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DPP withdraws charge against one accused in murder of Kitty contractor - Stabroek News
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn the murder charge against one of the accused in the murder of building contractor Peter Gonsalves. The article DPP withdraws charge against one accused in murder of Kitty contractor appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Kenya: Judiciary Makes Online Filing of Cases Mandatory in Nairobi
Nairobi residents will be expected to file cases online from July 1, The Judiciary has
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Jamaica: Beenie Man pleads not guilty to noise charges - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Dancehall artiste Moses Davis, more popularly known as Beenie Man, has pleaded not guilty to charges for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management and Noise Abatement acts. The article Jamaica: Beenie Man pleads not guilty to noise charges appeared first on Stabroek News.
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COVID bed space running out in Manchester
With only five vacant beds on the COVID-19 ward at the Mandeville Regional Hospital and only 42 available across south-central Jamaica, the health authorities say they might have to turn to other parishes for help if the number of positive cases...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
NOT OVER!
Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey says the not guilty verdict of the six men who had been accused of several crimes as alleged members of the Westmoreland-based King Valley Gang, though unexpected, has not taken the fight from the lawmen.
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HMC serves summons on Hopewell High principal
Western Bureau: The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has served a summons on Hopewell High Principal Byron Grant for continued construction being carried out at the school despite a stop order being issued last week for the unauthorised works....
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Illegal gun seized in Portmore, man arrested
The police are reporting the seizure of a Taurus 9mm pistol along with six 9mm rounds and twelve 12-gauge cartridges in an operation on Tana Lane in Newlands, Portmore in St Catherine on Thursday. The police say that about 7:30 a.m., several...
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St Thomas Technical suspends face-to-face classes after teacher tests positive for COVID
Face-to-face classes have been suspended at the St Thomas Technical High School in Golden Grove after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. This week, the Belair High School in Mandeville was closed because of a suspected case, and last week,...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Uganda: DPP Drops Charges Against Three Police Officers Charged Along Abid Alam
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has withdrawn charges against three police officers who were two months ago, charged alongside city businessman Abid Alam Mahmud for alleged conspiracy to defeat the course of justice in regard to Kassanda land
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CLA says no ganja shortage in medicinal industry
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) says it is not aware of any ganja shortage affecting the local regulated medical cannabis industry. It was reported that adverse weather and inferior plant strains have been cited for an islandwide ganja...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Poor catches, COVID crunch sinking Pagee Beach fishermen
Pagee Beach, St Mary: Fishermen at Pagee Beach in St Mary, who once enjoyed large catches, are now struggling to earn a living as overfishing has drastically reduced earnings from the once-viable vocation. In addition to a struggle to find any fish...
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Court cases taking toll on Messado, says attorney
Disbarred real estate attorney Jennifer Messado had her bail extended yesterday as the preliminary proceedings in her fraud trial continued in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Her attorney, Christopher Townsend, said that the entire process...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Heart Foundation of Jamaica turns 50, launches month of activities
THE Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) launched its 50th anniversary and the observance of Heart Month yesterday.Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton, who was the keynote speaker, congratulated the Heart Foundation on its golden anniversary, and its stellar contribution to public
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COVID FLASHPOINT - Record spike intensifies virus crisis as Gov’t considers tougher measures to stave off health sector collapse
It will take another three weeks for Jamaicans to know whether the deadlier, more contagious UK variant of COVID-19 is spreading among its population, but until then, Cabinet may have to take more drastic measures to curtail the spread of the virus...
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JAMP empowers youth through film
The Jamaica Account-ability Meter Portal (JAMP) has continued its mandate of promoting good governance through innovative methods. Recently, the organisation embarked on teaching young people the importance of responsible public financial...
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DPP continues arguments against quashing of order that Bisram be tried - Stabroek News
The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday morning continued hearing the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) appeal of a High Court ruling quashing her order that Marcus Bisram be tried for the murder of Faiyaz
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Grief and disappointment - Policemen’s murders spotlight tardy JCF death benefits, lax monitoring of criminal deportees
THE FAMILIES of the two cops slain in Spanish Town, St Catherine, last Friday, are each entitled to a $14-million payout from the
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Linstead butcher killed at his gate, family left devastated
Family members of 52-year-old Mitchell Coley, a butcher of 4th Street in Linstead, St Catherine, who was slain this morning, are mystified and in utter grief over the killing.
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Kenya: Court Declines to Stop Charges Against Khalwale
The High Court in Kakamega has declined to grant orders to stop charges against former senator Boni
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Growth & Jobs | Expansion of Sangster airport moves ahead - ... amid projections of recovery in air travel
The Airports Authority of Jamaica is projecting a recovery in passenger traffic for Jamaica’s two international airports even as capital improvement works proceed apace at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James. President...
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Man allegedly uses stolen $2m to buy bus
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police have arrested a man in connection with an incident in which he reportedly fleeced his employer, a Chinese national, of cash amounting to just over $2 million. A senior officer told The Gleaner that the police...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica names new permanent representative to ISA
JAMAICA'S new permanent representative to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Alison Stone Roofe this week presented her credentials to ISA Secretary General Michael W Lodge during a ceremony held at ISA Secretariat in downtown Kingston.
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SCHOOL BELL RINGS ON COVID - Education chiefs differ over face-to-face lockdown
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to surge, the president of the Association of Principals and Vice-principals, Linvern Wright, has recommended that benchmarks be implemented for the shutdown of face-to-face classes because of the...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Retired Appeal Court president Paul Harrison has died
Former President of the Court of Appeal Paul Harrison had died. Harrison passed away suddenly today. He served as president from 2005-2007. He was the father of former contractor general Dirk Harrison. Follow The Gleaner on Twitter and...
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DPP hails ruling in historic fraud case
THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has hailed the verdict in the Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) multimillion-dollar fraud case as a victory for public interest and
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Contract killer assisting law enforcement - Accused in Portland murder case cooperating under plea deal
The contract killer who admitted his role in the gruesome murder of Tonia McDonald, wife of popular Portland businessman Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ McDonald, is cooperating with prosecutors under a plea deal. Denvalyn Minott, who pleaded guilty to...
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UPDATE | Botswana president meeting with Ramaphosa envoy cancelled amid Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe furore
Despite a statement from the the Botswana government that President Cyril Ramaphosa had sent Intelligence Minister Ayanda Dlodlo as his envoy to Gaborone, News24 has learnt that the trip has been called
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Jamaicans urged to heighten COVID vigilance amid highest number of new cases
Jamaicans are being urged to redouble their vigilance against COVID-19 as the country has recorded its highest number of cases in a 24-hour period, with 263 infections being confirmed from 1,785 samples tested. This has seen the country’s...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
‘Freedom time’ - George Williams released from 50-year wait in prison without trial
George Williams had his first meal in 50 years outside of prison walls on Wednesday after a St Catherine Circuit Court judge upheld a notice of abandonment in his murder
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PM mum as watchdog demands Belnavis quit
Weeks after St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis became embroiled in controversy over his stewardship of municipal funds, climaxing last Thursday with a demolition related to building breaches, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reserved comment until he has been fully
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