A former Ministry of Labour and Social Security employee, who swindled a little over $800,000 from one of the ministry’s social programmes, used it to fund tertiary education for herself and her son and then tried to get her tuition refunded, was...
An attempt by defence lawyers to have five men - implicated in an almost $12-billion cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew - brought back before the court next month for a bail application, was shut down by parish judge Maxine Ellis yesterday....
One of the alleged shooters in the Cherry Tree Lane mass killing in Clarendon, which left eight persons dead, was reportedly arrested and charged after initially being told he was not a person of interest when he went to the police to clear his...
A 72-year-old man is among five persons charged in the $11-billion cocaine bust in the upscale community in Havendale, St Andrew, earlier this month and who are currently in custody awaiting their first day in court. Kingston residents Clive Davis...
Family members and friends of firefighter Shamere Myrie were looking forward to his return on Wednesday, and the last thing they would have expected to hear was that he was killed in a stabbing incident as they knew him to be a peacemaker. The 33-...
A businesswoman who had signed a prenuptial agreement, but wanted to meddle in her husband’s estate after his death, was denied the opportunity when the Supreme upheld the agreement. The claimant, Joyce Facey, had challenged the prenuptial...
Some criminal defence lawyers in Kingston have raised concerns about overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at the Denham Town police lockup, as well as a reported recurring skin problem among some of the detainees. At least one of the attorneys is...
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is basking in a string of recent convictions for financial crimes, including that of an employee who stole more than $800,000 from a Ministry of Labour and Social Security aid programme....
Local franchise holder of the United States (US)-based BirdShack Fried Chicken is hoping to forge relationships with the residents of the communities near the newly opened fast-food restaurant on Red Hills Road in St Andrew. Last Friday, Arya...
Well-known taxi driver Richard Nembhard was, yesterday, looking forward to reuniting with his son from overseas, who he had not seen in about three years, but was robbed of the opportunity after gunmen shot and killed him in his car. The father of...
Fresh on the heels of the decision by the Court of Appeal to free Vybz Kartel and his co-appellants, at least two senior lawyers are of the view that the ruling reinforces the need for Jamaica to continue to retain the Privy Council as its final...
While underscoring that Jamaica’s justice system needs fixing, one of the attorneys of newly freed dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel said yesterday’s decision by the Court of Appeal to release the artiste and his co-appellants signals that the...
The senior army officer who commanded the unit linked to the death of businessman Keith Clarke said based on an aerial video which captured shooting on the grounds of the premises, he believes that the soldiers “acted in good faith”. “Having seen...
Convicted killer Omar Collymore and his three accomplices in the contract-style killing of his wife are set to face another trial in relation to an alleged gun attack reportedly orchestrated by Collymore on his ex-lover. A date for the trial of...
Brigadier Mahatma Williams, who commanded a unit linked to the 2010 death of businessman Keith Clarke, on Tuesday maintained that the five soldiers said to be involved did not provide him with specifics regarding the shooting incident. The senior...
A St Catherine man who was among three men who stormed a house in St Catherine three years ago and shot and killed three men was yesterday sentenced to life in prison and ordered to serve 29 years before being eligible for parole. Oral Jobson, 25,...
The plea and case management for alleged members of the Clarendon-based Ranko Gang, reportedly led by a police constable, was, on Thursday, rescheduled for July 30 in the Home Circuit Court. The matter failed to start as the prosecutor, a senior...
Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey has chastised the Integrity Commission, urging it to correct and apologise for a section in its annual report which accused the police of showing scant regard for the investigation of a robbery involving...
In a crushing blow, Paul Lowe, who has been locked in a battle with Paymaster for more than two decades over the use of his software, had his $600-million award for damages reduced to $8 million. In a judgment delivered on Monday, the Court of...
Attorney-at-law Diane Jobson on Tuesday fiercely criticised Simone Campbell-Collymore’s family for the devastating report written by Omar Collymore’s daughter blaming him for killing her mom because of selfishness and wishing him a life of misery....
Reflecting on her daughter’s dreadlocks case that captured national attention six years ago, a St Catherine mother is asserting that the latest court declaration that the school’s policy violated her child’s constitutional rights indicates that...
Amidst the chaos and devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl, St Mary upholsterer Cecil Coleman has found a way to help his community while earning by charging phones, laptops and tablets, using his solar panel system. With the loss of electricity in...
In a scathing message, the teenage daughter of murder convict Omar Collymore accused him of robbing the family of their “rock” – her mother – and the “amazing life” that she had, adding that she hoped he was left feeling bitter and would think...
Farmers in St Mary, one of Jamaica’s largest plantain and banana-producing belts, are forecasting price increases as early as next month, estimating that it will require a minimum of eight months to recover from the near-complete devastation caused...
A former government forensic analyst on Monday admitted that it was “very unusual” for her to have been asked to visit Keith Clarke’s murder scene five months after he was fatally shot. The witness, who had served in the post for 33 years and had...
