'We will get them!' - Detectives close in on cop killers as sixth law man slain
LESS THAN 24 hours after the murder of Detective Corporal Dave Daley on Monday night, the police have narrowed down the search for the suspects to two persons. Michael Phipps, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in charge of crime...
Linroy Edwards is new top cop
From murder accused in 2001 to top cop six years later. It's been quite a ride for Sergeant Linroy Edwards. At an elaborate function, with all the trappings of a fabulous event, Sergeant Linroy Edwards of the Special Anti-Crime Task Force...
'He said he would go down fighting'
The murder on Monday night of Detective Corporal Dave Daley, a 19-year veteran of the police force, has left many of his colleagues and several members of the legal fraternity who knew him, angry and grieving. They were quick to say why he was regarded...
Percy Julian - forgotten genius
Percy L. Julian was one of the greatest scientists that America ever produced, yet battled racism to achieve recognition. Coinciding with black history month, 'Forgotten Genius', a documentary broadcast last week on United States' Public...
$32m in ganja seized
Compressed ganja worth an estimated US$536,000 (J$32 million) was seized yesterday by the Jamaican marine police on a ship destined for Trinidad. This is the second such incident within a week. The police were carrying out a routine patrol boarded...
Household workers welcome changes to Minimum Wage Act
The Jamaica Household Workers Association and trade union representatives are welcoming recent amendments to the Minimum Wage Act. Last week, the House of Representatives approved significant increases to the penalties for persons...
PAC adjourns prematurely
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament adjourned its meeting prematurely yesterday, after receiving apologies for absence from three persons who were scheduled to appear before it.
Henry wants committee 'to quantify the reparation'
The historic debate on reparations for people of African ancestry began in the House of Representatives last week with the mover of the motion, Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry making an impassioned plea...
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