Court of Appeal rules on wrong verdict case
The case in which jurors had complained in March that the foreman handed down the wrong verdict in a carnal abuse case, has been settled by the Court of Appeal.Last week the Court of Appeal sent back the case to the Home...
Man gets year for escaping custody
A 23-year-old man who cut his way out of police lock-up seven years ago was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 months in prison for escaping custody. Richard Hylton was told by Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey to consider himself lucky as she handed down the...
Across the nation
KINGSTON: New telecommunications network, Flow, has announced that it will be providing basic, primary and secondary public schools and libraries with one cable television connection, free of cost, as they roll out services across the island.
Caribbean News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Muslim leaders from several Caribbean islands attended a ceremony hosted by the United States aimed at improving relations and "cementing ties of friendship".A statement issued by the...
A marriage healed
Married at 19, Dianne Fletcher was upbeat about her future with her husband Franz. But by the 12th year of marriage, divorce was staring her in the face. Marital bliss was long gone. Then she and her husband discovered the power of God to heal relationships.
Two terms needed to upgrade Vernamfield
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will need at least two terms in government to complete its proposed plans for the Vernamfield aerodrome in Clarendon.Mike Henry, Minister of Transport and Works, told The Gleaner yesterday...
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