Bomb trial on - Jamaican suspect to face US court
ORLANDO, Florida (AP): United States magistrate Karla Spaulding yesterday found probable cause to detain the former United States Army soldier and Iraq contractor accused of trying to take bomb components on to an aeroplane to Jamaica, pending a Grand Jury indictment....
Teacher remembers young Kevin Brown
WHEN NORMAN Russell first heard that Kevin Brown was found with bomb-making materials at the Orlando International Airport on Tuesday, he could not believe it was the same person he taught at The Priory School, 14 years ago. "I dismissed it until I saw his photo in the papers...
Government of Jamaica lawyer-fee policy under review
There is to be a review of the policy in the Attorney General's Department that allowed some lawyers who did work for government agencies to benefit from the legal fees charged.There have been reports from government and legal circles that this is one of the main contentions...
Teen saves boys from drowning
In a matter of minutes, Orett Barrington Williams went from being a typical 16-year-old high school student from Kingston to a hero who saved the lives of two complete strangers. On a routine Sunday evening, while walking behind the old sardine factory on Marcus Garvey Drive...
User fees may be lifted at University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI)
The Government has indicated that the free health-care policy could soon be extended to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).On Tuesday, the Government abolished user fees in all hospitals and health clinics except the UHWI. Health Minister Rudyard Spencer told...
Government cooks up plan to cut food prices in Jamaica
INDUSTRY Minister Karl Samuda says the Government is now exploring ways to cut food prices.He made the announcement during a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament on Wednesday night."I am now pursuing a strategy that, if successful,...
Cop dies on Montego Bay highway
WESTERN BUREAU: The police say speeding might have led to the three-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a 33-year-old policeman along segment two of the north coast highway in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday. Detective Sergeant Curtis Ashman, of the Organised Crime Unit...
Fatal bike accidents skyrocket
Motorcycle deaths increased by an alarming 87.5 per cent between Jan 1 and yesterday despite an overall reduction of 10.5 per cent in road fatalities for the corresponding period last year. Dr Lucien Jones, vice-chairman of the National Road Safety...
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