Crime

Moblissa farmer charged over marijuana possession

A 53-year-old resident of Moblissa was today charged for trafficking narcotics after being nabbed with just over two pounds of marijuana. The accused,  Michael Melville appeared before the Chief Magistrate today and denied the allegation that on the 7th December, he was found with the marijuana in his possession. The Court was told that a […]

Unwell Magistrate leads to further delay in Marcus Bisram case

The start of the case for murder accused Marcus Bisram, who was recently extradited from the US, has been pushed back. Bisram was back in Court today but the Magistrate who should have been hearing the matter reported sick. Bisram was moved across to the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Peter Hugh but the […]

CJ orders mediation in Jamaican woman’s lawsuit against the State over “wrongful imprisonment”

Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George-Wiltshire today ordered that mediation takes place into the multi-million-dollar lawsuit which was filed against the State by a Jamaican woman who was wrongfully imprisoned. The woman’s Attorney Darren Wade was seeking $10 million for every day that the woman was held in custody. She spent eight months in custody. The […]