Woolmer to go home - Coroner orders body released to family
THE BODY of murdered Pakistan cricket team coach, Bob Woolmer, was yesterday ordered by Coroner Patrick Murphy released to his family in Cape Town, South Africa. This follows the decision taken last Wednesday to indefinitely postpone the inquest into Woolmer's death...
Portia heads to 'St Bess' in support of Rev Redwood
PRESIDENT OF the People's National Party (PNP), Portia Simpson Miller, will hit the ground in South West St. Elizabeth to shore up support for the party's candidate who, according to a Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll, is struggling in the race to take home a crucial seat...
Justice system going to the dogs
JAMAICA'S JUSTICE system is deteriorating fast; indeed, some would say it's almost in a shambles. Problems prevail from the Resident Magistrates' Courts to the Circuit Courts, from the Gun Court to the Coroner's Court, to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...
Waiting for trial
Complainants, accused persons and witnesses interviewed by The Gleaner, all said that they were seeking justice from the courts, they wanted their cases to be tried quickly.A perturbed mother, whose 13-year-old daughter was sexually molested, complained...
Frustrated lawyers
The long delays in getting trial dates for civil suits in the Supreme Court have left many lawyers and litigants frustrated.The only trial dates now available are in 2008 and some lawyers fear that, before the end of 2007, the only dates available will be in 2009.
The delays are costing us, say citizens
SOME LAWYERS are of the view that the Attorney-General should more often act his role as parens patrie (parent of his country) in making expeditious settlements in civil suits which citizens have brought against the State and in many of which it was...
'Journalists will be accommodated' - Nicholson says courts will aid media with professional duties
Justice Minister A.J. Nicholson yesterday assured the leadership of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) that journalists will be allowed to carry out their professional duties in the courts unhindered. The meeting was requested by the PAJ in the wake of reports...
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