Politics

CHIEF Justice Zalia McCalla a today rejected an application by attorneys representing wanted fugitive Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke who sought to have the court nullify an arrest warrant and order to start extradition proceedings against him. […] […]

THE current security crisis spawned by the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke affair has jerked the society out of a paralysing complacency. But at the same time, a despondent state of mind prevails — a situation not […] […]

OPPOSITION Leader Portia Simpson Miller yesterday endorsed the Government’s efforts to unseat criminals and crush gangs, but warned that speedily passing the six anti-crime bills into law in their present state to assist this thrust […] […]

THE UN Security Council will impose its toughest sanctions yet on Iran today despite threats by Tehran to break off all nuclear talks. The new measures will prohibit the sale of heavy weapons to Iran, […] […]

Textile workers toiling for pennies say they’ve had enough CHINA—Out on the pavement the battle lines were drawn: in an awesome show of force, more than 1,000 uniformed, riot and plainclothes police blocked the factory […] […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Barack Obama said he wanted to know “whose ass to kick” over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, adding to the pressure on energy giant BP Plc as it sought to capture more […] […]

TRAFFIC snarled in sections of downtown Kingston yesterday morning as security forces continued a curfew imposed in the area, following a massive operation in which 261 men were detained on Sunday. Several roads leading into […] […]

IRAN will not agree to talks on its nuclear programme if the UN Security Council adopts fresh sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today. “I have said that the US government and its allies are so […] […]

Government ministers are poised to reconsider powers to detain terrorist suspects without charge for up to 28 days. Senior civil servants will make several recommendations on the future of the controversial measure within weeks. MPs […] […]

TRAFFIC snarled in sections of downtown Kingston this morning as security forces continued a curfew imposed in the area following a massive operation that saw 261 men detained yesterday. Several roads leading into and out […] […]