Police officer shot in the head
A POLICEMAN was shot in the head and killed last night as he sat in his jeep with a female friend while off-duty.
Police officer shot dead
Reports have reached the Tribune that a police officer has been shot dead tonight.
AG confident death penalty will be upheld by appeal courts
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard Gibson is confident appellate courts will uphold the death penalty in accordance with the law despite recent suggestions from the Court of Appeal that capital punishment is over.
Police hunt for hijackers after attack
THREE armed thugs car-jacked two men who were driving at the juncture of East Bay St and Village Road on Tuesday night.
Selling cookies to protect kids
OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development, the National Child Protection Council (NCPC) and Bamboo Shack have teamed up to fight child abuse in a novel way with the launch of the Cookies for Kids campaign.
Extra courts due for start of this year will not open until January
THE additional criminal courts initially scheduled for use at the beginning of this year will not be trying matters until January, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.
Family court still in planning stage
THE establishment of a Family Court is still in the planning stage, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.
Swift Justice is working, says AG
“SWIFT Justice is working” was the Attorney General’s response yesterday to the Court of Appeal questioning its efficiency in handling appeal cases.
Farewell to two judges - as another steps up
THE Court of Appeal president dubbed yesterday’s special ceremony for the retirement and elevation of three judges as “the institutional knighting of the Court of Appeal”.
Woman wins appeal against conviction for Straw Market scuffle with police
A WOMAN found guilty by a magistrate for her Straw Market scuffle with police officers had her numerous convictions squashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday.
Attorney General's efficiency questioned
THE Court of Appeal yesterday called into question the efficiency of the Attorney General’s office’s handling of an appeal case.
Serial killer challenges sentence for manslaughter of his lover
A CONVICTED serial killer appeared in the Court of Appeal yesterday indicating his intent to contest a life sentence imposed on him by the appellate court seven years ago for the manslaughter of his live-in lover.
Murdered woman was hit with blunt object, not stabbed
THE 53-year-old woman who was murdered in Long Island over the weekend was “hit in the head with a blunt object” and not “stabbed multiple times” as was initially reported by police, according to Officer in Charge of the Central Detective Unit Chief Superintendant Paul Rolle.
Jury told man agreed to play part in kidnap
A JURY heard yesterday how a man told a detective of his agreement to participate in a $100,000 ransom for kidnapping that ended with hearing the screams of a man being burnt alive.
Deadly night of gun violence
A MAN was shot dead while standing in the Soldier Road area last night and three others were taken to hospital for gunshot wounds, including a reportedly drunk woman driver who was shot by police after leading officers on a high-speed car chase.
