Environment and climate change minister, Matthew Samuda, says the Caribbean is in need of policies that protect people at risk due to climate change. Minister Samuda was delivering an address on behalf of CARICOM during the Solutions Dialogue on Ocean Action and...
King's Counsel Peter Champagnie says he has not only contributed to matters concerning the Firearms Act through legal parameters but has also voiced his concerns about the act for years. KC Champagnie was speaking on Monday at a media briefing held at the office of...
King's Counsel Peter Champagnie is rubbishing claims that the Firearms Act is the reason for a reduction in cases before the Gun Court. Speaking at a media briefing at the General Legal Coucil in Kingston on Monday, KC Champagnie presented figures that show that cases...
Nationwide News checks have revealed that no defence attorneys are present at the Supreme Court on Monday, in line with their threats to withdraw their services for two days. Two high-profile cases are on the docket for Monday. They are Klansman Gang trial and the...
A man who was wanted by the Kingston West Police was fatally shot by lawmen during a reported confrontation last week Thursday night in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Spanish Town is in the St. Catherine North Police Division, where the commanding officer is Senior...
Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, says the government is open to reviewing aspects of the Firearms Act. But he's adamant about upholding the strictness of the legislation. A day after discussing the issue with members of the legal fraternity, Minister Chuck told...
Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck is raising concerns about the impact of gangs on communities in a number of parishes, including Manchester. He was speaking at the ADR Policy Development and Estate Planning Forum, in St. Ann on Friday. Manchester has seen an slight...
Kingston College says it has launched an investigation into a video circulating on social media involving its students. In the video, a student is seen, appearing to be suspended over a railing by two of his schoolmates with a staircase beneath him. The boy then...
Social security minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., says by the year 2030, 16 per cent of Jamaica's population will be classified as senior citizens. Minister Charles Jr. was speaking during the post-cabinet media briefing on Wednesday at the Office of the Prime Minister....
Two male students from a high school in St Catherine have been arrested and charged in relation to a physical altercation on a bus on Monday. Commanding officer of the St. Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent Hopton Nicholson, provided the details....