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- Police tardiness affecting courts islandwide — SykesCHIEF Justice Bryan Sykes has said the tardiness for which he rebuked the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) last week is a problem affecting courts islandwide.
- Witness details gruesome discovery of relative's bodyA relative of slain Westmoreland man Ika Clarke yesterday detailed for a courtroom the horror of stumbling across the charred body of the man he said he had left in good health just the day before, on a farm in Mint Mountain, Grange Hill, Westmoreland.
- Opposition senator thinks provisions could 'water down' anti-gang lawLEGISLATORS could include offences related to simple larceny and receiving stolen goods in the anti-gang law, in order to help the State convict perpetrators of organised crime.The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions had called for the amendment in its submission to the joint select committee (JSC), which is overhauling the 2014 Criminal Justice […]
- Mosquitoes in the cross hairsThe country yesterday kicked off the Ministry of Health and Wellness-led 'National Dengue Clean-up' exercise which saw scores of people inspecting the grounds of schools and business places to identify possible mosquito-breeding sites, as part of the Government's three-day campaign to tackle the dengue virus under the theme 'Mosquitoes wanted dead, not alive!'
- JPS residential customers facing possible 17% hike in light billsJAMAICA Public Service Company (JPS) has finally convinced the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to consider its proposal for a rate review, which could see its residential customers hit with a more than 17 per cent increase on their bills.Last July, JPS submitted an application for a tariff review to the OUR, but this was […]
- Final rushWith yesterday being the final day for applicants to get a provisional driver's (learner's) licence without having to pass a road code test, scores of Jamaicans converged on the King Street, downtown Kingston office of Tax Administration Jamaica. The requirement, which takes effect today, is part of provisions under the new Road Traffic Act passed […]
- AnguishTAMAR Lewis thinks she might have escaped death as she was not at home when her ex-boyfriend allegedly broke into her house and damaged her appliances, but now she is dealing with the pain of losing her eight-year-old son.
- Primary and secondary schools improving, but...THE National Education Inspectorate (NEI) says there has been a 23 per cent improvement in progress in primary and secondary schools since 2015, but at the same time it is worried about some of the findings on teaching practices.Among the NEI's concerns are that many teachers continue to demonstrate weaknesses in the enactment of student-centred […]
- Gov't considering performance-based pay for ministersPRIME Minister Andrew Holness says Government is considering performance-based pay for ministers as part of measures to transform the public sector.The prime minister made the disclosure while addressing the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation's general staff meeting on Thursday at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
- Lambert Brown calls for special corruption courtOPPOSITION Senator Lambert Brown on Thursday proposed setting up a special division of the courts to deal with financial crimes and corruption.Speaking in the State of the Nation debate in the Senate, Brown also urged the Government to appoint an oversight committee to monitor the performance of the Integrity Commission (IC).
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- Reporter says Pompeo cursed and told her to find Ukraine on a map after interview January 25, 2020
- Trump captured on tape demanding firing of ambassador to Ukraine, attorney says January 25, 2020President Donald Trump was captured on tape at a 2018 dinner with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman demanding the firing of Marie Yovanovitch, who was then the US ambassador to Ukraine, according to an attorney for Parnas.
- What happened when Democrats played a clip of Graham in 1999 January 23, 2020Impeachment manager Rep. Jerry Nadler (D) plays a clip of Lindsey Graham (R-SC) from 1999 during the impeachment trial of President Trump.
- Opinion: Adam Schiff is the one helping Vladimir Putin destabilize US democracy January 24, 2020On the floor of the US Senate, in full view of the American people, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff finished what Russian President Vladimir Putin started.
- 'It's all going to come out': Ex-prosecutor on evidence Democrats are pursuing January 25, 2020Former federal prosecutor Anne Milgram takes impeachment questions as Democrats wrap up their case against President Donald Trump. Watch "Full Circle" live weeknights at 6:30 p.m. ET.
- Opinion: Trump's lawyers poised to demolish Democrats' case January 24, 2020A clear constitutional showdown is unfolding in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. House managers continue to curate a narrative in support of their articles of impeachment -- abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. And despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desire for impeachment to be "overwhelming and bipartisan," the Senate trial continues to […]
- Analysis: 1 in 3 Republicans think Trump did something illegal. But ... January 24, 2020One in three Republican voters (32%) in a new Pew national poll say that Donald Trump "probably" or "definitely" did something illegal either while running for president or during his first three years in office.
- Opinion: At March for Life, Trump shows he gets power of abortion issue January 25, 2020On Friday, Donald Trump became the first President to speak in person at the March for Life in Washington. This is a really big deal.
- Opinion: Trump's gutting of environmental rules is pushing us back into dark days January 25, 2020No one should want the United States to return to the days of free-flowing industrial pollution, of dead waterways and poisoned birds, when science and society didn't fully understand how large-scale environmental destruction happens and how to stop it.
- After three days of presentation by Democrats, the number of GOP senators who may be willing to cross the aisle and vote to allow witnesses appears to be shrinking
