A botched juror selection yesterday forced the adjournment of the trial of four men whose murder case has been pending for 11 years. After six of the standard 12 jurors were chosen...

A woman constable who pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document in the form of a tax waiver for $45 million was sentenced Tuesday to nine months' imprisonment.She is 44-year-old Annmarie McKalin, an 11-year member of the Island Special Constabulary...

No murders were recorded in three parishes last month as it becomes clear that June will record the fewest homicides in a single month in two years.Police statistics obtained by The Gleaner show that up to Sunday, 79 murders were recorded last month,...

Embattled evangelical pastor Merrick 'Al' Miller has met with Prime Minister Bruce Golding to explain his role in the capture of one-time fugitive Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.However, Information Minister Daryl Vaz, who made the disclosure yesterday, said...

May's civil unrest which turned sections of the Jamaican capital into a shooting range was the result of decades-old social neglect which led to the creation of criminal Frankensteins, says business mogul Douglas Orane.The GraceKennedy Group chairman...

GOVERNMENT BACKBENCHER Dr St Aubyn Bartlett yesterday sought to oust Dr Wykeham McNeill from chairing a meeting of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC). Bartlett wanted McNeill to relinquish...

Forty-five persons serving sentences for crimes ranging from murder to illegal possession of firearms were paroled last year.They were among 168 new applications considered by the Parole Board in 2009.Information Minister Daryl Vaz told reporters...