Jurors Banned For Life

January 29, 2015 in Regional

Justice Albert Redhead, on Wednesday, placed a lifelong ban on 10 jurors accused of delivering a “perverse” verdict. The case involved an 18-year-old man who was on trial for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. In delivering his remarks following the not guilty verdict, the...

US official cautions Jamaica on ganja legalisation: US not comfortable with Jamaica’s push to decriminalise weed

January 29, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3238" align="alignright" width="300"] BROWNFIELD… Jamaica must be mindful of international drug treaties[/caption] WASHINGTON, DC, USA — The United States Government has signalled some discomfort with Jamaica's move to decriminalise marijuana for specific uses. According to assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement...

Miss Jamaica addresses rumor that she’s Pinay

January 28, 2015 in Regional

MANILA, Philippines – Is Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennell half-Filipina? Social media is abuzz that Fennell, who represented Jamaica in the 63rd Miss Universe pageant on Sunday (Monday morning, Manila time), is of Filipino descent. In a column published on Tuesday. STAR entertainment editor Ricky Lo quoted an...

Politicians advised not to be quick to judge media workers

January 27, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3184" align="alignleft" width="300"] Political analyst Dr David Hinds. (www.guyanagraphic.com)[/caption] A professor of political science said politicians “should be embarrassed” when they attempt to criticise the work of media practitioners. Dr David Hinds admitted that, sometimes, publications from private and public media organisations are less than desirable,...