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Air Jamaica pilot dies days after final flight

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

Captain Russell Capleton, who led the Jamaican Airline Pilots’ Association’s (JALPA) unsuccessful bid to purchase Air Jamaica, died early yesterday morning at Andrews Memorial Hospital in St Andrew. Captain John Williams, who succeeded Capleton as […] […]

‘Dudus’ stays out

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

The future of an extradition motion brought by Attorney General and Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne hinges on a ruling from Supreme Court Judge Roy Jones on whether Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller should remain a […] […]

Wrongly imprisoned for 30 years

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

An Ohio man tasted freedom for the first time in nearly 30 years today after a judge overturned his conviction because DNA evidence showed he did not rape an 11-year-old girl. “It finally happened, I’ve […] […]

Nigeria’s president dead at 58

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua, whose election marked the first peaceful transition of power from one civilian to another in a nation once plagued by military coups, has died, his spokesman said. He was 58. Yar’Adua’s […] […]

Toddler’s sudden death came without warning

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Parents mourning the loss of their 22-month-old daughter to suspected meningococcal disease say the illness came without warning. Ruby Olivia Smart, from Tauranga, died last Thursday night from what doctors believe was meningococcal disease. Her […] […]

UN official calls for release of former child combatant from Guantanamo

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

5 May 2010 – A United Nations envoy today reiterated her call for the immediate release of the last child soldier still being held in Guantanamo Bay, voicing concern that his case has been brought […] […]

Neighbour forgives chopping incident

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

AFTER waiting for the past 15 years on the criminal justice system to list the case against his neighbour for trial on a charge of chopping him, a man yesterday told a judge and jury […] […]

Hands-off on abortion

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

Abortion is a marginalised and controversial issue, which has no place on the political platform. This was the consensus of several middle-aged and senior citizens approached by Express Online, in Port of Spain. The Pocket […] […]

May Day fatal accident

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

A MINISTRY of Education driver has been charged, following investigations into the fatal accident in Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, last Saturday. The accused, Bryon Hubbard, 39, of Lot 432 Nowandam, West Bank Demerara, faced a […] […]

Policeman facing murder charge dismissed from Force

6th May 2010 sandrea 0

The police constable who is charged with murder in the stabbing death of 23-year-old George Carey has been dismissed from the Royal Bahamas Police Force, a senior police officer revealed to The Nassau Guardian yesterday. […] […]