THE WARRANT for the arrest of West Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke is still in effect because his application for a stay of execution of the warrant was not heard yesterday.
A HUGE black cross at the corner of Darling Street and Spanish Town Road in west Kingston bears testimony to two unforgettable deadly events in the recent history of Tivoli Gardens.
THE POLICE High Command and the Jamaican Bar Association have issued appeals to the residents of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town to remove the blockades erected on several roads in the area.
FORMER POLICE Commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, dropped a bombshell yesterday when he declared that the highest echelons of the force had indeed authorised a constable to give United States authorities wiretapped information on alleged gang lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
WESTERN BUREAU:THE TOURISM sector's greatest fear materialised yesterday with the issuing of a travel advisory by three of its main tourism partners, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
HAVING POSTED modest growth in revenue, and achieved some success in containing its costs, The Gleaner Company Ltd reported net profit after tax of $31 million in the first quarter of 2010, reversing a loss of approximately $15 million for the...
Registrar of the Supreme Court Rosemarie Harris has declined to say if she has set a date for the motion filed by West Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke who is seeking an order to stop the extradition proceedings...
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is increasing its calls for full disclosure on the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips affair in the wake of what it says are more contradicting statements from government officials.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has expressed regret at the passing of Dr Herbert Eldemire, a former minister of health in the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration of the late 1960s.Eldemire died at his home in Reading, St James, yesterday morning...
WESTERN BUREAU:The tourism sector is on edge, but none of the island's hotels have been hit by the current controversy surrounding to the Christopher 'Dudus' Coke extradition order, say...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has partnered with the health and national security ministeries in another attempt to combat the problem of farm theft.It is estimated that every year more than $5 billion...
The police are reporting that thugs in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, have stockpiled a large cache of weapons, including the high-powered 50 calibre Grizzly Big Boar rifle.This gun is used in long-range target and sniper firing and can carry armour piercing...
CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE Mary Clarke has made an impassioned plea to the security forces and residents in barricaded communities in west Kingston to protect the children from any possible fallout arising from the Christopher 'Dudus' Coke extradition...
Embattled west Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke received a fillip yesterday as thousands of vocal residents of Tivoli Gardens and adjoining communities took to the streets supporting him...
Dr Ronald Robinson, government senator and state minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, is the first casualty in the messy Manatt, Phelps & Phillips affair that has dogged the Government of Jamaica for more than two months.
As the ongoing extradition drama over west Kingston stongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke continues to shift from the streets to the legal arena, nervous members of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are admitting that they are embarrassed that a small...
FORMER NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips has suggested that the Government may have 'prepared the wicket' for Christopher 'Dudus' Coke's court defence.Coke, who has been accused by the United States of drug...
THE JAMAICA Defence Force (JDF) has called out the National Reserve after thugs in west Kingston yesterday underscored their stated intention to defend the 'President' when they opened fire on a team of soldiers attempting to enter Denham Town....
Members of the Criminal Investigative Bureau (CIB), assigned to the Protective Service Division, have begun investigating reports of threats made against the lives of a number of persons, including politicians and personnel from Jamaicans for Justice...
CONCERNED ABOUT the slow pace at which substantive reforms to the country's anti-corruption institutional framework is taking place, Contractor General Greg Christie says his office is again hopeful, following a renewed commitment by Prime Minister...
MANATT, PHELPS & Phillips, the United States law firm which claimed to have represented Jamaica in treaty issues with America, has emphatically declared that it did not represent Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
West Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke is challenging the warrant which was issued on Tuesday for his arrest to face extradition proceedings in court.Coke's motion was filed yesterday in the Supreme Court...
