FINSAC blow - Court stops commission of enquiry
THE COMMISSION of enquiry into the collapse of the financial sector in the 1990s suffered a major setback yesterday when the Supreme Court granted an injunction, stopping the enquiry.
Under starter's orders - Gleaner Champs 100 tour ignites Calabar
The Gleaner-powered Champs 100 High School Tour got off to a vibrant start yesterday afternoon at the Calabar High School in St Andrew, as hundreds of students, along with their teachers, packed inside the school's chapel to celebrate the legacy of Champs.
Plea bargain gets teeth ... despite calls for delay from Opposition
THE SENATE yesterday passed regulations which paved the way for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to enter into plea-bargaining arrangements with persons who are before the courts on criminal charges.
Judge ponders Kern tapes
Judith Pusey, the senior resident magistrate for the Corporate Area, has said she would announce on February 25 whether to allow secret recordings made by star prosecution witness Rodney Chin to be admitted as evidence in the corruption trial of Kern Spencer.
Brand new force - Ellington urges cops to build corrupt-free organisation
Acting Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington has rallied his members to begin the renewal of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). In his personal column, 'From the Pen of the Acting Commis-sioner', published in the weekly Force Orders yesterday, Ellington urged police personnel to be vigilant in the fight against corruption in the organisation.
Cancer patient dies after meeting PM
Minutes before 5 p.m. last Monday, 19-year-old cancer patient Gary Buchanan was granted his last wish - to meet Prime Minister Bruce Golding - while he sat on his hospital bed. Sadly, close to 1 a.m. yesterday, the teen took his last breath on the very same hospital bed on which he lost the fight with the disease.
Cops shot in friendly fire
The police are investigating an incident of friendly fire, which resulted in two members of the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) being shot and injured yesterday.
FINSAC ruling a setback - investors
The Association of Finsac'd Entrepreneurs has described the decision of the Supreme Court to suspend the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) commission of enquiry as a setback.