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- Businessman, two taxi operators among six charged in St Ann ganja bust 9:06 pm
- Two Kingston men charged with firearm-related offences 8:44 pm
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DPP moves garbage truck case to Circuit Court
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn yesterday brought a Voluntary Bill of Indictment, effectively pushing the case involving the driver of the garbage truck that killed seven-year-old Clan Carthy Primary School student Benjamin Bair right into the ambit of the Circuit... Read More
PHOTOS: Youth leaders meet
Mayor of Kingston Senator Delroy Williams (right) listens as youth mayor for Kingston Claude Walters addresses the 2019 Junior Council Forum at the corporation's chambers in downtown Kingston, on Thursday' Read More
Stepdad pleads guilty for raping girl, 12
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) – The High Court will sentence the stepfather of a 12-year-old child on January 24 next year after he pleaded guilty to having sex with her two years ago.The man, who appeared before Justice Ian Morley, admitted to having sex with his... Read More
Farmers get $200 million more to transport sugar cane
THE Government is providing an additional $200 million for the transportation of sugar cane from Monymusk in Clarendon to Worthy Park Estate in St Catherine and Appleton Estate in St Elizabeth for the 2019/2020 crop season. The assurance came from Minister of... Read More
World Bank approves funds for Jamaica to boost rural agriculture
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The World Bank has approved a US$40 million loan for Jamaica to boost income opportunities and job creation in rural areas, through the second phase of the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II).The project will... Read More
Tesha Miller trial bombshell
BY ALPHEA SAUNDERS Senior staff reporter saundersa@jamaicaobserver.com | Saturday, November, 16 2019
Senior attorney Bert Samuels and the prosecution's star witness in the case against Tesha Miller butted heads in the Home Circuit Court downtown Kingston yesterday after the former gangster alleged that extortion money was often used to pay lawyers to defend incarcerated gang... Read More
Residents were afraid to speak about brutal double murder
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Saturday, November, 16 2019
IN the aftermath of the gruesome murder of 18-year-old Joeith Lynch and her mother Charmaine Rattray in Lauriston, St Catherine, in July of 2011, residents in the area clammed up, refusing to share information with detectives probing the incident – at least not on the... Read More
Eyes on St Vincent as court prepares to rule on challenge to buggery laws
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The High Court will rule on Wednesday, November 20 on whether to allow 10 churches to become a party in a challenge to the anti-buggery laws in St Vincent and the Grenadines even as lawyers for both sides expressed differing opinions on the decision by... Read More
22 more installed as I Believe Initiative ambassadors
ANOTHER 22 outstanding Jamaicans have been installed as ambassadors for positive social change under the governor general's I Believe Initiative (IBI). Read More
Roger Stone guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — He was proud of his reputation as a practitioner of political dirty tricks and frequently boasted about the extent of his contacts and the depth of his insider information.Now Roger Stone, a long-time friend and ally of President... Read More
Ousted ambassador felt threatened; Trump assails her anew
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch provided chilling detail yesterday in Trump impeachment hearings of being suddenly ousted from her post and feeling threatened upon learning President Donald Trump had denounced her in a phone call to... Read More
Opposition leader tells public servants to accept salary increases
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is urging public servants to accept the salary increases announced by the coalition Government earlier this week, saying the payment had already been budgeted for by the David Granger Administration in the last fiscal... Read More
Cuba medical programme becomes source of controversy
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — A much-lauded overseas medical programme has become the focus of accusations that it serves as cover for fomenting protests against governments opposed by Cuba. Read More
Bolivia's new leaders break ties with Venezuela
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's interim leadership says it has broken diplomatic ties with the Government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and ordered Cuban medical teams to leave Bolivia. Read More
Twitter details political ad ban, admits it's imperfect
TEXAS, USA (AP) – Twitter's new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content. But the company quickly acknowledged Friday that it expects to make mistakes as individuals and groups look for... Read More
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