IACHR denies Gleaner's request
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the commission) has ruled that it will not scrutinise the fairness of the award in the Anthony Abrahams v The Gleaner Company and Dudley Stokes case (the Abrahams case), choosing rather, to defer to the rulings of the local courts ...
Public officials to face court
Several high-ranking public officials will be dragged before the courts next week Friday. Serving of the summonses on 17 accounting officers was expected to be completed yesterday. Dirk Harrison, acting deputy director of public prosecutions, told The Gleaner yesterday...
'Please do your part' - DPP urges legal practitioners to settle cases speedily
THE EASTER session of the Home Circuit Court opened Wednesday with the usual concerns being raised about the huge backlog of cases and the high crime rate. "Crime and indiscipline permeates our land and the large number of cases are cause for concern," Supreme Court Judge Christine McDonald said...
Gun Court backlog unsettling, says RM
SENIOR RESIDENT Magistrate Glenn Brown is concerned about the slow pace at which case files for the Gun Court are being prepared by the Crown.On Wednesday, Brown told Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn that the situation was putting...
'No flimsy excuses' - Judge pleads with jurors for cooperation
WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Marjorie Cole-Smith asked that "no flimsy excuses" be given by persons who wish to be exempted from juror duties during the Easter session of the St James Circuit Court, which opened on Wednesday. >Justice Cole-Smith, who will preside over the four-week sitting...
The abortion debate
Biology gives evidence - ONE OF the allegations put forward by pro-direct abortionists is the woman's body supremacy argument that states: it's a woman's body, she must therefore have rights over her own body, and the pre-born child is a body part.
Church asked to re-examine purpose and mission
Acknowledging the need for change in Jamaica, the Church has been called to "re-examine ourselves, our purpose, mission, and the methods we use, mindful of the fact that the message never changes."This was the charge given to members of the Church of God in Jamaica...
Government youth centres relocated
Two main youth arms of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports - the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) and the Kingston Youth Information Centre (YIC) - have been relocated to the Trevennion Park Complex in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew....
Judge urges alliance with social groups
Spanish Town, St Catherine: A senior judge is asking for more social support for the justice system. According to Resident Magistrate Lorna Errar, while the Probation Department is doing some work, the court system could still take more of such persons to deal effectively with crime...
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