November 30, 2009
E-mail and a view: Polanski heads for house arrest GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) - Roman Polanski is expected to trade the confines of a Swiss jail this week for house...
Job firm directors ordered to repay clients Dec 15 Two directors of Nu Krew Recruitment company, who allegedly collected over $7 million from more than 50 persons for jobs...
Six reckless drivers arrested, cars seized Six of eight persons who were seen driving recklessly in a section of Kingston Friday night were arrested by the...
Henry to announce plans for Corporate Area bus routes Minister of Transport Mike Henry is slated to announce his ministry's plans to deal with the impending gap, which will...
Bailiffs face extinction The Corporate Area bailiff and his staff have very little work to do these days as "touts" have descended on...
November 29, 2009
Jamaica 'stripped' AN AUTHOR of the country's Constitution has warned that Jamaicans might no longer enjoy the right of appeal to the...
Five teens held on 'Back Road' - Police crack down on prostitutes FIVE GIRLS under 16 years old were among 15 suspected prostitutes held by the police on Port Henderson Road in...
November 28, 2009
Jurors on perversion charge denied bail The two female jurors who were allegedly caught two weeks ago taking money from the relative of an accused man...
Lyns' Trial - Swaby begins his defence, claims no knowledge of murder One of the two men on trial for the murder of elderly Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn began giving...
Hero nurse suspended THE NURSE who went to the aid of persons injured in the horrific market-truck crash in Dam Bridge, Portland, last...
November 27, 2009
Police probe Vatican bank transactions News reports in Italy say investigators are scrutinising millions of euros worth of Vatican bank transactions to see if they...
Student killed in Hungary school shooting BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) - A student at a university in southern Hungary opened fire on his classmates yesterday, killing one...
Judge makes example of knife-wielding teen Resident Magistrate Sheron Barnes sent a strong message to schoolboys on Tuesday when she jailed 18-year-old Chevaughn Fearon of Lambs...
Jurors on bribery rap granted bail Supreme Court Judge Bryan Sykes has granted bail to the two female jurors who were arrested earlier this month for...
Davies stands firm Former finance minister Dr Omar Davies is resolutely standing behind his fiscal record and policies, despite aggressive questioning from attorney-at-law...
...- Privy Council overturns ruling against Millwood's transport company... INFORMATION MINISTER Daryl Vaz says the Government is now faced with an unbudgeted payment to the Ezroy Millwood-led National Transport...
Western Jamaica welcomes legal seminar... The country's Justice Minister and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, and Chief Justice Zaila McCalla head the star-studded group of...
LYN TRIAL - Crown to wrap in Lyns case The Crown is expected to close its case today at the trial of the two men charged with the murder...
Hundreds graduate from justice programme Despite the violence, lack of funds, disagreements and other challenges faced by participants in vocational training courses provided by the...
November 26, 2009
Lawyer withdraws from assault case against freelance writer MONTEGO BAY, St James- Freelance writer Ian Croll is again without legal representation following the withdrawal of attorney-at-Law, Nathalie Messado,...
Davies under FINSAC fire Emotions ran high yesterday at the commission of enquiry into the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) as former finance minister,...
Western Kingston cops use nat'l pastime to tame crime monster THE POLICE in the Kingston Western Division have turned to a national pastime - dominoes - in an effort to...
November 25, 2009
Guatemalan firm wins US$800,000 judgement against local importer LOCAL firm Carlo Products Limited will now have to fork out some US$839,000 to make good on a judgement against...
China - Two executed for polluting baby formula China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman yesterday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula...
Fraud Squad to probe labour ministry The Fraud Squad has been asked to investigate financial irregularities at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Two senior...
Convicted cop killer murdered after his release from prison The Spanish Town police in St Catherine remained on high alert yesterday following the murder of 53-year-old Lenford Hamilton, otherwise...
Police struggle to arrest child prostitution on 'Back Road' The phenomenon of minors engaging in prostitution on Port Henderson Road in St Catherine is well known to the police...
Councillors concerned with illegal vending llegal vending in Clarendon's capital, May Pen, has become a nuisance. People's National Party councillor for the York Town division,...
Court stands by St Thomas farmers in dispute over access to crops THE COURT of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court ruling last year for more than four dozen farmers in Abbey...
We need justice ... of the peace - It's about time, says Bois Content WHILE MANY may take for granted having easy access to a justice of the peace (JP), the absence of any...
November 24, 2009
Heat in court stalls proceedings The unbearable heat in the courtroom yesterday forced Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh to grant an early adjournment at the...
Tanzanian president to speak in Parliament THE USUAL Tuesday sitting of the House of Representatives will not take place today. Instead, elected representatives are taking a...
Jurors on bribery rap denied bail THE TWO female jurors who were arrested and charged last week for allegedly bribing a woman to free her son...
Teen prostitutes - Missing 15-y-o selling sexual favours on 'Back Road' AT LEAST one, and maybe more, of the young girls reported missing under the Ananda Alert system are in St...
November 23, 2009
Family disputes leave two dead MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Police in the Christiana area of northern Manchester were kept busy on the weekend following two murders...
The Jamaican court system Sancia Kelly is researching the Jamaican court system and is requesting information on the different courts that exist and how...
Gun haul climbs after firefight The St Catherine South police have surpassed, by one, the 78 illegal guns seized in the division last year with...
November 22, 2009
... - Catholic priests, State clash over reporting of 'confessed' crimes The Roman Catholic Church and the State could be on a collision course over the laws regarding reporting suspected incidents...
November 20, 2009
Short break lands man in jail after all-day court wait A man who had waited for more than six hours to be called for sentence ended up in jail after...
Cops seek women in murder of 93-y-o man HOMICIDE detectives in St Thomas yesterday identified two women as 'persons of interest' in the murder of 93-year-old Albert Milner.......
FIFA charges Egypt FA FIFA has charged Egypt's football federation after an attack by fans on the Algerian national team before a World Cup...
Accused jurors to face the courts Monday The two female jurors who were held in a sting operation on Monday for allegedly accepting money to free a...
Charter of Rights debate ends... THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday closed the debate on the Charter of Rights, paving the way for a landmark...
Bar Association supports jury system, condemns corruption The Jamaican Bar Association (JBA) has reiterated its support for the jury system and condemned any attempt to derail or...
November 19, 2009
Two arrested following robbery of telecom exec MONTEGO BAY, St James - The police in this resort town arrested two men on Tuesday following the carjacking of...
House ends debate on Charter of Rights Bill THE House of Representatives, after several weeks of rigorous presentations, Tuesday ended debate on the new Charter of Fundamental Rights...
'Zeeks' denied bail A single Court of Appeal judge on Tuesday denied a bail application by imprisoned reputed Matthews Lane strongman Donald 'Zeeks'...
Peace initiative brings unity to Barracks Road Primary Violence and aggression continue to be the major causes of trauma in some schools, as a small, yet significant number...
Christie blames politicians for view of corruption The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) is pointing the finger at Jamaica's Cabinet and Parliament for Jamaica's consistent decline...
Judge's illness forces 'Bungles'to wait Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley will have to wait another month to know his fate in the corruption case being brought...
November 18, 2009
Iran sentences 5 to death in post-election turmoil TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has sentenced five defendants to death in a mass trial of opposition figures accused of...
Attorney Earl Melhado charged with fraud ATTORNEY Earl Melhado, former head of the Securities Exchange Commission, was yesterday arrested and slapped with two counts of fraudulent...
Jurors face more charges THE two female jurors who were arrested and charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice after they were...
D-Day for 'Bungles' SUPERINTENDENT Harry 'Bungles' Daley, the most senior cop to be slapped with corruption charges, will today know his fate when...
Greater Portmore arson suspect held The St Catherine South police have taken a man of unsound mind into custody in connection with the burning of...
DPP calls for change Juror's indiscretion prompts Llewellyn to restate hopes for majority verdicts in murder cases DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn has...
Delays bother Spencer defence KERN SPENCER'S attorney, Patrick Atkinson, has expressed concern over the long delay in the trial of his client. Spencer, the...
Councillor freed of ganja charges The Crown has offered no evidence against 48-year-old Errol Lamey, former councillor for the Mount Salem division in St James....
Lyns Trial - Judge forced to do 'damage control' Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh had to do damage control yesterday when a prosecution witness uttered comments which could be...
Corrupt country - Jamaica falls again in int'l ranking Jamaica's dismal slide down the international corruption index is continuing, with the latest data showing the country slipping a further...
November 17, 2009
Two jurors arrested in sting operation POLICE yesterday arrested two jurors in a sting operation in Clarendon. The two were held in May Pen after they...
Thugs attack Hay-Webster's dad Lloyd Hay, a stalwart in north St Catherine commerce and politics, has been hospitalised in serious condition after being badly...
Lyns Trial - Forensic analysts weigh in The badly decomposed bodies of Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn were identified by their dental records. Dr Errol Williams,...
Prosecution tries to restart Kern's case today Government prosecutors have not fulfilled a promise to furnish defence counsel with transcripts of audio tapes and supporting statements, which...
Road safety council supports driver-retesting proposal Chairman of the Natio-nal Road Safety Council and third vice-president of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association, Derrick Thompson, says he...
PNP still worried over 'Dudus' issue Peter Bunting, opposition spokesman on national security, says he remains concerned about the Government's inaction with regard to the extradition...
Vindicated! - Education ministry clears school... The administration of Pembroke Hall Primary School has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the foul-up which resulted in 80...
November 16, 2009
Authorities acting on tip search for missing girl FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) - Authorities acted on a tip yesterday and scoured a portion of south-central North Carolina in...
Robbers kill Mandeville businessman MANDEVILLE, Manchester - This south central highlands town is reeling from news of the shooting death late Saturday of businessman...
Judge unhappy with slow pace of Lyns' trial Senior Justice Norma McIntosh has again expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace at which the trial of the two men...
Washington - Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantánamo Bay prison,...
Criminal case management George Taylor* has a criminal matter before the court and says he is frustrated with the long period he has...
Legal luminaries to address press Jamaican Bar Association President Jacqueline Samuels-Brown will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Journalism Awards ceremony to be held...
Independence City Plagued by human mosquitoes DEVELOPED IN the late 1960s to satisfy the housing needs of the lower middle class outside the Corporate Area, Independence...
Cracking Portmore ganglands Although the St Catherine South police have named informally developed areas such as Gregory Park, Newland, Naggo Head and Old...
November 15, 2009
Kingston schoolboy under probe for digital blackmail A Kingston schoolboy is now being investigated by the police's Cyber Crime Investigation and Research Unit after he was accused...
'Dudus' Drama, Jamaica caught between a rock and a strongman It is emblematic of the primary contradictions in Jamaica that so many poor people decry the prospect of Mr Coke's...
November 14, 2009
Law school lecturer calls for serious fraud court THE committee considering the Financial Investigation Division Act 2008 has been asked to chew over the merits of setting up...
Toddler who got hit with car jack gets payout LONDON, England (AP) - A young boy who was attacked by his three-year-old playmate with a car jack can claim...
Cindy Crawford, husband being extorted by German LOS ANGELES (AP):A German man was charged Thursday with trying to extort US$100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford and her...
...promoters - KSAC requires big deposits for advertising The police are reminding promoters of public events that permission must be sought and gained from divisional commanders for the...
November 13, 2009
ACP Felice wants corruption court for bad cops ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch, Justin Felice, has reiterated his call for a corruption...
Recording of alleged ransom demand played in court JURORS yesterday heard the recording of what may have been accused Calvin Powell making a demand for $7 million for...
Tyson in airport scuffle Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and a photographer are being investigated for misdemeanour battery after an airport scuffle that...
Mad rush on passport office The Passport office was bombarded for the second day in a row yesterday as Jamaicans scrambled to beat the deadline...
Law school frowns on make-up of finance division legislation The Norman Manley Law School yesterday issued a stern warning against politically tainting the proposed legislation establishing the Financial Investigations...
November 12, 2009
Poor Dwayne Brown gets bail MONTEGO BAY, St James -A 24-year-old man from Sun Valley Road who is facing charges in relation to trespassing on...
'We've only just begun' WHITEHOUSE, St James - The police on Tuesday held a man in connection with the alleged theft of millions of...
Body of boy, 10, found with mouth gagged, hands bound PORT ANTONIO, Portland - Ten-year-old Anthony "Papa" Durant would have been in school today, sitting in his usual spot close...
Lyns Trial - Son gives details about ransom demand The trial of the two men charged with the murder of elderly Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn is to...
OUR goes on the offensive... The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is to establish a department to monitor utility companies. "If we are giving them...
Ban the whip!... A day after Government backbencher Gregory Mair passionately warned that the retention of whipping and flogging on the law books...
November 11, 2009
J'can killed in Florida shooting rampage ORLANDO, Florida (CMC) - A Jamaican man has been identified as the only fatality during a shooting rampage at an...
Sniper executed VIRGINIA, USA (AP) - John Allen Muhammad (pictured here) was executed by lethal injection here last night for the sniper...
Letterman 'extortionist' wants case dropped A LAWYER for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing talk-show host David Letterman plans to ask a judge to...
Landing requirements for a passenger travelling to Jamaica The landing requirements for persons seeking to enter Jamaica may vary according to the purpose of travel. Nevertheless, there are...
Finsac enquiry puts BOJ under the spotlight Drawing on the lessons of 15 years ago when Jamaica's banking and insurance sector almost failed, the first session of...
Gomes calls for CDA boss' resignation Carolyn Gomes, executive director of Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ), is calling for the resignation of head of the Child Development...
November 10, 2009
JLo, ex-hubby in court over use of intimate home videos LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP) - A Los Angeles judge yesterday issued a temporary order barring the first husband of Jennifer...
Clarke, BNS battle heads to Privy Council THE legal battle between ex-banker William 'Bill' Clarke and Scotia Bank over his retirement package is heading to the UK-based...
Comedian Katt Williams jailed in US over burglary Comedian and rapper Katt Williams remained jailed in suburban Atlanta yesterday, after police said they arrested the entertainer for breaking...
US area relives terror as sniper's execution nears When James D. Martin was shot dead on an early October evening seven years ago in the parking lot of...
Violence rages in Kingston East AT LEAST six persons were shot, three fatally, by gunmen, between Sunday night and yesterday morning, following separate incidents in...
Kitson Town residents burn cop vehicle THE KITSON Town community in St Catherine is tense following the fatal shooting of a resident from the area on...
My friend needs help Dear Ms Walker-Huntington: I have a friend who came to America illegally in 1996, using someone else's passport. She has...
Kameka killer to face the noose ONE OF the three men convicted on September 15 for the murder of 48-year-old Assistant Police Commissioner Gilbert Kameka has...
Jamaicans to pay more for passports JAMAICANS will have to dig deeper - much deeper - into their pockets to pay for passports come next Monday....
November 09, 2009
Wig-wearing mob fugitive nabbed near Naples ROME, Italy (AP) - Italy yesterday hailed the capture of a wig-disguised mobster who had been on the list of...
Man charged for touching woman's genitals A man, who allegedly touched his neighbour on her genitals without her permission and slapped her in her face and...
Suspect identified in Seattle police killing Police described a suspect in the shooting death of a Seattle policeman as a "lone domestic terrorist" and said he...
No security breach in Caymanas shooting DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT of Police Marlon Nesbeth yesterday said investigations into trainer Donovan Bruce's death at Caymanas Park have so far...
UNITED STATES - Some predicted trouble from Fort Hood suspect In retrospect, the signs of Major Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the United States wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
IMF no one-shot answer... Though offering only very limited details on discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday attempted...
No reprieve for 92-year-old's attacker A man who tied up a 92-year-old man and threw him in a tank of water has been ordered by...
November 07, 2009
No Doubt is suing Activision No Doubt is suing video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths. The band brought suit Wednesday...
Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according...
Suspect in Supersad's murder in custody THE POLICE are reporting that one of the two men listed as wanted for questioning in connection with the murder...
November 06, 2009
Court petitioned to wind up JNAP for unpaid debt A LITTLE known investment outfit has petitioned the high court to wind up Jamaica National Access Point (JNAP), saying the...
Hayles tries to throw out dual-citizenship case Member of Parliament for West Hanover, Ian Hayles, is seeking to throw out the constitutional motion filed by Jamaica Labour...
Suspects identified in Xtras manager's killing The doors were slammed shut on the two Xtras stores in the Mall Plaza, St Andrew, yesterday as people reacted...
'Bungles' decision set for November 18 Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley, who is accused of accepting extortion money from a St Catherine businessman, is to know his...
November 05, 2009
Bogue Heights cosmetologist jailed MONTEGO BAY, St James- A 30-year-old Bogue Heights cosmetologist, who often travelled to other islands in the Caribbean to earn...
Video pirate gets time to pay A St James man who admitted to being caught selling pirated videos of movies, was given time to pay off...
Lyns Trial: Jurors happy - Quick court response to complaints Court officials have responded quickly to complaints made by jurors in the murder case of Manchester couple, Richard and...
'Bungles' defence accused of dragging feet THE ABSENCE of a defence witness yesterday forced Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey to grant an early adjournment in the...
LYN'S TRIAL - Judge pleads for jurors' patience Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh has called on the 12-member jury to have patience because of the frequent adjournments at...
School vendor alert - Government, cops to target pedlars THE GOVERNMENT is to begin a major clampdown on vending in the vicinity of schools, following further confirmation that some...
November 04, 2009
China's 'godmother' sentenced to 18 years in prison BEIJING, China (AP) - Dubbed the "godmother" of the Chinese underworld, she was notorious for her toughness and a lavish...
Suit over Studio One catalogue coming to an end A ruling in a revocation suit brought by the son of legendary music producer Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd against Dodd's wife...
Receiver sets US$1.5b target for Stanford investors THE LAWYER tracking down money lost in what authorities say was a massive Ponzi scheme run by R. Allen Stanford,...
...-injunction against LIME - Claims rival targeting 53,000 high-user clients Digicel Jamaica Limited obtained an injunction from the Supreme Court last Friday barring rival Cable and Wireless/LIME Jamaica from using...
'I did not say Virgin deal was legal' Paula Llewellyn, director of public prosecutions, has taken issue with an article and in particular a headline published in The...
LYNS TRIAL - US footwear examiner explains findings The shoe impression found at the house of Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn was made by the right foot...
'They had to go' - Golding says Lewin did too little to curb crime With the appearance that little or nothing was happening to get a grip on the nation's crime rate, Prime Minister...
November 03, 2009
Robert F Kennedy's killer is moved to new site LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) - An attorney for the man who assassinated Robert F Kennedy said yesterday his client was...
Christie stands by Air J probe findings CONTRACTOR General Greg Christie yesterday said he stood by his findings that former finance minister Dr Omar Davies had unlawfully...
Lyns trial - Shoe expert for court A lengthy exchange ensued yesterday between Senior Puisne Judge Marva McInthosh and defence lawyer Dr Randolph Williams when he disclosed...
CIT files for bankruptcy protection After struggling for months to avert bankruptcy, lender CIT Group has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to restructure...
November 02, 2009
Student wants life ban for King The 20-year-old female student assaulted by Reggae Boy Marlon King, believes the forward should be banned from playing the sport...
From squatters to homeowners Many of the problems in Windsor Heights stem from the fact that it is still considered a squatter settlement. According...
The Family Court Attendance Centre A bright 15-year-old girl committed an illegal offence and was placed before the Kingston and St Andrew Family Court. She...
Commish cops out... Jamaica's Police Chief, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has tendered his resignation to the Police Service Commission, ending weeks of speculation...
November 01, 2009
Scammers gone high-tech Western Bureau: DESPITE THE advent of JOLT (Jamaican Operations Linked to Telemarketing) and other policing initiatives, players in the infamous...
