Gov't says no to gay sex
GOVERNMENT HAS turned its back on a recommendation by a joint select committee to consider decriminalising anal sex between consenting adults. Colin Campbell, Information Minister, said the issue has not been considered by the Cabinet and there are no...
Illegal conch shipments being traced
THE POLICE are conducting investigations into two more illegal shipments of conch from Jamaica over the past few months. Assistant Commission of Police (ACP) Reggie Grant has confirmed that his Organised Crime Investigations Unit (OCIU) has been...
Witness heard shots after 6 a.m.
PATRICK GREEN, uncle of Curtis Smith, one of seven young men killed by the police in Braeton, St. Catherine, on March 14 last year, said gunshots were fired after 6 a.m. on the day the men died.
Long-delayed Blaise case for trial
THE CRIMINAL case against Kingston businessman Donald Panton and his wife, Janet, who were former directors of the collapsed Blaise financial entities, can now go to trial as they have withdrawn their constitutional motion. The Pantons, along with...
Phipps requests particulars of Perkins' tapes
FRANK PHIPPS Q.C., attorney for Hot 102 FM talk show host Wilmot "Mutty" Perkins, has written the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry asking for particulars of a tape recording of the show, "Perkins on Line," which the Commission plans to study. The...
New prison boss shares vision
NEWLY-APPOINTED Acting Commissioner of Corrections, Earl Fearon, has pledged to enhance the Department of Correctional Services' (DCS) response to problems with its inmate rehabilitation and staff development programmes. Mr. Fearon, who took the...
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