December 6, 2013
Courtroom cleared for ‘sensitive’ testimony in Kartel case
The Court will today continue to hear submissions on what aspect of testimony from former Cybercrime Unit boss, Sergeant Patrick Linton, will be put before jurors in the Vybz Kartel murder trial. Yesterday, the jurors were sent home until Monday and…
December 6, 2013
Jamaicans mourn Mandela
Jamaicans from all walks of life Friday expressed regrets at the passing of former South African president and leader of the fight against Apartheid, Nelson Mandela. In Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, at the park named in his honour, Jamaicans paused to…
December 6, 2013
Woman guilty over fake cash in Cayman
A 30 year old Bodden Town woman and mother of three was found guilty of four offenses relating to counterfeit cash Friday by a jury. Shannon Ebanks was convicted of possessing and using a forged CI$10 bill in the Evaglow bar in Bodden Town in and…
December 6, 2013
Morocco delegation visits president Medina in the Palace
President Danilo Medina received a delegation from the Kingdom of Morocco in the National Palace Friday morning, headed by Parliament vice president Abdelwahed Alansari. The lawmaker was accompanied Morocco ambassador Brahim Houssein Moussa, and…
December 6, 2013
Mideast Peace Deal Closest in Years
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he believes Israel and the Palestinians are closer to a peace agreement than they have been in years at the end of a three-day trip to the region. Kerry told reporters Friday before leaving Israel that…
December 6, 2013
World Leaders Remember Nelson Mandela
World leaders, past and present, are remembering anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela. At the White House, a solemn President Barack Obama called Mandela an influential, courageous, and profoundly good human…
December 6, 2013
Mandela Hometown Burial Set for Dec. 15
South Africa says Nelson Mandela will be buried Sunday, December 15, in his hometown of Qunu. President Jacob Zuma gave details on the official services and memorials for Mandela on Friday as South Africans mourned the loss of their former…
December 6, 2013
Samsung and Philips among tech firms raided by EU
Samsung and Philips have revealed that they were among several consumer electronics companies raided recently by European Commission inspectors. Thursday's raid focused on companies making and selling consumer electronics products and small domestic…
December 6, 2013
Deadly storm and tidal surge batter northern Europe
Hurricane-force winds and tidal surges have killed at least seven people in northern Europe, flooded parts of Hamburg and left thousands of homes without electricity. The storm, called Xaver, blew a tree on to a car in Poraj, northern Poland,…
December 6, 2013
Hundreds dead’ in CAR violence
At least 300 people have been killed in two days of violence in the capital of the Central African Republic capital, says the Red Cross. The organisation said its staff stopped collecting bodies in Bangui as night fell but would resume over the…