Robbers gunned down

February 27, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3882" align="alignleft" width="300"] Police on the scene in Bathlodge where the chase ended. (OBSERVER media photo)[/caption] Two daylight armed robberies and a high-speed police car chase culminated in the police killing of two of three suspects yesterday. Dead are 34-year-old Kendall Joseph of Ottos, and Chad...

Stop the ganja arrests now!

February 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3865" align="alignleft" width="300"] High-speed wireless can help ganja farmers protect legal crops — Sinclair[/caption] IT goes without saying that with the passage through both houses of Parliament of the amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act, and with the Governor General's assent imminent, the Jamaica Constabulary...

Ganja law gets green light

February 25, 2015 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The much anticipated amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act was a short while ago passed in the House of Representatives. The debate on the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill, often referred to as the ganja law, was piloted in the House, by Minister of...