Verdict blunder goes to appeal
The case in which the foreman of the jury handed down the wrong verdict on March 12 has been referred to the Court of Appeal.Justice Almarie Sinclair Haynes yesterday 'arrested' the verdict when 35-year-old Kevin Bryan came before her for sentencing.
Opposition ponders booting Foote for 'better' candidate
WESTERN BUREAU:After three successive defeats to the ruling People's National Party (PNP) in Eastern Westmoreland, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is now considering the replacement of its caretaker, Don Foote, with a candidate...
Across the nation
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: The more than 90 students and four teachers at the Blackwood Gardens Basic School in Old Harbour Bay will be operating under better conditions following the official handing over of a new school building at a cost of $10.1 million from the Jamaica...
Rodney Beckles remanded
Rodney Beckles, son of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Hilary Beckles, appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday on a murder charge and was remanded until April 19.
Accused hearing-impaired granted bail on Thursday
WESTERN BUREAU:A hearing-impaired man, who allegedly reversed a motor van he was left to wash, killing a baby and injuring an 11-year-old boy in Barrett Town, St. James, was granted bail in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
Sailor's 'confession' draws Blair's disgust
TEHRAN, Iran (AP):Iran yesterday broadcast TV footage of a captured British marine apologising for entering Iranian waters "without permission" - a move that drew indignation from Prime Minister Tony Blair who said Tehran's...
Evangelical youths of Barbados are oversexed - One per cent of the respondents in the survey reported that they were already HIV-positive.
Evangelical youths of Barbados are ...oversexedEvangelical youths of Barbados are oversexedMark DawesStaff ReporterPastors ought to deal with issues of sexuality and HIV/AIDS from the pulpit in a way which furnishes young people with sound information...
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