'Crack houses' targeted for forfeiture, cop says
PREMISES BEING used as "crack houses" in central Kingston have been targeted for forfeiture as provided under Jamaican law, says Supt. George Quallo, head of the Kingston Central Police Division, with headquarters on East Queen Street. Supt. Quallo...
11 held as drug mules
A 37-YEAR-OLD self-described "pastor" from the United Kingdom is among 11 persons hospitalised and placed under police guard, on suspicion of ingesting scores of pellets of cocaine. According to Cpl. Dahlia Garrick of the CCN, up to noon yesterday...
Phillips says 'hanging' report misquoted him
DR. PETER PHILLIPS, the National Security Minister, yesterday said that his comments with regard to penalties for persons caught dealing in arms and ammunition were misrepresented by The Gleaner. The report quoted him as advocating the hanging of...
Two killed in police shoot-out
WESTERN BUREAU: TWO PERSONS were killed in Montego Bay yesterday in an alleged shoot-out with the police. Police shot dead Ansel Mellish, 24, nicknamed "Zadda" and Tash Leslie, 21, known as "Charles Bronson", in an alleged shoot-out.
Jamaican lawyer honoured in the Cayman Islands
JAMAICAN-BORN Queen's Counsel (QC), Ramon Alberga, is a legend in Caymanian law circles, having served the judiciary for 50 years. On the Bench since 1963, Mr. Alberga, also of Portuguese extraction, was honoured for his achievements recently when he...
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