 Jackson's will asks for trust fund  Pop icon Michael Jackson's will gives guardianship over his children to the singer's mother and leaves all his assets in...


 ...- Doctors in Fray case find accused fit to plead, but deeply disturbed  Accused hijacker Stephen Fray's lawyer George Thomas wants the Supreme Court to grant his client privilege to be placed in...


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