A small group of placard-bearing protestors turned up outside the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, in support of two alleged drug kingpins whom, the group said, are a major source of employment...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

Two men are to be sentenced today for the 1999 shooting deaths of the sons of Jamaica's ex-football boss, Captain Horace Burrell, and a former deputy chief of police, Noel Eldrige...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

Controversial Jamaican reggae artist Peter Tosh is being commemorated in a benefit album featuring some of reggae?s most prominent artists...

News Source: In House

Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of the witness "Zepheniah" and the community of Burnt Savannah following the alleged extrajudicial execution of three men by members of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) on 2 March 2004...

News Source: Amnesty International UK

The police have detained a suspect in the February 20 murder of Senior Superintendent Lloyd McDonald in what was being interpreted as a substantial breakthrough in the gunslaying of the most senior Jamaican police officer in recent memory...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

Extortion is still at an "unacceptably high" level within the construction industry, says Donald Mullings, president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica...

News Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The police have intensified their probe into the use of high-speed motorcycles in a series of murders, extortions and carjackings. Deputy Commissioner of Police...

News Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Burning Spear has recorded some of the most potent music in the annals of reggae music. Now, the legendary rootsman is moving to protect that legacy with a new promotion deal with a leading distribution company...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

It shouldn't surprise anyone that entertainer Tanya Stephens is highly intelligent. Afterall, she's managed to mix her comprehension of life on the streets with her flair for writing, to produce a successful blend of singles that have not only generated humour, but have earned her a reputation as male basher...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

Over 150 of Jamaica's most dangerous criminals are on the run, defying police efforts to bring them to justice for a variety of crimes, including double murder, murder, conspiracy to murder, shooting with intent, illegal possession of firearm, rape, kidnapping and carnal abuse, police sources said...

News Source: Jamaica Observer