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KINGSTON - Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, on Friday March 11 remained adamant that she had faithfully carried out her ministerial duties in the handling of the extradition request for Christopher "Dudus" Coke. She maintained, even under intense cross examination from People's National Party lead attorney K.D. Knight, that she executed her responsibilities appropriately, with...

Justice Minister and Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne has maintained that she followed due process in the handling of the extradition request for Christopher Coke. She said that she did not treat the case any differently from similar extradition requests that have come before her office for consideration. The Minister was being cross examined by People’s National Party...

KINGSTON — Former owner of the famous Little Pub Hotel and Restaurant in Ocho Rios, Keith Foote, told the FINSAC Enquiry Tuesday (March 8) how a $5 million National Commercial Bank (NCB) loan cost him his $10 million penthouse apartment in 2002, after he had repaid over $40 million. Mr. Foote was one of two witnesses testifying at the enquiry...

Project Coordinator of the Tropical Storm Gustav Recovery Programme, which was run under the auspices of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Kirk Frankson, has defended his organisation’s training of more women than men in construction skills, as a way to ensure that knowledge is passed on to the communities. “One of the things we realise, in...

The Government’s effort to create an enabling legislative and fiscal framework to attract investors has received strong support from one of the largest United States-based law firms, Baker and McKenzie. Principal Partner of the firm with responsibility for global wealth management, Simon P. Beck, commended the Government for its bold moves to position Jamaica at the forefront of investment destinations....

Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition of Christopher Coke, Emil George, Q.C., has informed that he had written to Manatt, Phelps and Phillips regarding a representative of the United States law firm giving evidence before the Commission. Addressing lawyers at today’s (March 1) sitting of the Commission, Mr. George said he received a letter from the law...

Deputy Solicitor General, Lackston Robinson testified yesterday February  28, that he was concerned that the constitutional rights of a Jamaican citizen were breached, in the extradition request for Christopher Coke. Mr. Robinson was testifying before the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition request for Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke by the United States of America, being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre,...

Jamaica’s first ever Children’s Advocate, Mary Clarke, is to demit office on April 1, just over five years after her appointment. Mrs. Clarke, who has served in the public sector in various capacities for over 40 years, was appointed to the position in 2006, after the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) was established under the Child Care and Protection...

Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Peter Phillips continued his testimony, on February 18, before the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition of Christopher Coke, at the Jamaica Conference Centre. While under cross examination by Attorney-at-law representing the Jamaica Labour Party, Frank Phipps, Dr. Phillips againsad that the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) were not in breach of a person’s Constitutional rights....

What’s in an Orchid? For some it is the beauty, for others it might be the unique shape of the flower, but for the residents and staff of Jacob’s Ladder, a Mustard Seed Community project in Haddon, St. Ann, it is the hope for continuous assistance. For years, the Ocho Rios Orchids Society has been hosting its annual show catering...

Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition of Christopher Coke,  Emil George ruled  on (February 16), that witnesses will be barred from reading aloud contents of the Memoranda of Understanding, while under cross examination. Attorneys-at-law at the enquiry, which is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, became concern when lawyer for the Jamaica Labour Party, Frank Phipps...

Minister of State for Local Government, Robert Montague, on (Feb 15) successfully moved two bills in Parliament to postpone local government elections for a year. The bills which were passed after more than three hours of debate will now go to the Senate. Minister Montague said that the government’s decision to postpone the elections considered, among other matters, the effect that elections...