One more Jamaican goes - Man on triple-murder 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 of two men who were awaiting extradition hearings was handed over to foreign authorities on the weekend....
'Respect our views' - Simpson Miller calls for understanding from international community
OPPOSITION LEADER Portia Simpson Miller yesterday urged Jamaica's international partners to respect the majority views of Jamaicans on issues such as the death penalty and sexual preferences. Making her contribution to the debate ...
Blades loved his country - Businessman remembered as one who believed in Jamaica
Scores of people turned out to the St Andrew Parish Church yesterday to pay tribute to Desmond Blades, former managing director and chairman of Musson Jamaica Limited. In a quiet thanksgiving service, family members, friends and well-wishers reflected on the contributions...
Maidstone: one of the original free villages
Maidstone in northwestern Manchester was one of the original 'free villages' founded by Moravian missionaries in the early post-emancipation era. Missionaries subdivided land, often from abandoned estates or poor backlands, for occupation by the newly free population...
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 have been removed, says traffic chief, Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis. "We have received disturbing information...
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 police to where the bodies were at the Martins Hill Dump, Manchester. Detective Sergeant Dolphie Graveney made the disclosure ...
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 Wall district, Stony Hill, St Andrew, yesterday. The house was then set ablaze...
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 a six-day hearing in the Supreme Court. Paymaster Jamaica Ltd, which operates Paymaster...
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 to Children's Advocate Mary Clarke, these complaints have come from members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)...