The Jamaican government says it paid Thirty-Six Thousand US Dollars (US$36,000.00) for a private plane to take leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen in Trinidad and Tobago, Yasin Abu Bakr back to the twin island republic on October 16. Abu Bakr had initially been placed on a Caribbean Airlines on Wednesday afternoon for return to Trinidad; however he became unruly...

As the Government seeks to implement preventive cancer measures, it is collaborating with the United Nations (UN) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to include nuclear technology in the fight against the disease. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the cost of treating cancer patients places a huge burden on the public health system, and on families, and he...

The leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen in Trinidad and Tobago, Yasin Abu Bakr was returned to Trinidad via private plane on Thursday, October 16. The flight left Jamaica shortly after three this morning and arrived in Port of Spain just after 6:00 a.m. Abu Bakr was initially placed on a Caribbean Airlines for return to Trinidad; however he became...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday September 30, passed the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) (Amendment) Act, paving the way for the removal of criminal records against the names of persons convicted for possession of, or smoking small quantities of ganja. The Bill also removes the additional rehabilitation period prescribed in the Act (1988) and adjusts the rehabilitation period prescribed...

Custos of St. Ann, the Hon. Norma Walters is assuring members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) that they have the full support of every Justice of the Peace, (JP) in the parish, in their efforts to fight crime and violence. Custos Walters gave the commitment as she addressed the launch of a ‘Unite for Change’ forum and First Responders...

Assistant Commissioner of Police for the Area Two Division, Elan Powell, is reporting a 19 per cent reduction in major crimes in St. Ann since the start of the year. ACP Powell was addressing the launch of a ‘Unite for Change’ forum and First Responders and Violence Interrupters training programme on Sunday (September 28), at the Ocho Rios High School....

Newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, says he will be increasing efforts to improve relations between the police and citizens in a bid to fight crime. In an interview on the JIS programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, on September 26, the Commissioner pointed out that fighting crime is a shared responsibility, as the police cannot do it alone. “This is...