BRING EVIDENCE A suggestion by two senior government lawmakers that Roneiph Lawrence, the acting director of corruption prosecution (DCP) at the Integrity Commission (IC), may be conflicted in matters relating to the “political fraternity” has been met with a...
Court clears Gittens of serious misconduct charge A lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct has partially succeeded in his appeal after the Court of Appeal ruled that the regulatory body made legal and factual errors, and that his constitutional right to a fair hearing was breached. Donald...
Toxic legacy As smartphones, laptops, and other gadgets become more and more essential in our daily lives, there’s a growing problem that simply cannot be ignored: what happens to all our old electronics once they stop working? According to a United Nations...
Poster battle could head to court WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell is threatening legal action against Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon and the St James Municipal Corporation if they continue to remove election paraphernalia...
Inmate testifies seeing accused cops the day Deane was beaten WESTERN BUREAU: A former inmate at the Barnett Street Police Station lock-up told the Westmoreland Circuit Court on Monday that he saw the three cops being tried for Mario Deane’s death, on duty at the facility, on the day Deane was beaten. The...
Hanover councillors say waste agency failing residents WESTERN BUREAU: After months of appealing for the removal of abandoned vehicles scattered across the Chester Castle Division, Councillor Wynter McIntosh has condemned WPM Waste Management Limited as inefficient and dismissive of the concerns of...
Child molester’s jail time cut A child molester who raped his six-year-old niece months after he committed a sex act on the child has had his 36-year prison sentence slashed in half by the Court of Appeal. The Gleaner has taken the decision not to publish his name, so as to...
Close contest in Westmoreland Western WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Horace Chang, the general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has declared yesterday’s internal selection process in Westmoreland Western as a close contest. He said a winner has emerged, but the party will not...
CAFFE wants reinstallation of single political ombudsman The absence of public statements or visible enforcement of the Political Code of Conduct by the commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is deeply troubling, Danielle Archer, principal director of National Integrity Action (NIA),...
Clueless couples failing to prepare for marriage A family law practitioner is noting an increase in shorter-term marriages that last two to five years, with the root issue being that many couples are taking their vows without understanding what marriage truly entails. “They (couples) may just get...