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Published:Sunday | February 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Tampa, Florida: CAROL TAYLOR prayed and proclaimed the name of Jesus Christ on Friday as she paced the corridors on the 13th floor of the Sam McGibbons Building, which houses the United States Middle District Court, Florida Division.

Published:Sunday | February 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

A GAG order issued by a Supreme Court judge banning the publication of a high profile civil case has caused raised eyebrows in judicial and media circles.

Published:Sunday | February 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

A Jamaican man who has been in custody for more than 60 days since he waived his right to an extradition hearing has brought an application in the Supreme Court seeking his immediate release from custody.Tony Vincent Ashman, who is being represented by...

Published:Sunday | February 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE POLICE have not ruled out the possibility of seeking the extradition of the head of the failed investment scheme, World Wise Partners, but that is not an indication that investors will get their money back anytime soon.

Published:Sunday | February 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Advertising and children, it seems, go hand in sale and although the phenomenon is quite common across the globe, some child-welfare activists have raised questions about the propriety of this activity.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE GOATS gamboling along the roadway in Somerset seemed a natural enough occurrence for a community in rural Jamaica that I missed the opportunity to photograph them in the company of owner William Graham.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

On Friday, February 11, five days after the 66th anniversary of his birthday, reggae legend and Rastafarian icon Robert (Bob) Nesta Marley who died in 1981 was very alive at the Halse Hall Great House in Clarendon where he took centre stage, courtesy of...

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine:FOR THE past three years, Michelle Wallace has been working as an assistant teacher at Gemeva's Preparatory School in Kitson Town, St Catherine.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

RESIDENTS IN sections of Buff Bay Valley remained marooned yesterday following Wednesday's massive landslide which left the adjoining communities of Cascade, Pad House, Stand Pipe, and Revale cut off.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: WITH NO special place of abode, Kevin, in his late 30s, spends most of his time roaming the streets of Spanish Town. While he appears mentally ill, whenever he gets odd jobs, he is able to provide for himself.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

GONE ARE the days when our bank managers were people who were in their late 60s waiting for retirement.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Hugh Small, the attorney representing Prime Minister Bruce Golding, revealed that US$3.2 million was paid to facilitate the establishment of an elaborate system to intercept information. These details formed some of the contents of at least two memoranda of understanding.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

JAMAICAN REGGAE singer Mark 'Buju Banton' Myrie will have to wait until next week to know his fate in his drug and cocaine trial in the United States.At 9:40 a.m.

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE POLICEMEN accused of gang-raping an exotic dancer on Wednesday night have been taken into custody and were being questioned up to press time.Karl Angell, director of communications for the Jamaica...

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE DRIVER shouts, "Little girl, come out di road! What yuh tink, yuh a iron?" Then in the blink of an eye, the car reverses, spins with horns blaring, and then another shout escapes from it, "May Pen, lady! Yuh coming?"Sitting behind the steering wheel...

Published:Saturday | February 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

IT WAS a carnival-like atmosphere at the grand opening of the renowned Payless ShoeSource store in Montego Bay as scores of shoppers waited hours for the store to open its doors. Although the store was scheduled to open at 10 a.m.

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson yesterday told the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry that reports suggest there is no merit to claims that the wife of former Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has come under threat since...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

For 18-year-old Melody Jones, a housekeeping job in the tourism sector would give her an opportunity to show hospitality to foreigners with disabilities.The teenager, whose mother gets around in a wheelchair...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Cops probe rape claim against own - The National Organisation of Women said yesterday it was appalled and disgusted by the alleged gang rape of a young dancer by five policemen in St Catherine Wednesday night."That police officers who have sworn to uphold...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MEMBERS OF the House of Representatives last month received a tidy sum in retroactive payments for upkeep and mileage allowances.Sources told The Gleaner that parliamentarians received $30 million in retroactive payment...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

David Oscar Markus, the attorney for reggae star Buju Banton has declared that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond all reasonable doubt that the singer was involved in a conspiracy to possess...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: A 10-member jury will decide the fate of international pastor the Reverend Dr Paul Lewis in his carnal-abuse trial come May 30.Lewis' legal counsel, Keith Bishop, is getting ready to tackle the agreements ...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Several private-sector leaders yesterday expressed shock at the sudden death of managing director of Courts furniture store, Rudolph Hayden Singh. Hayden Singh, as he was popularly called, reportedly died in his hotel room in Miami, Florida, yesterday...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

FALMOUTH, Trelawny: THE GEORGIAN town of Falmouth came alive yesterday as Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas made its maiden call to Falmouth pier.Residents turned out as early as 7 a.m...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Former National Security Minister, K.D.Knight yesterday butted heads with the current holder of that portfolio, Dwight Nelson, over the latter's knowledge of ousted Tivoli Gardens 'don' Christopher 'Dudus' Coke...

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