Kern bailed at last
HIS EYES filled with tears, but he did not cry. Kern Spencer, the embattled People's National Party member of parliament for North East St Elizabeth, stood strong amid scores of enthusiastic supporters who gathered outside the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, yesterday to see him released from police lock-up.
Sweeping police force shake-up
Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has dismantled the Special Branch arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), among many changes within the organisation that are slated to take effect within a couple of weeks.
Peart not apologising for bulb comment
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Peart, is not yet ready to apologise for his allegations that a report on the Cuban light- bulb project was leaked to the media by someone in the Office of the Contractor General.
Three charged with Kameka's death remanded
Three of the four persons charged in connection with the murder of 48-year-old Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gilbert Kameka appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Commish rejects code-of-silence practice by cops
Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin says police personnel, who knowingly collaborate with or cover up wrongdoing by a colleague as a part of the so-called code of silence (esprit de corps) are demeaning themselves and engaging in criminal behaviour.
All set for relocation of Causeway fishers
If things go as planned, in another eight months or less, the more than 100 fisherfolk who operate along the Portmore Causeway will finally be relocated to a newly constructed fishing village near the JamWorld property at Dyke Road, St Catherine.
Feature - Glengoffe is Jamaica's number one community
They work together to keep their environs clean. They share ideas, skills and expertise and do not hesitate to help the less fortunate. These are the people of a successful community whose actions produce a positive impact and whose commitment help to instil a sense of pride in residents.
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