Corrupt cops cuffed - Several in trouble since Lyn-Sue's confession
Since the confession of Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue two Tuesdays ago in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court that he fabricated evidence in a murder case, several policemen have been nabbed in various criminal matters, some dating as far back as 2006....
Mom has a Hird of girls
It was both a tiring and exciting day for Keshia and Reginald Hird yesterday when they welcomed four new additions to their family.The baby girls, weighing between 1.1 and 1.6 kilos, were delivered at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) between 10:14 a.m. and 10:15 a.m....
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) president applauds Holness' literacy plan
President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Ena Barclay, yesterday welcomed Education Minister Andrew Holness' announcement that no child will be able to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) unless certified literate and numerate....
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Last week in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court, Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue confessed he had fabricated evidence in an April 2006 murder case in which 20-year-old Jason James was charged. Lyn-Sue was, at the time, attached to the Area One...
Murder-suicide in St Ann
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:Fifty-five-year-old Alray Campbell suspected his lover, Nicola McKenzie, was cheating. The 35-year-old McKenzie wanted to end the relationship, but Campbell wasn't about to let that happen. What transpired next in the upscale Cardiff Hall community has left residents...
Campaign for witnesses to come forward
The police High Command has commenced a vigorous advertising campaign to find witnesses to assist in several cases before the courts. The advertisements follow a commitment by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to review all cases under the Evidence Act...
Fisheries division to become executive agency
The Fisheries Division will be changed into an executive agency in an effort to transform and better regulate the ailing industry, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, announced yesterday. Dr. Tufton told The Gleaner that the fisheries division...
Group formed to tackle abortion issue
The House of Representatives has approved a 10-member committee to consider recommendations for the legalisation of abortion. A recent Ministry of Health-commissioned report recommended that current laws prohibiting the practice be repealed and replaced...
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