'Iraq made him!' - War, mother's death created Jamaican 'bomber'
WESTERN BUREAU: His mother's unsolved murder and the explosive conditions in Iraq are being cited among the factors that contributed to the transformation of Kevin Brown, the Jamaican green card holder who was held at the Orlando International Airport on Tuesday with bomb-making materials....
Cayman's top cops suspended
The Cayman Islands Police Commissioner Stuart Kernohan, his deputy Rudi Dixon and Chief Superintendent John Jones are to remain off the job until a probe into allegations against them is completed.The three top-ranking cops were reportedly suspended...
Prime Minister of Jamaica wants review of AG's office
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has ordered a review of operations at the Attorney General's (AG) Department, The Gleaner has been reliably informed. While there has been no official word from Jamaica House, the Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs says...
Rabble-rousers reign free in Parliament
- Montague forced to apologise for foul utterances again
JUST SEVEN months into his career as Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Montague has been reined in by Prime Minister Bruce Golding for a second time. Yesterday, Montague, a state minister who works out of the Prime Minister's Office, was told by Golding...
Rogue cops to be deported
After being implicated in two controversial killings, they fled Jamaica for the United States, but they could not hide from the law.They are two former members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who are now in custody overseas...
Suspended policeman still on the job
WESTERN BUREAU: There is uncertainty surrounding the status of Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue, the policeman who was ordered suspended by Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin after he admitted in court that he had fabricated evidence in a murder trial....
Thursday talk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Extra-curricular activities1. It is the most talked about party of the Easter weekend. Hosted on the north coast by one of the scions of wealth and privilege, this one was a case of 'same-way so'. The word from some of those who attended is that it was just a little more than...
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