October 31, 2009
February trial for cop on murder charge The policeman, who is charged with the murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who accused him of sexually molesting her, is...
Man charged with killing of Tools Hardware manager A man who was picked up at the funeral of Elva Mullings, late managing director of Tools Hardware, has being...
Lyns trial - Jurors complain about dirty vents, as sickness puts trial on hold A 12-member jury trying a murder case for the last four weeks has voiced disgust that the health of some...
Virgin Atlantic deal was legal, says Llewellyn - But says Davies should be investigated The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ruled that no one should be charged in connection with the sale of...
October 30, 2009
Landmark ruling in Treasure Isle legal battle It has now been made legally official that Sonia Pottinger is the rightful owner of the Treasure Isle's recording catalogue,...
Woman charged with child's disappearance back in court Nov 17 CAROLYN Bygrave, the woman who was charged in connection with the two-day disappearance of 10-year-old Annaleise Davis from the Duhaney...
Lyns' trial - Forced to order ransom- Accused Instructions were given for a demand to be made for a ransom of $7 million for the safe return of...
King gets 18-month jail sentence Wigan striker Marlon King was sentenced to 18 months in jail yesterday for groping a woman and then breaking her...
Lyns trial - Accused was not forced to give statement - Detective One of the policemen who investigated the murder of elderly Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn denied suggestions yesterday under...
No 'Dudus' mistake... Attorney General and Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne yesterday declared that the Government would not blunder carelessly in its execution of...
October 29, 2009
Unidentified St Bess woman remanded MONTEGO BAY, St James - A St Elizabeth woman was on Tuesday remanded in police custody for failing to prove...
Austin Irving released on bail MONTEGO BAY, St James - Austin Irving, a well-known character on Montego Bay's Hip Strip on Gloucester Avenue, was on...
Old lovers get bail MONTEGO BAY, St James - The bail bonds of an elderly couple who were involved in a love triangle that...
16-y-o student to answer ganja charge today MONTEGO BAY, St James - A 16-year-old male student of the Green Pond High School is scheduled to appear in...
No 'Dudus', no ambassador? NEW YORK, USA - The US State Department yesterday denied reports surfacing here that the appointment of a new ambassador...
Housing scheme residents shocked by deadly shoot-out RESIDENTS OF the New Harbour Housing Scheme in St Catherine, where three alleged gunmen were shot and killed in the...
Three shot, burned in Clarendon THREE MEN were found dead Tuesday night after a house in Dampey, Palmers Cross, Clarendon, was shot up and set...
Foul-language case against MP ends James Robertson, member of Parliament for West St Thomas and minister of mining and energy, appeared yesterday in the Yallahs...
Changes to Strata Act complete THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday passed the amendment to the Strata Act, paving the way for its consideration and...
'Delayed plea-bargaining law hindering crime fight' A MEMBER of the police high command is pointing to the failure of the political directorate to introduce plea-bargaining legislation...
'Bank laws giving free rein to tax cheats' The laws preventing the disclosure of banking information is proving to be a major stumbling block for local authorities trying...
October 28, 2009
Suspect in German restaurateur's death held HOMICIDE detectives say they have a suspect in custody in connection with the murder of German national Rudolf Gschloessl, whose...
Alleged child sex predators held TEN men who were wanted for questioning in relation to various sex crimes committed in the Corporate Area, have been...
Police seize illegal guns, ammo in St James raids MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James police say they have arrested 280 persons and recovered more than 120...
Accused killer also kept photo of Lyns' children CALVIN Powell, one of the accused in the murder of Mandeville couple Richard and Julia Lyn, not only kept photos...
Ganja found in slain cop's car Evidence found in the motor car police Constable Delroy Brown drove to the volatile community of Seaview Gardens where he...
Stanford investors trying to block IMF loan to Antigua A GROUP of investors' victims allegedly bilked by Texan financier Sir Allen Stanford and a New York law firm are...
Libel award topples newspaper - Court orders liquidation of Grenada Today Grenadian high court Judge Claire Henry on Tuesday ordered the liquidation of the Grenada Today newspaper after the owners failed...
BOJ governor, Davies to headline Finsac enquiry... Central bank Governor Derick Latibeaudiere, who rarely emerges from his high-rise waterfront offices at the Bank of Jamaica, and former...
$100m cellular lawsuit - LIME takes Digicel to court ... again Cable and Wireless Jamaica Limited, trading as LIME, on Monday filed a $100-million lawsuit against big rival Digicel Jamaica Limited,...
Company sues Gov't for right to import mace The failure of government departments to give the go-ahead for a company to import pepper spray or mace to protect...
October 27, 2009
Man tells German court of Egyptian wife's killing DRESDEN, Germany (AP) - The husband of a pregnant Egyptian woman knifed to death in a German courtroom testified yesterday...
Police hold wanted man 'Briggy' at airport POLICE late Sunday evening arrested a man wanted for several crimes committed in sections of the Corporate Area and St...
United States - FBI, police rescue 52 kids in prostitution probes FBI officials say they have rescued 52 children in a series of raids around the country aimed at under age...
United States - Former adoption director pleads guilty A judge has ordered the former head of a Tampa adoption agency to repay US$178,000 that prosecutors say she stole...
Pakistan - 11 officers arrested for illegal entry Pakistani police arrested 11 Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers Monday for illegally entering the country, amid tensions over a recent suicide...
...investigators probe Puerto Rico fuel depot fire - 120 agents on the case Federal investigators entered a smouldering fuel depot for the first time Sunday to investigate what may have caused an explosion...
Policemen's trial delayed The four policemen charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man in Grants Pen, St Andrew, appeared in the Home...
Scotiabank takes 'Bill' Clarke to Privy Council THE DISPUTE between former Scotiabank boss William 'Bill' Clarke and the financial institution over his retirement package is heading to...
Lyns trial - 'I wanted to give written statement' ONE OF the two men charged with the murder of Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn expressed his desire to...
Kern case shelved until Nov 17 THE CASE against North East St Elizabeth Member of Parliament Kern Spencer has been adjourned until November 17. Spencer is...
October 26, 2009
'Punish robot passengers too' MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Arguing that without a supply there will be no demand, president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce...
GraceKennedy/Paymaster copyright case winds down Lawyers in the suit brought against GraceKennedy Remittance Services Ltd (GKRS) and programme analyst Paul Lowe by bill payment company,...
Co-owner of Cafe Aubergine dead Co-owner of the popular local restaurants Café Aubergine, located in Moneague, St Ann, and The Marketplace on Constant Spring Road,...
'Identity theft on the rise' The chief executive officer of the Registrar General's Department, (RGD) Dr Patricia Holness, is warning Jamaicans to be more alert...
The right to duty counsel The Legal Aid Council, an arm of the Ministry of Justice provides legal services for persons who are in police...
Hell in Hellshire - Drugs-for-guns trade a mainstay... While the Hellshire Beach in St Catherine is hugely popular with patrons for its fried fish and festival, it has...
October 25, 2009
'Extradition' by force 27 years later The 74-year-old German man was snatched, beaten, tied up, whisked across the border and left outside a French courthouse in...
US asks the Swiss for Polanski The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up...
Los Angeles gang sweep More than 1,100 FBI agents and police officers spread out through South Los Angeles, banging on doors before dawn Thursday...
Raid on 'the family' OKLAHOMA CITY (AP): In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the United States, authorities arrested more than...
News briefs A Saudi court on Saturday sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes after she had been charged with involvement in...
Parents could be charged A NUMBER of Marcus Maximus'relatives are involved in the illegal lottery scam. Four of them, including teenage girls, dropped out...
Dudus awaits ... A POSSIBLE sentence of life in prison hangs over the head of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke if he is extradited to...
Student scammers, Western Jamaica students caught in the tentacles of the multimillion-dollar lottery rip-off SCORES OF students in western Jamaica are fast joining the ranks of scammers in the illicit, highly organised, multimillion-dollar...
October 24, 2009
Mistrial for Travolta extortion case Bahamas (AP): A Bahamas judge asked a lawmaker yesterday to explain remarks that led to a mistrial in the John...
Hayles, Hamilton dual-citizenship case hits a snag THE attempt by Donovan Hamilton, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for West Hanover, to have sitting Member of Parliament...
J Wray and Nephew loses round two to workers The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an application by liquor company J Wray and Nephew for a judicial review against a...
Jury hears more about how Lyns' bodies found The 12-member jury heard evidence yesterday that on December 29, 2006, the accused, Calvin Powell, told the police that he...
MIT goes hunting for latest cop killer The Major Investigations Task Force (MIT) is leading the hunt for a gunman who fatally shot 31-year-old Police Constable Delroy...
No witnesses: DPP tries everything to ease case backlog: Office puts out more than a dozen advertisements since April Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), says her department will not leave cases to die from old...
October 23, 2009
Lil Wayne pleads guilty to attempted gun possession In the midst of a career surge that has made him one of rap's biggest stars, Lil Wayne is bracing...
Murder of two leaves school, community sad The days have been sad at Mona Primary School since a student was brutally murdered along with his mother at...
Lyns Case - Mother was worried about new items accused took home THE MOTHER of one of the two men on trial for the murder of Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn...
Campbell ends Trafigura battle with FirstCaribbean THE LEGAL battle between former general secretary of the People's National Party (PNP), Colin Campbell, and FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB)...
October 22, 2009
Jury set to decide Travolta extortion case NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Lawyers for an ambulance driver and a former politician accused of trying to extort millions from...
Man arrested for alleged terror plots in US BOSTON, USA (AP) - A 27-year-old Massachusetts man conspired to kill two prominent US politicians and carry out a holy...
...ownership of bill payment system as Paymaster vs Grace trial ends SOFTWARE analyst Paul Lowe on Tuesday maintained that the multiple-bill payment system over which he and GraceKennedy have been slapped...
Man dead, two kids and woman injured in Succaba Pen shooting TWO gunmen Tuesday night went to Succaba Pen in Old Harbour, St Catherine in search of 35-year-old vendor Glenbirth Williams,...
Security guard arrested for threatening Obama A private security guard at Newark airport in New Jersey has been arrested on charges of threatening President Barack Obama....
Robbery forces school's closure Classes at the Green Pond High School in St James were suspended yesterday in the aftermath of a burglary the...
Ferncourt student killed on compound - Parents angry with administration A student of Ferncourt High School in Claremont was stabbed to death on the compound yesterday. According to reports, the...
Gambling bill to be tabled Tuesday The long-promised legislation to pave the way for casino gaming is to be tabled in Parliament next Tuesday, with debate...
Annaleise rescuer's case off until Monday The woman who is charged in connection with the two-day disappearance of 10-year-old Annaleise Davis from the Duhaney Park Primary...
Lyns case - Detective continues to give evidence Household appliances and furniture allegedly belonging to elderly Manchester couple, Richard and Julia Lyn, were found in a fowl coop...
New 'Dudus' delay... The Ministry of Justice is to send a second letter to United States authorities asking for more details, as the...
October 21, 2009
Newsweek journalist released from Iranian prison LONDON, England (AP) - Newsweek says its reporter Maziar Bahari has been released from an Iranian prison and has joined...
Thieves hamper NWC's Trelawny operations The theft of a National Water Commission (NWC) compressor has disrupted the agency's ability to supply water to areas served...
Two more held in connection with John Terry's murder MONTEGO BAY, St James - Two men were held in the Bushy Park area of St Catherine Friday in connection...
Advocate probes children being locked up at adult centres The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) will be investigating complaints that children are being held at police lock-ups. According...
Bill payment witnesses finish testimonies Witnesses for the two leading bill-payment companies which have been involved in a nine-year-legal battle completed their evidence yesterday, after...
Father, son gunned down Forty-three-year-old George Smillie and his son Winston, 17, were shot and killed by unknown assailants at their home at Long...
Lyns case - Detective says accused killer took him to bodies at dump One of the two men on trial for the murder of elderly Manchester couple, Richard and Julia Lyn, took the...
Traffic chief says tint exercise will not stop Approximately 720 licence plates from taxis and minibuses have been seized islandwide since August 12, and more than 329 tints...
...charge waives his right to extradition hearing; no word on 'Dudus' case While the Government is still reviewing the allegations brought against Christopher 'Dudus' Coke by the United States (US) Government, one...
October 20, 2009
Kameka killers' sentencing now set for Nov 9 THE sentencing of the three men convicted last month for the murder of Assistant Commissioner of Police Gilbert Kameka has...
Licensed firearm holders warned to be careful with weapons THE police have issued a warning to licensed firearm holders to be more careful with their weapons following the killing...
Gunmen tear family apart A 42-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son were among a number of persons killed violently yesterday. Angella Longmore and Micah...
October 19, 2009
Murder accused in pain A woman accused of murdering her lover's wife in November 2000 is suffering from spinal injury, having difficulty walking and...
... - Parents may face six years in prison, hefty fine THE PARENTS who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their six-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon...
Bounty charged for weed again Controversial dancehall entertainer Bounty Killer has found himself in another run-in with the law. The deejay was charged with possession...
October 18, 2009
Runaway or kidnapped - Cops laid-back on missing children file? The collective sigh of a relieved nation that greeted the safe return of 10-year-old Annaleise Davis masked the fact that...
Double murder in St Catherine The St Catherine North police were hit with their second double murder in 24 hours and are baffled by the...
Trinidad bound - Jamaican drug mules rush to the twin-island republic More and more Jamaican drug mules are heading to Trinidad as their first stop in the continuing effort to smuggle...
October 16, 2009
Prosecutors push for trial date in Stanford case... Prosecutors asked a United States federal judge on Wednesday to set a trial date for Texas financier R. Allen Stanford,...
Golding defends Bolt's OJ Prime Minister Bruce Golding has come out in defence of his decision to afford three-time Olympic and world champion Usain...
GKRS lawyers optimistic about Paymaster suit GraceKennedy Remittance Services Ltd (GKRS) is optimistic that Paymaster Jamaica Ltd cannot prove its claim which alleges breach of copyright...
October 15, 2009
Policemen accused of corruption freed Two policemen who were accused of a breach of the Corruption Prevention Act have been freed because of several discrepancies...
Court told Paymaster software built by Lowe A former consultant to Paymaster Jamaica Ltd said yesterday under cross-examination that he had no discussions with software developer Paul...
October 14, 2009
How do I get temporary status for my family? Q. I am a foreign national with a permit to work in Jamaica. How do I get temporary resident status...
Court rules for Election Petitions Act necessary - Dabdoub Attorney-at-law Abe Dabdoub has called for court rules to be made under the Election Petitions Act so that election petitions...
Finance ministry uncovers fraud The Fraud Squad on Monday arrested an employee of the the Inland Revenue Department on several counts, including fraud and...
Charge him!'... Government Member of Parliament (MP) Joseph Hibbert was in breach of government regulations and Ministry of Transport and Works staff...
October 13, 2009
Lord Gifford Urges Quick Referendum On CCJ Renowned human rights lawyer Lord Anthony Gifford has called for a referendum to be held quickly for Jamaicans to determine...
Resignations follow Mabey saga MABEY & Johnson's admission in a British court to have conspired with corrupt officials in Ghana and Jamaica between 1993...
Video ID system back on stream Solicitor General Douglas Leys and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn have given the nod for the police to...
October 12, 2009
J'Cans Get Life For Grotesque Murder In BVI TWO Jamaican men were slapped with life sentences for the grotesque murder of a Jamaican mother of two, Dorcas Rhule,...
Theft triggers power cuts in Clarendon Up to press time last evening, some 18,000 Clarendon residents served by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) were left...
October 11, 2009
Yvonne's dilemma: FSC fingers Hands Across Jamaica boss THE FINANCIAL Services Commission (FSC) is pointing fingers at a notable charity organiser, Yvonne Coke, in charge of one of...
Hibbert's hurdle - MP could be charged for misconduct... TWO DAYS before the findings of the contractor general's special report on the Mabey Johnson bribery case are to be...
October 09, 2009
Jackson doctor may face arrest over child support LAS VEGAS, Nevada, (AFP) - The doctor investigated in connection with pop star Michael Jackson's death is facing an arrest...
Deportee charged for Red Hills Road gun attack on cops POLICE on Wednesday charged a deportee for the shooting and injuring of two police constables on Red Hills Road in...
Concerns over Strata Titles Act THE Opposition People's National Party on Tuesday pressed the Government to review several proposed amendments to the 1969 Registration (Strata...
Christie sends Mabey and Johnson report to DPP DAYS AFTER the British firm Mabey and Johnson accepted a guilty plea in which the company claimed it paid embattled...
Fray to serve 20 years High Court Judge Sarah Thompson-James sent a strong message to would-be hijackers yesterday when she sentenced 22-year-old Stephen Fray to...
Bar clampdown... THE POLICE in Allman Town, central Kingston, will be using a law that is more than 80 years old to...
Customs seizes $38m worth of ganja... JAMAICAN AUTHORITIES on Tuesday intercepted and seized approximately $38 million worth of ganja which was declared as used furniture by...
October 08, 2009
Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot MIAMI, USA (AP) - The FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill her tycoon husband's son as they...
Hurdler Onyia gets two-year doping ban LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Spanish hurdler Josephine Onyia received a two-year ban yesterday after failing two post-race doping tests within...
Court overturns Berlusconi immunity law ROME, Italy (AP) - A top Italian court yesterday overturned a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution,...
Police detain four, seize illegal firearm in Spanish Town raid POLICE yesterday detained four persons and seized an illegal firearm and a quantity of marijuana during a hour-long raid at...
Cop saved by a mole A police constable assigned to the Harman Barracks in Kingston was yesterday spared from possible gun and robbery convictions in...
Media barred from Lyns case A BAN was placed yesterday on the media from covering aspects of the trial of the two men charged with...
Cash Plus depositors flood Wildman's office THE OFFICE of the Trustee in Bankruptcy is being flooded with daily calls from investors in the unregulated investment scheme...
October 07, 2009
Muslim leader to stand trial PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, Yasin Abu Bakr has been ordered to stand...
Rwandan genocide suspect arrested KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) - Ugandan police have arrested top Rwandan genocide suspect Idelphonse Nizeyimana, who is accused of organising a...
British student says he was forced to smuggle cocaine A British college student who insisted that he was not in his right mind and was forced to ingest and...
Appeal Court backs Stewart against Issa again Hotelier Gordon 'Butch' Stewart was Monday given the green light by the Court of Appeal to proceed with his defamatory...
TCL takes hard line on cement ruling Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) and its subsidiary TCL Guyana Inc on Tuesday filed an application in the Caribbean Court of...
Lyns' killers could not get money from ATMs - witness A prosecution witness testified yesterday that on the early morning of December 10, 2006, the men who are on trial...
Non-unionised workers to take disputes to IDT Labour Minister Pearnel Charles yesterday declared "it was time to hear the cry of non-unionised workers" and warned employers to...
Strata debate builds concerns AN UNCOMFORTABLE proposal for units in a strata corporation to be sold if fees due are not paid was among...
Hills' cash found... Hugh Wildman, the liquidator of the unregulated investment firm Cash Plus Limited, and his team have discovered US$25 million (J$2.2...
Government going after gangs The Ministry of National Security has revealed that it is collaborating with critical stakeholders to develop a comprehensive gang-reduction strategy....
October 06, 2009
Bahamas jurors see secret tape at Travolta trial NASSAU, Bahamas - A jury on Monday watched a hidden-camera videotape of negotiations between a lawyer for John Travolta and...
Costa Rica's ex-president jailed for 5 years SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) - A judge yesterday sentenced former Costa Rican president Rafael Calderon, the first former head...
Chilean officers imprisoned in arms deal cover up SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Four former top army officials were sentenced to prison yesterday in the murder of a colonel...
IOC looks at tougher anti-doping laws Tough anti-doping laws that allow police to raid and investigate people suspected of helping athletes to use performance enhancing drugs...
IMF warning... Weeks before Jamaica completes its application for a US$1.2-billion standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a United States...
Law student in legal bind I came to the United States (US) about six years ago on a visitor's visa. I was staying with a...
Lyns' murder trial gets under way The Crown is relying on circumstantial evidence to prove its case against the two men who went on trial yesterday...
October 05, 2009
Ex judge accused of trading sex for leniency ALABAMA, USA (AP) -Herman Thomas had an enviable political record as a black Democrat elected and re-elected in a county...
Yale lab tech due in court to face murder charge CONNECTICUT, USA (AP) - A former Yale University lab technician is due in court this week on charges tha the...
Dudus has company - Extradition files reveal prominent names... WITH THE exception of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke's extradition file, the Jamaican Government has four other outstanding files that are not...
Sentencing for senior policeman's murder in 10 days The sentencing hearing for the three men who were convicted on September 15 of the murder of 48-year-old Assistant Police...
How to prepare your will A will must be in writing, whether hand-written, typewritten or computer generated. Great care must be exercised by the testator...
October 04, 2009
Suspect arrested for Terry's murder The police have made a major breakthrough in their probe of the murder of British Honorary counsul John Terry, who...
October 03, 2009
Tough Grants Pen rocked by double murder GUNMEN yesterday murdered two men along Morgan Lane in Grants Pen, Kingston, leaving residents of the hotbed community fearing the...
Gunmen shoot six-year-old A six-year-old girl remains critically injured after gunmen invaded her home. The youngster's mother was killed while three other persons...
David Smith granted bail The Supreme Court in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) on Thursday granted bail in the sum of US$1 million...
Upper House hits employers where it hurts: Stiffer fines ... THE UPPER House yesterday gave the nod to a bill amending the Holidays with Pay Act, increasing the fines for...
Bill wins one: Former Scotiabank CEO gets favourable ruling from Court of Appeal Former Scotiabank boss William 'Bill' Clarke scored a major victory yesterday when the Court of Appeal ruled that there was...
October 02, 2009
American pilot wanted on smuggling charges Venezuela's top security official says an American pilot wanted in the United States on cocaine-smuggling charges has been turned over...
'Senseless' - International airline body against departure-tax increase The Government has come under fire from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is objecting to the unexpected increase...
Access to information needs to be more public Damian Cox, director of the Access to Information Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister, says more people need...
October 01, 2009
Delroy Woolery to be tried for simple larceny MONTEGO BAY, St James - A Montego Bay man who said he was asked by someone to pick up a...
Cabbies murdered MONTEGO BAY, St James - Scores of commuters were held up for hours in traffic along the Humber Avenue main...
Tenant freed of murder charge A man who was accused of fatally shooting his landlord in the presence of a relative has been freed of...
Fujimori sentenced to six years for corruption A COURT imposed a six-year prison sentence yesterday on disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who already faced the prospect of spending...
Golding's choice - JLP insiders, analysts ponder potential Cabinet cuts Prime Minister Bruce Golding's announcement yes-terday that he will be cutting his 16-member Cabinet has sparked discussions in political circles,...
Alcoa loses court battle with goat farmers Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay $28 million to two landowners for its...
