Death penalty not automatic
Privy Council rules capital-murder convicts must get hearing before sentencing; all sentences after '92 to be reviewed
THE UNITED Kingdom Privy Council, Jam-aica's final court of appeal, yesterday handed down a unanimous decision which struck down the mandatory death sentence imposed by the Jamaican Court on persons convicted of capital murder...
CSME will need US$72m
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: IT WILL take some US$72 million over the next 10 years to implement the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), Prime Minister Owen Arthur of Barbados told ...
Former T&T Chief Justice to be CCJ president
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: AFTER MUCH debate and speculation Caribbean Community leaders yesterday unanimously decided that Justice Michael de la Bastide, a former Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, will be the first president of the soon-to-be...
Rice on the way
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ISLAND'S retailers, distributors and consumers of rice have been grappling with a shortage since June, but Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Commerce...
Tighter security checks for Sangster International Airport
WESTERN BUREAU: DEPARTING AIRLINE passengers will soon face outbound immigration checks at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, as steps to increase security there are tightened in an effort to thwart terrorist attacks. Curtis Grad, vice-president
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