Newsmaker: Kent Pantry - DPP standing in the line of fire
DURING her testimony at the coroner's inquest into the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, government forensic analyst Marcia Dunbar told the court that she named one of the packets of evidence she received from the police as 'WW'....
Hung jury in Welsh case again
A Home Circuit Court jury retired for five hours yesterday but failed to arrive at a verdict in the murder case of 59-year-old farmer and contractor Milton 'Tony' Welsh of Brandon Hill, St. Andrew. Welsh, who is a People's National Party (PNP) activist...
We need more resources - Police
Amid the release of the latest version of the list of the island's 12 most wanted men, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Denver Frater is calling for more resources for the police to fight crime. "Policing in Jamaica continues to be a very challenging situation...
'Outreach teams can tackle mental illness, homelessness'
Dr. Wendel Abel, consultant psychiatrist and head of psychiatry at the University Hospital of the West Indies, is calling for the Government to develop more aggressive mental health programmes to address the problem of homeless people on the streets.
Dengue cases soar in Manchester
The number of dengue cases is now reaching worrying levels in Manchester and the health department says it does not have enough equipment to adequately undertake its mosquito control programme at this time. Health officials say up to Wednesday, there were 52 reported cases...
Court pleads for more jurors
High Court Judge Courtney Daye on Monday spoke out against the practice of many Jamaicans who bring in medical certificates in an effort to avoid jury duty. The judge, who was opening the Michaelmas session of the Hanover Circuit Court...
New trial dates set
New trials dates were set on Monday for President of the National Association of Taxi Operators, Edgerton Newman, who is charged with carnal abuse and Prince Vale, 25, labourer of a Kingston address, who is charged with the murder of Anglican Priest...
Cold Spring slips away - Soil erosion threatens the lives of St James families
COLD SPRING, St. James: Zelia Waite has occupied her home in Cold Spring, St. James, for 26 years and her husband, Alphonso, 14 years before. There is no doubt they had envisioned living out their golden years together there, but their dreams have now been literally eroded.
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