The National Works Agency, NWA says bad weather in Portland has hampered the efforts of repair teams to commence work on a section of the roadway between Muirton and Fair Prospect in the parish.
Lawyers for the crown are expected to give closing arguments when the money laundering case involving the National Commercial Bank (NCB) continues this afternoon in the Corporate Area Criminal Court.
A 22 year old man, who was awaiting trial for the shooting death of a man in Wilton Gardens on July 2, was yesterday slapped with additional murder and gun related charges by detectives from the Major investigation Task Force (MIT).
Deputy Superintendent Yvonne Martin Henry of the police training division was granted bail in the sum of $220,000 when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning.
A teenager has admitted in a New York court that he shot and killed a Jamaican security guard who confronted a group of egg-throwing youths on Halloween night last year.
The police are still to identify the gunman who was killed after robbing a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet on Red Hills Road in St. Andrew last night.
The unions representing the country’s fire fighters have given the management at the fire brigade with a 14-day ultimatum to respond to a shortage of workers in the organisation.
Public Defender Earl Witter believes it might not be feasible to detain persons accused of serious crimes for up to 60 days in light of the problem of overcrowding in the island’s lock-ups.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding ended his visit to the US Capital, Washington D.C with a commitment from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide a US$50 million infrastructure and rehabilitation loan.
The Opposition spokesman on Finance, Dr Omar Davies was not satisfied with Mr Shaw’s presentation on the likely impact of the US downturn on Jamaica, today.
