The police yesterday had some success in tracking down suspected members of the infamous Dog Paw Gang following the arrest of its leader on Monday.Police investigators...
A jury has convicted 45-year-old businessman David Russell, of West Bay in Portmore, St Catherine, of the murder of 25-year-old assistant racehorse trainer Emelio Richards and labourer Omar Watson, both of Portmore...
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture is probing a possible local link with the frequent incidents of poaching in Jamaican waters by Honduran and other fishermen. In recent months, a number of foreign fishing vessels have been spotted in Jamaica's conch...
LABOUR MINISTER Pearnel Charles has announced a $430 increase in the minimum wage, but Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller is complaining it is "not enough to buy icy mint".
IT Has been 20 days since baby Ralston went missing and there is still no sign of him.In fact, everyone still thinks his disappearance is an absolute mystery.
The House of Representatives yesterday approved a report from a joint select committee on the review of Jamaica's libel laws.During the debate on the resolution, government minister Dr Horace Chang, the member of parliament for North West St James, said...
IT HAS been more than a year since a team from the National Gallery of Jamaica embarked on an extensive search to find eight missing works of art valued at nearly $2 million. However, to date, they have come up empty-handed....
Attorney-at-law Harold Brady is to be hauled before the Half-Way Tree Resident Magistrate's Court over his refusal to testify before the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry. Brady sat in the witness areas...
Dear Ms Ffolkes Abrahams, I recently applied for a temporary resident visa at the Canadian embassy and my application was refused based on reasons that have nothing to do with my case.They listed four reasons, or factors, why they refused me:1) My travel...
Dear Mrs Walker Huntington, I am a regular reader of your column on Tuesdays in The Gleaner and have seen where you have given excellent and legal advice to many persons with various concerns.I am now seeking legal advice with this situation.
As the police continue to implement strategies to further reduce the country's crime rate, the new head of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ealan Powell plans ...
Dear Mr Bassie, I am told that a lot of the policies of the United Kingdom Border Agency are scrutinised by the Migration Advisory Committee. What exactly is this organisation and what role does it play in the policies and regulations enforced ...
There were objections yesterday, by the legal team representing Member of Parliament Shahine Robinson, to the bill of $17.9 million submitted as legal costs by the lawyers representing elector Manley Bowen....
Christopher Linton, the reputed gang leader more popularly known as 'Dog Paw', was captured by the police yesterday during a massive security operation in Elletson Flats, St Andrew. Linton's alleged reign of terror placed...
A senior member of the Spanish Town-based Clansman gang was murdered in a daring mid-afternoon attack in the St Catherine capital yesterday. The St Catherine North police said Jermaine Morrison, otherwise called 'Speedy', was killed at approximately 1:30...
One of the youth leaders who have condemned Olivia 'Babsy' Grange's handling of her portfolio has dismissed as misguided Senator Warren Newby's suggestion that he should have been placed on the firing line...
High-level talks have commenced between the governments of Jamaica and the United Kingdom to explore British Prime Minister David Cameron's proposal to fast-track the return of Jamaicans...
Minister of Transport and Works Mike Henry has hailed the life and work of the late Minerva May Cooke, who served for decades as executive administrator to a long line of Cabinet ministers at the ministry in its various portfolio compositions....
A CALL by members of the National Youth Council and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Guild of Students for Jamaica's youth to become more empowered has come amid an apparent disunity that exists among youth organisations...
Harold Brady has sent yet another scorching letter to the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry ahead of today's face-off, informing them that he will be attending the meeting simply out of courtesy. The attorney...
The New Nation Coalition (NNC) is calling for bail to be categorically refused for accused child sexual offenders, as such crimes appear to be increasing, reported victims are getting younger, and Jamaica is far behind other nations in its use...
TRENCH TOWN Primary School was once the pride and joy of the often volatile inner-city Trench Town community in South St Andrew. But in recent years, the 61-year-old institution has been facing extreme challenges that are reflected in the school's poor...
Reacting to revelations that youth group leaders are unimpressed with the current minister's management of the youth portfolio, Senator Warren Newby has declared that some of the accusations are baseless and unfounded....
Despite the danger and risks involved in speeding, the road-safety unit is in support of the police's right to pursue motor vehicles in violation of the Road Traffic Act.Kenute Hare, director of the road-safety unit...
His two cronies are in the morgue, but the third gunman in the foiled daylight attempted robbery of a public-passenger vehicle on Grove Road is still at large.
