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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...

Family, friends and well wishers bade farewell to late Jamaican-born former British boxing champion, Gary Mason at a funeral service held last Friday (February 11) in Carshalton, Surrey. Mason died on January 6, when he was knocked from his bike during a collision with a van in South London. Jamaican High Commissioner, Anthony Johnson in a message read during the...

Quick action by personnel from the Trelawny Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade in December and January prevented properties, valued at more than $775 million, from being destroyed. For the months of December 2010 and January 2011, a total of 65 calls were responded to by personnel from that division, 54 of which were genuine calls, while two were categorised...

Twenty-two young persons were presented with instruments of office, to begin their two-year tenure as Youth Ambassadors for Jamaica, on Tuesday February 8. The Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, assisted by the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, presented the instruments to the Youth Ambassadors, at the ceremony in the Tea Garden at...

Solicitor General, Douglas Leys, told the Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the extradition request for Christopher “Dudus” Coke on Tuesday (February 8) that the first time he spoke about the extradition request was on or about August 26, 2009. He noted that the conversation was between himself and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Hon. Dorothy...

Retired Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Stewart Saunders, on Thursday February 10 told the Commission of Enquiry into Christopher Coke’s extradition, that his involvement in the initial stages was minimal. Mr. Saunders said he was informed of an impending extradition request by then Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, on August 24,...