Groups still seek justice - Two years later human rights advocates protest Braeton 7 killing
TWO YEARS after seven young men were killed in Braeton, St. Catherine, human rights advocates say they are still searching for justice. On the second anniversary of the shooting deaths yesterday, members of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), Families...
Amnesty's claim 'highly suspicious' - Nicholson
JUSTICE MINISTER, Senator A.J. Nicholson, has described as "highly suspicious" the release of what Amnesty International says is fresh evidence in the controversial Braeton killings. An Amnesty team, which is currently in the island, on Thursday...
'Jamericans' hold 3 seats on Miramar City Commission
JAMAICAN-AMERICANS now account for three of the five seats on the Miramar City Commission in Broward County, a development many here are saying is history-making, and one which signals the maturation of that segment of South Florida's...
Witnesses fears concern DPP
THE OFFICE of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) says it is "deeply concerned" that the island's justice system could be seriously undermined if witnesses continue to be fearful of going to court. It points to the growing backlog of cases as a...
Men in BNS robbery case to hear verdict Tuesday
FOUR OF the five men who are charged in connection with the robbery of $4 million from the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on April 18, last year, have said in their defence that they were innocent of the charges. The case was put off.
Salaries Review Committee to commence interviews
IN KEEPING with the procedure followed by past committees, the members of the Parliamentary Salaries Review Committee (PSRC) will be interviewing parliamentarians both past and present, senior civil servants, trade unions and the public, a release from...
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