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New St James JPs urged to shun corruption

WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says justices of the peace (JPs) who are not being thorough in exercising due diligence in performing their duties are allowing criminals to get away with illicitly obtaining documents such as driver’s...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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The Chuck reverse

JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck has back-pedalled on his position on the one-year limitation for lodging sexual harassment complaints in the workplace and other specified spaces, as proposed in the anti-sexual harassment law that is now being reviewed by a parliamentary committee.The 12-month period

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Masked men rob businesses in broad daylight in St James

One such robbery took place at Barnett Street, Montego Bay, last Tuesday afternoon when two mask-wearing armed men robbed a Chinese-operated supermarket and got away with cash, cigarettes, and other

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Salt Spring residents protest councillor’s ouster

Scores of residents in Salt Spring, St James, yesterday staged a protest to voice their opposition to the motion moved earlier this month to boot their councillor, Sylvan Reid, and his Catadupa Division counterpart, Gladstone Bent, from the St James Municipal Corporation

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Gov't moving ahead with plans to amend INDECOM Act; police not happy

JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck, declaring that the country has long moved past the days of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) investigating their colleagues, has doubled down on his proposal to amend the INDECOM Act, a decision likely to sour relations between Government and the police.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Jamaica: Three family members killed in crash

(Jamaica Star) When 80-year-old Neville Haughton and other family members were heading back to St James from their farm in Westmoreland on Tuesday, little did they know that it would be the last ride for three of

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Two men charged for brutal murder of St James accountant

Two men were today charged with the murder St James accountant Steven McPherson, who was killed while attempting to rescue his daughter from hoodlums. Charged are 32-year-old Oshaine Wilson and 35-year-old operations manager Delroy...

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Colour, confidence mark nomination day in western Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The colourful side of Jamaican politics was on display across the western region during nomination day yesterday, even as established health protocols due to COVID-19 might have impacted the activities.

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Nigeria: 10 Years After UNEP Report, Ogoniland Remains Heavily Contaminated - Report

Nearly 10 years after a clean-up was urged for areas polluted by Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta, work has begun on only 11 per cent of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to a new investigation by four

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Affidavit outlines case against 3 J'can cops on drug rap in US

MONTEGO BAY, St James — An affidavit in support of a criminal complaint against three Jamaican cops filed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outlines that the trio collaborated to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine in the United

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Scooter tender: Investigation launched into R10m contract for Eastern Cape initiative | News24

A R10m tender awarded to a King William's Town company to supply 100 ambulance scooters to the Eastern Cape Department of Health, is now under investigation.

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Fighting physical and emotional scars - Man injured in 2010 West Kingston incursion accuses Office of the Public Defender of misleading him

Still suffering from a gunshot wound he said he is sure came from a shot fired by a member of the security forces during the 2010 manhunt for West Kingston strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, George Harriott has expressed, 10 years later, that he may have been misled by the Office of the Public

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#JaVotes2020 | COVID breaches rampant out west! PNP and JLP supporters flaunt health protocols

If what was seen on the streets of St James is an indication of what is the come in the lead-up to the September 3 general election, the fear that coronavirus (COVID-19) could significantly impact Jamaica could well become a devastating...

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The Role of the Black Church During a Pandemic

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President Bio receives 2018 public procurement assessment report

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Chuck says sorry, as women theologians also slam him

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has apologised unreservedly for what he called the lack of sensitivity displayed during a discussion of the issue of sexual harassment.

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R. Kelly's ex Azriel Clary claims car set on fire by arsonist

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Sister Angella Harris a ‘gentle giant of a woman’

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Three women killed, Rygin King hurt on bloody Sunday

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Detained DR Congo justice minister released, PM angry over episode

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CAFFE to have presence in 40 constituencies

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C-TOC swoops down on St James businessmen

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Good news for some who served time, redeemed themselves

JUSTICE minister Delroy Chuck said yesterday that he will be piloting a Bill in Parliament to provide for the expungement of the criminal records of persons who have committed serious offences but have done their time and redeemed themselves in the

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