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Lightning seems to strike twice in many ways for Usain Bolt. Breaking the 100m world record at a major championship, the Olympics in Beijing, China, in 2008, and doing the same a year later in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Check…

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WESTERN BUREAU: The Salvation Army will launch its annual Christmas Kettle at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St James tomorrow.Major Allen Satterlee, the Salvation Army’s divisional commander for western Jamaica, says the group is aiming at a $2-million figure …

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Juror’s indiscretion prompts Llewellyn to restate hopes for majority verdicts in murder casesDIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn has called on Parliament to amend the Jury Act to allow for majority verdict in murder cases….

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Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh had to do damage control yesterday when a prosecution witness uttered comments which could be regarded as prejudicial to the defence. The witness was testifying at the trial of the two men …

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KERN SPENCER’S attorney, Patrick Atkinson, has expressed concern over the long delay in the trial of his client.Spencer, the member of parliament for North East St Elizabeth, is accused of benefiting improperly from the implementation…

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WESTERN BUREAU: Several high school educators in western Jamaica fear that some students may not meet the deadline to be registered for their external examinations because of hiccups with a new online registration…

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Former national security minister Dr Peter Phillips has asked questions of Prime Minister Bruce Golding which may force him to speak on extradition issues in Parliament.Yesterday, Phillips, the member of parliament…

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Jamaica’s dismal slide down the international corruption index is continuing, with the latest data showing the country slipping a further three places.The 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) from Transparency International shows Jamaica at 99th of the 180 countries…

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