Shaw vows to end drivers' licence buying schemes
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While disclosing that children are illegally driving vehicles locally, Transport and Mining Minister, Audley Shaw, is vowing to put an end to the long-time illegal practice of persons purchasing their driver's licences.
National Security Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the seizure of a large shipment of firearms at Seaboard Warehouse in Freeport, Montego Bay, St James on Friday afternoon was a signal that local law enforcement continues to reap success at dismantling the illegal gun trade.
Julian Robinson calls for greater urgency in SSL investigation
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The Opposition People’s National Party is calling for greater urgency and a more deliberate approach on the part of the Government, with respect to the investigation surrounding the allegations of fraud at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL).
Antigua's Director of Public Prosecutions Anthony Armstrong, who is facing fraud-related charges in relation to three properties, was today re-offered $500,000 bail when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court.
Disruptive inmates transferred from Ocho Rios lock-up
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One inmate was treated and released from hospital while at least four others were bundled into a police truck and carted away from the Ocho Rios lock-up Wednesday evening after what a police inspector described as a "major disturbance" at the facility.
Blaine calls for CPFSA head Gage-Grey to step aside
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Founder of lobby group Hear The Children’s Cry, Betty Ann Blaine, has said that the embattled head of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey should have stepped aside to facilitate a probe into her management of the organisation.
Two St Catherine men arrested over rape and abduction of mentally ill woman
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Two St Catherine men who reportedly abducted and raped a woman suffering from mental illness have been slapped with several charges.
Don’t focus on the sprat…time to reel in the big red snappers!
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Usain Bolt must feel like Lewis’ Carroll’s enigmatic character Alice, in the much-celebrated tome, Alice in Wonderland, as the SSL saga becomes ‘curiouser and curiouser’.
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says the Government is moving to amend the Offences of the Person Act to increase the mandatory minimum sentence for murder from 15 to 45 years.
87-year-old woman dead after gunmen shot up her house and set it ablaze
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An 87-year-old woman died from injuries she received after her house was set ablaze by gunmen on Monday.
Govt warns of tougher penalties for white collar crime
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For those persons who work in the financial services sector who are minded to defraud customers/investors of their hard-earned money, there is a clear warning from Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke that tougher penalties are coming.
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Chief Justice explains why new Firearms Act will not apply in 'Clans' case
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Chief Justice Bryan Sykes says the 27 alleged members of the One Don faction of the Clansman gang cannot be sentenced under the New Firearms Act, as it was not in place prior to the start of the trial in September 2021.
The need for moral leadership amid alleged fraud, poor oversight and risks to Jamaica
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In early January 2023, news broke that several depositors at the investment firm Stocks and Securities Ltd., (SSL) had been fleeced of billions of dollars.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The trial involving 27 individuals accused of being the pulse of the St Catherine-based Klansman gang is set to resume Monday morning with Chief Justice Bryan Sykes beginning his summation of the evidence disclosed in the matter.
'Not enough': Campbell blasts Holness's handling of SSL issue
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RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann — Saying Prime Minister Andrew Holness's statement on allegations of a multi-billion-dollar fraud at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) had not gone far enough, general secretary of the Opposition People's National Party, Dr Dayton Campbell has urged the Government to "step aside" if it is unable to effectively handle the crisis and outline the way forward.