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Guyana Opposition pleased with CCJ ruling
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The main Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has welcomed the ruling of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that threw out a ruling by the Court of Appeal with regards to the disputed March 2 regional and general... Read More
Brazil's World Cup humiliation that became an expression
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Six years after Brazil suffered their most humiliating experience on a football pitch, the 7-1 World Cup thrashing on home soil at the hands of Germany has become a joke, an expression and even a meme. Read More
Fear in Europe, Asia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Asian and European officials pleaded with their citizens yesterday to respect modest precautions as several countries saw coronavirus outbreaks accelerate or sought to prevent new flare-ups, while the virus showed no signs of slowing its initial advance in... Read More
Court rulings keep Trump's financial records private for now
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — The US Supreme Court issued a mixed verdict yesterday on demands for President Donald Trump's financial records that will keep his tax returns, banking and other documents out of the public eye for the time being. Read More
Hospital accused of negligence after woman plunges to death
THE family of 43-year-old Carsha Johnson Sinclair, who died at the National Chest Hospital yesterday after plunging one storey through a garbage disposal chute from the ward on which she was admitted, is accusing the hospital of negligence. Read More
Llewellyn gets three more years as DPP
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday dismissed objections raised by Opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips to an extension of the tenure of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, and announced that he was pushing ahead with a recommendation to the governor general for a... Read More
Major crime hot spot left out of August Town ZOSO boundaries
A major crime hot spot in Greater August Town, Payton Place, has seemingly not been included in the area declared a zone of special operations (ZOSO) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday. Read More
Vendor shot dead at Falmouth 'bend down' market
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Investigators assigned to the Falmouth Police Station who are probing yesterday's killing of a vendor at the Falmouth 'bend down' market are seeking another vendor with whom he allegedly had a physical confrontation hours before being gunned... Read More
PROSECUTORS SHOCKED
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Thursday, July, 9 2020
YESTERDAY'S 'not guilty' verdict for the six men accused of committing heinous crimes under the umbrella of a Westmoreland gang has raised questions about the nation's prosecutors' ability to win other gang-related cases now before the court. Read More
More pressure on COVID-hit J'cans with back-to-school, says councillor
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Montego Bay South Division Richard Vernon is expressing fear that Jamaicans already reeling from the devastating economic impact of COVID-19 will be further pressured by back-to-school... Read More
August Town exhales
AFTER more than a month of almost daily gunfire, residents of August Town breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as scores of police and soldiers moved into the space where gunmen have been operating with seeming impunity. Read More
Aubyn Hill is new JLP treasurer
THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday announced the appointment of Senator Aubyn Hill as treasurer for the party, effective June 30. Read More
Jamaica spends $3.8 billion so far to fight COVID-19
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has so far spent $3.8 billion on efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Read More
Opposition secures victory as CCJ rules in Guyana election appeal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Guyana's disputed March 2 regional and general election took a step towards the official release of the results after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday unanimously upheld a motion filed by two senior... Read More
Harvard, MIT sue to block order revoking visas for foreign students
BOSTON, United States (AP) — Colleges and universities pushed back yesterday against the Trump Administration's decision to make international students leave the country if they plan on taking classes entirely online this fall, with Harvard University and the Massachusetts... Read More
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