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March 31, 2010

 Displaced white farmers seize house owned by Zimbabwe in South Africa  JOHANNESBURG, South (AFP) - White farmers whose land was seized under Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's land reforms have claimed a...


 Nigerian court bans rights group from facebook, twitter  KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- An Islamic Sharia court in northern Nigeria yesterday permanently banned a local rights group from discussing...


 Norman Manley Law School makes history  THE Norman Manley Law School has again excelled in an international law mooting competition.... Continue reading this article Author: Observer...


 Chin admits he lied  A deliberative K.D. Knight yesterday got star witness Rodney Chin to admit he had lied more than once during taped...


 Property tax increases  Finance Minister Audley Shaw has announced a whopping increase in property tax rates effective tomorrow. The property tax increase will...


 Gov't crunches new numbers  FIVE DAYS after Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw tabled a $499.3-billion Budget in Parliament, the Estimates...


March 30, 2010

 Producer claims Fawcett money being misused  LOS ANGELES - A producer being sued by Farrah Fawcett's estate has fired back in a court filing by claiming...


 17 indians sentence to death for killing Pakistani  DUBAI (AFP) -- Seventeen Indians have been sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in a turf dispute between...


 20 persons linked to Al Qaeda jailed in Mauritania  NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AFP) — A Mauritanian court has charged and jailed 20 people suspected of being part of a drug...


 20 more catholic priests accused of sexual abuse  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A German Roman Catholic diocese said Monday that 20 of its current and former priests had...


 Businessman in gun bust gets April 6 date for bribery charge  GARNETT Pellington, the businessman arrested in February's gun and ammunition find at Munster Road, East Kingston, will again appear in...


 Minister has final say in extradition issue - Phipps  'LET the courts decide', is the cry from numerous individuals and organisations responding to the extradition request for West Kingston...


 Kern trial delayed by prosecution's tardiness  Another early adjournment of the Cuban light-bulb trial occurred yesterday at the Half-Way Tree court after a peeved Senior Resident...


March 29, 2010

 Businesswoman arrested on corruption charge  SHELLY GRAHAM, a 38-year–old businesswoman of Bog Walk, St Catherine was arrested and charged with a breach of the Corruption...


 Convicts' murder sentence postponed  THE four men convicted two weeks ago for murdering two women in Greenwich Town, Kingston 13, will have to wait...


 Trial date set for 'Munster Road four'  A trial date has been set for the four persons, including a police sergeant, who are charged in connection with...


 Faulty evidence frees baker of gun charges  A prosecutor has been commended by Supreme Court judge Sarah Thompson-James for the decision he took in conceding to a...


 Teen killed in Clansman feud  An internal feud in the Spanish Town-based Clansman gang has led to the death of 16-year-old Kevon Lloyd, of Little...


 Church's shame  While condemning the cover-up of child sex-abuse cases involving Roman Catholic clergy globally, Archbishop of Kingston, the Most Reverend Donald...


March 28, 2010

 Gov't may settle ISCF pay dispute out of court  THE Government has made its strongest indication yet about reaching an out of court settlement with the Island Special Constabulary...


 Crippled courts - Over 400,000 cases pile up  THE CREAKING justice system is burdened under the weight of over 400,000 cases waiting to be tried. Resident Magistrate's courts,...


March 27, 2010

 Court denies bail request for Buju  A United States magistrate yesterday rejected a bail application for reggae superstar Buju Banton. The magistrate also denied a request...


 Knight suspended - FID Bill passed  UNEXPECTED CONTROVERSY unfolded yesterday at the first sitting of the Upper House in the new parliamentary year, with the Senate...


March 26, 2010

 First Global's rouge trader Rohan Rose charged  ROHAN CHRISTOPHER ROSE, 36-years-old former vice president for treasury at First Global Bank Limited was yesterday arrested and charged by...


 President promotes lashes for drinking alcohol in Sudan  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir warned yesterday that making, selling or consuming alcoholic drinks will be punishable...


 Western Cement lawsuit targets Horace Clarke, Vin Lawrence, others  David Wong Ken and his partners' claim that former public officials Horace Clarke, Dr Vin Lawrence, NIBJ and others conspired...


 Government reviews bank laws  Finance Minister Audley Shaw has indicated that the Bruce Golding administration is to promulgate bank insolvency legislation to deal more...


 Tape revelations in Kern case  Rodney Chin's digital recordings continued to be played during the Cuban light-bulb trial yesterday. In one recording, made in February...


 Prisoners to be sent back to Haiti  Prisoners who escaped from the Haitian National Penitentiary before arriving in Jamaica on Tuesday will be taken into custody and...


 Government continues to deny Manatt deal  Under increasing pressure from the Parliamentary Opposition and civil society for more information on the Manatt, Phelps and Phillips saga,...


March 25, 2010

 Accused in housing scam remanded  A businesswoman who allegedly conspired with other persons in a major housing scam and accepted payments of over $20 million...


 Accused rapist granted bail  A painter accused of raping his 14-year-old sister-in-law on two separate occasions was on Tuesday offered bail in the sum...


 Municipal court proposal now before chief parliamentary counsel  THE plan for the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) to establish a municipal court to deal with, among other...


 Cops want ex-ISCF head extradited  JAMAICA might seek the extradition of fugitive Harold Crooks, the former commandant of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), who...


 Kern tapes played in court  Twenty-three recordings of conversations between former junior minister Kern Spencer and star witness Rodney Chin were played yesterday at the...


March 24, 2010

 Winfrey settles US defamation suit  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Oprah Winfrey has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a headmistress she had accused of performing poorly...


 Accused in gun licence case remanded  SHANIEL Watkin, the former Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) employee who allegedly collected $60,000 from two people under pretence that he...


 Lawyer: Crooks says he has no faith in justice system  HAROLD Crooks' lawyer said his client told him yesterday that he would not be returning to Jamaica because he had...


 Court grants Crown more time in ISCF salary lawsuit  An adjournment was granted Monday in the case brought by members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) seeking court...


 Judge to make final decision on Kern tapes  Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey will today determine which parts of alleged recordings between Rodney Chin and Kern Spencer should...


 Manatt goes quiet  The United States (US) law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips is refusing to be drawn into the local controversy over...


March 23, 2010

 Uzbek doctors infected 150 children with HIV - report  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Nearly 150 children in eastern Uzbekistan were infected with HIV in 2007-2008 through doctors' negligence, the...


 Cops hunting former police commandant  A lawyer representing Harold Crooks — the former Island Special Constabulary Force commandant who is being sought by the police...


 Lawyers seek bail for Buju  Lawyers representing reggae superstar Buju Banton have gone to court with a belated attempt to get him released on bail....


 OCG calls for body with more teeth  TWO WEEKS after Parliament passed a bill establishing the Office of a Special Prosecutor, Contractor General Greg Christie has urged...


March 22, 2010

 Widow says cop who witnessed her husband's murder didn't help  AS if the murder of her husband was not enough of a burden to bear, Palicia McCrae is further saddled...


 'Specials' press ahead with lawsuit against gov't  THE Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) on Friday decided not to discontinue its lawsuit against the Government as both sides...


 Accused woman thief gets bail  A woman who is accused of stealing over $3 million from a distributing company in Kingston was last week offered...


 April 13 court date for guards in disappearing money case  TWO security guards charged in connection with the disappearance of $13 million from Atlas Security Company are to return to...


 Spurned lover ends appeal against murder conviction  ERROL Wignall, the homeless man convicted last year of murdering the man for whom his girlfriend had left him, will...


 June 7 trial for alleged cop killers  KINGSTON residents Claytoday Dunkley and Garfield Litchmore are to face trial on June 7 for the shooting deaths of two...


 Call for special prison for corrupt politicians, cops  A SPECIAL court of justice and prison to prosecute and punish corrupt high-ranking officials and cops should be set up...


March 21, 2010

 Rich Jamaican businessman under US probe  THE finances of a well-connected Jamaican businessman, who heads a list of about 30 with massive unexplained wealth, is now...


 Clean up system - Witter  THE PUBLIC DEFENDER is expressing concern about the growing trend where motorists are arrested for their perceived failure to pay...


March 20, 2010

 Man accused of stalking Ivanka Trump arrested  RENO, Nevada (AP): A 27-year-old man accused of stalking Ivanka Trump has been arrested in Reno. Police said Justin Massler...


 Lady Gaga's ex-lover files US$30m suit  NEW YORK (AP):A songwriter and music producer who claims he helped launch pop star Lady Gaga says she squeezed him...


 Police to probe Hibbert - DPP says more evidence needed  EAST RURAL St Andrew Member of Parliament Joseph Hibbert may have a few more rivers and bridges to cross as...


 Senate troubles - Government scrambles to pass bills  THE SENATE yesterday struggled to pass legislation following yet another walkout of the sitting by the Opposition People's National Party...


 Fleeing motorist mows down cop  CONSTABLE AINSROY Rushton prosecuted a driver on Mannings Hill main road, only to be mowed down by the motorist who...


March 19, 2010

 Gunmen kill four car dealers as Mexican drug war drags on  MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Four used car salesmen were killed execution style and the dealership set on fire in...


 Men convicted of murdering women  FOUR men have been convicted of murdering two women whose bodies they then dumped in a pit in the vicinity...


 Attorney Oswald James to know fate April 6  PROMINENT Kingston-based attorney Oswald James should know on April 6 whether he will be allowed to continue practising law pending...


 Munster Road suspects denied bail  SERGEANT Russell Robinson and one of his three co-accused in February's massive Munster Road, East Kingston, gun and ammunition bust...


 Armed men invade Meadowbrook High  A teacher was stabbed and injured yesterday and four students robbed by armed men who barged onto the compound of...


 Christie cites improper conduct, irregularity at Customs auction  CONTRACTOR General Greg Christie says the Jamaica Customs Department violated several of its own rules during a controversial two-day auction...


 Custodes to get offices at courts  The island's custodes will be given executive office spaces at major courthouses in the parishes they represent, according to Attorney...


 Mother of 15-y-o slain by cops to be compensated  The Government is to compensate the mother of 15-year-old schoolboy Jason Smith, who was fatally shot by the police in...


 Robbed of her joy  The woman who was publicly celebrated for her honesty after she surrendered more than $1 million she found two years...


 No Champs fetes  ALL FETES and marches planned for next weekend's Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships have been banned by the police as...


March 18, 2010

 Latvian court overturns ban on Nazi parade  RIGA, Latvia (AFP) -- A Latvian court this week overturned bans on a controversial march of veterans from the Baltic...


 Two wanted men turn themselves in to police  TWO men wanted by the Major Investigation Task Force (MIT) yesterday turned themselves in to the police.... Continue reading this...


 Warrant issued for Lil Wayne in Arizona case  An Arizona judge issued a bench warrant Tuesday for Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne after he failed to appear for...


 What the documents say  Documents filed with the United States Department of Justice paint a picture of a relationship between the Jamaican firm Harold...


 Christie probes apparent Gov't links to agreement  A MULTImillion-dollar contract, around which questions have been raised about the Government's involvement with United States law firm Manatt, Phelps...


 'It was a mistake'  Attorney-at-law Harold Brady took to the airwaves yesterday in an effort to blow away the stormy clouds which have hovered...


March 17, 2010

 Chile launches probe into failure of tsunami detection system  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The Chilean justice system is to probe why a tsunami detection and warning system failed to...


 Fisherman gets 15 years for killing house mate  FISHERMAN Dwight James was Friday sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for killing his house mate over the theft of his...


 Norman Manley Law School scores again  A team from the Norman Manley Law School has successfully competed in another international law competition. ... Continue reading this...


 Gov't denies US law firm hired to fight extradition  THE Opposition walked out of yesterday's sitting of the House of Representatives after the Government dismissed claims that it had...


 'Winfrey must defendex-headmistress' suit'  Talk show host Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation suit over remarks she made about a headmistress at her girls'...


 Fisherman loses murder appeal  A man who shot and killed an attendant during a robbery at a gas station in St Ann in December...


 Four convicted for Tinson Pen murders  HE FOUR men who abducted three women from a bar at Newport West, Kingston 12, in October 2005 and, after...


March 16, 2010

 7 Russians jailed for attempted murder of Tanzanian  SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Seven young Russians belonging to an extremist group were jailed yesterday for the attempted murder...


 French woman on trial for smothering her six newborns  COUTANCES, France (AFP) -- A 38-year-old French woman went on trial yesterdayday, accused of strangling or smothering to death her...


 Accused in Port Bustamante arms bust remanded again  A man charged in connection with January's seizure of 12 high-powered weapons and more than 700 assorted rounds of ammunition...


 Lawyer urges probe before diaspora representation  CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER Dr Lloyd Barnett is advising the legislature to conduct detailed studies and carry out extensive consultations before altering...


 Kern tapes will be heard, says judge  THE CROWN scored a major victory yesterday in the Kern Spencer trial, as Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey ruled that the...


March 15, 2010

 Two alleged gunmen held in botched robbery in HWT  TWO alleged gunmen are now in police custody and a third on the run after a botched robbery attempt in...


 Couple caught kissing in Dubai appeal one-month sentence  DUBAI (AFP) -- A British couple accused of kissing in public in the Muslim emirate of Dubai will find out...


 Judge's error triggers retrial  A retrial has been ordered for a man who was convicted of murder because of the judge's failure to fairly...


 Understanding the Bail Act  THE GRANTING of bail in Jamaica, as in many jurisdictions, can be a vexatious issue, especially when it appears that...


March 14, 2010

 Cops removed after man held on extradition warrant released  THE mysterious release of Eaton Evans, the Jamaican who was being held for extradition to the United States, has resulted...


March 13, 2010

 Robinson's dual citizenship case to be heard April  The case-management conference in relation to the election petition brought by Manley Bowen, an elector in the North East St...


 Don't tell, Woman convicted for asking for another's silence  A woman, who made several telephone calls to a complainant who was raped asking her not to report the matter...


March 12, 2010

 Russians sentenced for race hate killing  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Nine Russians from a neo-Nazi group that called itself "Simbirsk White Power" were jailed yesterday for...


 Accused sugar thieves get May trial  THREE men accused of stealing over 4,500 bags of sugar valued at $17 million from a manufacturing and distributing company...


 Courts stands up against 'Viagra ruling'  FURNITURE retailer Courts Jamaica Limited has filed an appeal against the multi-million- dollar award to a 26-year-old man it had...


 Alleged Valentine's Day arsonist gets bail  A man who attempted to burn down the house of his child's mother, while she and her new lover were...


 Men charged in Munster Rd ammunition find still waiting  Bail application for four men, including the police sergeant who was charged in connection with the seizure of 19 guns...


 Appeal court frees man convicted for gun offence  The Court of Appeal has freed 25-year-old Denhue Harvey, apprentice welder of Red Hills Road, St Andrew, who was sentenced...


March 11, 2010

 UK says sorry to two sisters repeatedly raped by father  LONDON, England (AFP) -- Two British women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming...


 2 men held for theft of Cyprus ex-leader's corpse  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- A suspect's remorse over his alleged role in the theft of the body of Cyprus' former...


 Cops freed  TWO police constables on Tuesday walked away from the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's court free men, after the director of...


 Long wait to know fate of Finsac Commission  THE judicial review challenging retired Justice Boyd Carey's chairmanship of the commission of enquiry into the financial sector meltdown of...


 Moody's, S&P sued over debt ratings  Connecticut's attorney general has sued Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's (S&P) over ratings the pair issued on risky...


 House amends terrorism law, al-Faisal held at bay  ON A day when Parliament debated and passed amendments imposing tougher sanctions against acts of terrorism, deported Muslim cleric Abdullah...


 'Dudus' irks PSOJ  THE NATION'S most powerful group of business leaders, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), has joined other associations and...


March 10, 2010

 Judge urges JCA to reform rules  THE Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) regarding the use of an ineligible player,...


 15 year old tear-gas teacher for criticising Al-Qaeda  LYON, France (AFP) -- A 15-year-old French schoolboy sprayed a teacher with tear gas after she described Al-Qaeda as a...


 Pakistan enacts law outlawing harrassment of women in workplace  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari signed a law yesterday that outlaws harassment of women in the...


 Police blotters: paraplegic among 4 murder victims  Paraplegic shot dead in his home TWENTY-year-old Cherado Gooden, otherwise called 'Ackee', a paraplegic of Logwood district in Westmoreland, was...


 Portmore woman accused of misappropriation gets bail  A former employee of Serv-Wel Industrial Ltd who is accused of pocketing almost $5 million from the company, was last...


 Appeal Court to hear lawyer's challenge to suspension  THE Court of Appeal is to next Tuesday scheduled to hear an application from Kingston attorney Oswald James for a...


 Antiguan Gov't shuns Stanford  THE Antiguan Government yesterday sought to distance itself from Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire financier who is now in a...


 Security forces soon to lose power to investigate themselves  THE House of Representatives yesterday passed the Independent Commission of Investigations Act, which will take power from the security forces...


 Corruption charges for Munster Road detainees  The police sergeant and the businessman implicated in the Munster Road gun-and-ammunition find have been remanded on corruption charges. Sergeant...


 FINSAC review set for May 25  he judicial review into the eligibility of retired Court of Appeal judge Boyd Carey to sit on the panel probing...


 Killing highlights Ocho Rios transport woes   A fatal stabbing incident at the Ocho Rios Transport Centre in St Ann has exposed the inability of the...


March 09, 2010

 No oath, no conviction  ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) -- A Michigan man sent to prison for 15 years is getting a new trial after...


 Setback for abused women  JAMAICA'S refusal to sign on to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) is blocking women who are being abused...


 Disgraced ex-deacon to face trial on May 3  Former church deacon, 49-year-old Donovan Jones, who is charged with human trafficking involving a 14-year-old schoolgirl, is to face trial...


 McCalla hears FINSAC complaint today   Chief Justice Zaila McCalla is to preside today in chambers over the first hearing into the claim brought by...


March 08, 2010

 Oral sex, orgies at Hedonism II, guest tells travel site  Asked about open sex at Hedonism hotel, Zein Nakash, daughter of SuperClubs chairman John Issa, declared that she did not...


 Police release 26 Spanish Town detainees, hold 3  Police yesterday said that all but three of the 29 persons detained in last week's massive operation on St John's...


 Charges soon for Trelawny's most wanted  MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Two men on the Trelawny police's most wanted list, who were arrested after having been...


 Cement probe extended  The Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC) has given itself another 45 days to complete its investigations of Vulcan cement, which...


 Man freed of assault charges   A building contractor who was accused of beating his former girlfriend and then pushing her out of a moving...


 Couple glued to Internet starve three-month-old kid   A SOUTH Korean couple addicted to an Internet game about raising a virtual child were arrested for neglecting their...


March 07, 2010

 Sex-selective abortions?  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP): An Oklahoma statute barring the termination of a pregnancy based on the gender of the fetus was...


March 06, 2010

 JCA wins verdict against clubs  The Jamaica Cricket Association Ltd (JCA) scored a major victory on Thursday in the Supreme Court against two cricket clubs...


 Accused nightclub shooter remanded  The Jamaica Defence Force soldier accused of killing four people at a Corporate Area nightclub more than a year ago...


 Cop to stand trial for missing girl's murder  Police constable Rushan Hamilton, who is accused of carnal abuse involving a 14-year-old girl who went missing a few weeks...


 Manslaughter charge for sergeant  The policeman, who allegedly shot and killed 18-year-old Hapete Henry, of Arnett Gardens, South St Andrew, 12 years ago, is...


 Federation to review cop dismissals  The Police Federation has asked a team of attorneys to review the circumstances that led to the dismissal of over...


 Lawyers in police killing case to arrive next Tuesday  Representatives of the Interna-tional Human Rights Law Clinic in Washington, DC, will be arriving in the island next week to...


 Informant paid to snare Buju?  Buju Banton's lawyer, David Oscar Markus, is claiming the confidential informant, who United States (US) prosecutors are depending on to...


March 05, 2010

 German court jails 4 for thwarted '2nd 9/11' plot  DUESSELDORF, Germany (AFP) -- A German court yesterday jailed four Islamic militants who dreamed of "mounting a second September 11"...


 Brother of Sinn Fein head in child sex abuse scandal  DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) -- The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams handed himself in to Irish police yesterday over...


 April 6 trial for alleged job scammers  THE directors of a recruiting company who allegedly collected over $7 million from more than 50 persons for jobs they...


 Jubba, Dirt Lump wanted for cop's murder  THE police say they have identified two additional persons who they believed could provide them with information about the abduction...


 Cops acquitted in death of wanted man  AN inspector of police and two constables have been acquitted of murder in the Home Circuit Court after the prosecution...


 Concerns about police preservation of evidence suspends debate  DEBATE on the act setting up the Independent Commission of Investigation to investigate complaints of abuses by the security forces...


 We'll take you out, top cop warns extortionists  THE cop heading the St Andrew North Police Division says police there are tightening the screws against extortion, pointing to...


 Health fund fraud deepens  FOUR pharmacies that were being investigated for defrauding the National Health Fund (NHF) of millions of dollars have been deactivated,...


 Fleeing cabbie gets nine months for killing biker   A taxi driver who drove his motor car in a dangerous manner to escape from the police and while...


 Financial crime act to be tabled soon   The long-awaited Financial Investigations Division Act could be tabled in Parliament next Tuesday. The act, which was introduced in...


March 04, 2010

 Court revokes bail of pregnant woman said involved in housing racket  A pregnant former National Housing Trust (NHT) employee, who was allegedly involved in a housing racket which defrauded persons of...


 Court grants injunction against nurses  LABOUR Minister Pearnel Charles yesterday secured a 14-day injunction from the Supreme Court to prevent further industrial action by registered...


 Sunset Resort blames contractor for illegal waste disposal  THE Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort has admitted that refuse from its property was illegally dumped along a roadway in St...


 Casino bill heads to Senate  LAWMAKERS YESTERDAY gave the nod to the Casino Gaming Bill and on Tuesday passed amendments to the Betting, Gaming and...


 Lawyer barred from practice  The General Legal Council has barred attorney-at-law Oswald James from practising for the next 12 months. The disciplinary committee of...


 Health ministry breached awards process, says contractor general   Contractor General Greg Christie has rapped the Ministry of Health and regional health authorities for breaching the Government's contract...


March 03, 2010

 NYC driver tells police Naomi Campbell hit him  NEW YORK, USA (AP) -- A man hired to drive Naomi Campbell told police the supermodel assaulted him from the...


 Little hope for Buju  PROMINENT United States-based attorney, Professor David Rowe, says he has very little hope that reggae star Buju Banton's entrapment plea...


 Police blotters: three murders  TWENTY-seven-year-old Spencer Roberts was shot dead at his home in Morris Hall district, Glengoffe, St Catherine last night.... Continue reading...


 Hotel fined for alleged improper disposal of waste  THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) on Monday fined the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in St Ann $10,000 for...


 Attorney Oswald James barred from practising for one year  PROMINENT Kingston Attorney Oswald James has been suspended from practising law in Jamaica for a year.... Continue reading this article...


 Lil Wayne prepares for jail term in NYC gun case   Rap star Lil Wayne has left fans and fellow artistes with a video blitz, as he braces for as...


 Gov't appeals loss-of-use claim   The Government is appealing a Supreme Court ruling that it must pay $1.5 million, with interest, for loss of...


 As Gordon House waffles on crime bills, White House takes note  THE MUCH-HERALDED six anti-crime bills, which have remained off the Government's priority legislative agenda for well over a year, are...


 Robbery trick lands man in prison   A man who tricked a teenager who was on her way to St Elizabeth, and then took her to...


 'Dudus defence'   PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has accused the United States (US) government of using illegally intercepted telephone conversations for the...


March 02, 2010

 17 Nigerian cops arrested for execution style killings  KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria has arrested 17 policemen who were filmed apparently executing unarmed members of a radical Islamist...


 Court reserves judgement in challenge to DPP in Janice Allen case  JUDGEMENT was yesterday reserved on an application brought by Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn, challenging a High Court decision...


 News briefs  John Doe injured by JUTC bus An unidentified man is in the Kingston Public Hospital in serious condition after he...


 Dudus threat   The United States Government has flayed the Bruce Golding administration over Jamaica's handling of the extradition request for west...


March 01, 2010

 Assets forfeiture case overturned on RM's errors  A Kingston woman can now recover several thousands in cash the police seized from her home on suspicion that it...


 Computer engineer gets four years  A computer engineer who offered a woman a ride home and then raped her has been sentenced to four years'...


 Tear-gas recall   Ongoing controversy fuelled by a policeman's use of a tear-gas canister during a riot at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional...


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