From church boy to militant Muslim
WESTERN BUREAU: There is no animosity between the residents of Point and deported Muslim cleric, Abdullah el-Faisal (Trevor Harris Forrest), as most still remember him as Teacher Forrest's son, a top student at school who attended church every Sunday....
Father mourns shocking death of seven-year-old
When Everton Lee, father of two, went to the bushes early Saturday morning to find food for his sons, he never expected to face the reality of losing either of them. Mr. Lee, who has been estranged from the mother of his children for many years, has been both father and mother...
Trinidad condemns JFK bombing plot
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has condemned the plot to bomb John F.Kennedy, which involved one of its citizens and has been linked to the extremist Jamaat al-Muslimeen (JAM), which attempted a coup there in 1990. In a statement yesterday, Port-of-Spain said...
Councillors sore over uneven funding
Councillors are crying foul because monthly allocations, to be used by directors at the Portland Parish Council to effect drain cleaning throughout the parish, will not be shared evenly. Mayor of Port Antonio, Benny White, remains adamant that as chairman of the council...
Jamaican autopsies a dead end
Any sudden or unexpected death will usually be the subject of a post-mortem, otherwise called an autopsy. This examination may be carried out by a pathologist; or, if foul play is suspected, by a forensic pathologist. Police involvement is par for the course.
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