'It was not poison' - Local cops denounce Woolmer toxin theory
Jamaican police are standing by their account of the cause of death of former Pakistan's cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, despite reports surfacing in the international media that he may have been poisoned. The ancient drug, aconite, is said to have been used...
Interpol forensic expert to assist in Woolmer probe
A forensic expert from International Police (Interpol) was scheduled to arrive in the country last night to assist with the ongoing investigations into the murder of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, a high-ranking officer of the Jamaica Constabulary...
Scotland Yard help will not cost government
Information Minister Donald Buchanan, yesterday, said that it would not cost the Government to have Scotland Yard detectives in the island to probe the murder of Pakistan coach, Bob Woolmer. He also said Minister of National Security Dr. Peter Phillips had given a full report...
Hanover man accused of killing stepmother
WESTERN BUREAU: She nurtured him as a child - fed, clothed and cared for him. Today she is dead - allegedly a victim of his cruelty. The quiet farming community of Flamstead, in Hanover, is now in mourning following the brutal murder of 83-year-old Mavis Davis...
Plans to construct new Yallahs bridge soon
Four years after the Yallahs bridge was destroyed, it appears that construction could begin on a new structure in a matter of weeks.Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill said the contract for construction of the bridge is to be signed by...
Man dies in St Ann collision
ONE MAN was killed yesterday morning when his vehicle crashed head-on with a trailer along the Llandovery main road in Runaway Bay, St.St. Ann. The deceased has been identified as 69-year-old Samuel Smith of Windsor Castle, Portland. Corporal Stacey-Ann Hawkins...
Rastas seek apology, reparation 'for 1963 Coral Gardens injustice'
WESTERN BUREAU: The local Rastafarian community is seeking an official apology, as well as reparation for what they say was the unjustified humiliation and brutality they suffered at the hands of the state in the infamous 1963...
American charge d'affaires clears the air
The American Embassy in Kingston has defended the role of the American Government in helping to provide aspects of security for Cricket World Cup 2007. In a letter to The Gleaner yesterday, James T. Heg, charge d'affaires, also denied that the U.S. had anything to do with...
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