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17 Sep, 2026 0

Prosecutors push plea deals, defence calls for prepared cases

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes has endorsed calls for greater use of plea negotiations to help reduce the Home Circuit Court’s staggering criminal caseload. But Jamaica Advocates…
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes.
17 Sep, 2026 0

ODPP wants overhaul of witness case system

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is calling for greater focus on witness care and increased resources to support thousands of them facing prolonged waits for their cases to…
Professor Hopeton Dunn (left) introduces an art piece from his collection to former Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall (right) and his wife Rheima Hall at the opening of the ‘Kgotla!’ African Art and Artifact Exhibition at the Main Library of The Univer
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Samson Cameron, 4, and Keriecia Hutchinson, 7, were killed in the fire.
16 Sep, 2026 0

HAZY FIRE FACTS

Cops probing the death of two young children in a house fire on the weekend have received “conflicting stories” about whether they were home alone at the time of the blaze, a police official has…
Delroy Chuck (right), minister of justice and constitutional affairs, chats with Justice Bryan Sykes, chief justice of Jamaica, during the Judiciary’s Strategic Management Retreat at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Monday.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Chuck warns against going soft on guns

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says the Government is reviewing the mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act but remains convinced, along with the security forces, that the tough penalties…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Adrian Flemming, head of operations in the St Elizabeth Police Division.
16 Sep, 2026 0

St Bess police tackle vehicle shortage, rise in fatal domestic disputes

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent Adrian Flemming, the head of operations in the St Elizabeth Police Division, has said that an inadequate number of police vehicles remain a challenge to cops in…
16 Sep, 2026 0

Bird shooters accused of setting bushfires

WESTERN BUREAU: Bird shooters in St Elizabeth are said to be using bushfires to force birds to leave their habitats and go into open spaces, where rice is scattered to lure them into shooting range.…
Kyra McCreath enjoys her meal on Tuesday as the Dream Big for Youth Foundation launched a breakfast programme at the Elite Basic School in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew. See story on Page A2.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Dream Big Foundation serves up ‘Breakfast for Bright Futures’

The Elite Basic School in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, provided Antoine Lodge with refuge, friends, and filial love when he was a student there more than 20 years ago. Describing the school as a “safe…
A section of the exhibition hall at the Jamaica Product Exchange at Moon Palace Jamaica on Tuesday.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Closed hotels sell their comeback at JAPEX

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Melissa knocked thousands of hotel rooms out of Jamaica’s tourism inventory, some of the properties that remain closed or only partially reopened are…