Month: July 2010

NEW YORK – The clash between the rookie police officer and the bike-riding activist happened in an instant. The fallout lasted for almost two years after video of the Times Square confrontation became a YouTube […] […]

THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) this afternoon issued a statement, saying the party has no current contractual relationships with either Manatt, Phelps & Phillips or Harold Brady and Company since the effective termination of those […] […]

By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE Just when the Jamaican Government believe it was safe to go in the waters, and the extradition of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke would put an end to the Manatt, Phelps and Phillips […] […]

THE Government of Jamaica yesterday remained mum over the latest claims by American law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips that the State paid it US$15,000 more for lobbying work on its behalf than was previously […] […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to grant gays and lesbians all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexual couples. After a marathon […] […]

LOS ANGELES—The Swiss government asked the U.S. Justice Department to release sealed transcripts in the Roman Polanski case just days before a Los Angeles judge was told that the Swiss did not request that information, […] […]