THE Government is betting on traffic fines to help it finance up to $635 million in spending across the ministries of justice and national security during the upcoming fiscal year.
Read more: Government targets $635-m spend from traffic ticket fines
The main suspect in last week’s killing of a policeman in York District in Seaforth, St Thomas was shot dead in a confrontation with lawmen Monday evening.
Stricter bail conditions were imposed Tuesday on former Sagicor senior executive Alysia Moulton White along with her three co-accused in a multimillion-dollar fraud case involving the financial institution.
Read more: Stricter bail rules for Sagicor employees accused of fraud
The Privy Council has denied dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel’s request for fresh evidence to be presented in the appeal of his murder conviction.
Another woman has been slapped with charges relative to the illegal sale of land close to Clifton in the Greater Bernard Lodge area of Portmore, St Catherine.
Read more: Second woman charged re illegal land sale at Clifton, St Catherine