Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, KC, has described as "spot on" the ruling of Supreme Court Judge Justice Leighton Pusey who on Thursday handed 23-year-old convict Rushane Barnett five life sentences for the slaying of his cousin and her four children in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon, in June this year.
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upreme Court Judge Justice Leighton Pusey sentenced convicted murderer Rushane Barnett to five life sentences on Thursday and, in what appeared to be unprecedented comments in his summation, expressed "eternal hope" that Barnett's name would be discarded to the dustbin of history.
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Agrimy street war, reportedly of Jamaican origins, has erupted on the streets of Lauderhill, Florida resulting in the deaths of two men and the hospitalisation of another.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Police High Command has condemned Thursday night's murder of Corporal Oliver Mullings, who was gunned down in the line of duty on Third Street in the Kingston Western Police Division, promising a "thorough investigation" of the incident.
Reports are that at about 10:45 pm, the Corporal was among a team of officers who responded to a call from residents in the area. It is understood that a gunman engaged the cop in an exchange of gunfire, during which both men were fatally shot.
The High Command has also expressed condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of the slain Corporal.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Chaplaincy Branch and Welfare Department will be providing support to the family members, colleagues and friends of Mullings.
Corporal Mullings is the second lawman to be gunned down in less than a week.
On Saturday, 22-year-old Constable Brian Martin was shot dead at a wake on Ricketts Avenue in Kingston 13. Four other people were shot in the incident.
THE Integrity Commission (IC) says the education ministry needs to create, implement and enforce a policy regarding conflicts of interest involving Members of Parliament (MPs) and candidates they put up for appointment to the boards of publicly funded schools.