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By Balford Henry Senior staff reporter balfordh@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, September 30, 2020 A new National Identification and Registration Bill has been completed and is being reviewed at the Cabinet level, Prime Minister Andrew Holness informed the House of Representatives yesterday. This follows the significant landmark reached in April when the Cabinet approved the draft for a new voluntary National Identification and Registration Policy, which includes the introduction of a national identification system (NIDS). Holness said that the Bill has been completed and is being reviewed by the NIDS Policy Committee and the Legislation Committee, which is a sub-committee of the Cabinet, and he is hoping that it will be passed by year end. He said that substantial changes were made to the original policy, which was rejected by the Supreme Court after being passed in the House of Representatives in 2017, and are reflected in the new policy, including voluntary enrolment under the NIDS a...

When a third cancer diagnosis forced Josan Sutherland to decline her first Chevening Scholarship offer in 2018, she was devastated. Not only would the practising physiotherapist have to fight the deadly disease for a third time, but her dream of pursuing advanced studies in her field would have to be put on hold. Josan Sutherland of Jamaica, 3 time cancer survivor “I was lost beyond words. I kept on asking myself, ‘how could this be happening to me’?” she recalled, noting that she received the diagnosis a day after her scholarship acceptance letter. But come next week, Sutherland is scheduled to leave Jamaica for University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom (UK) to pursue a master’s degree in neurological physiotherapy. The 28-year-old is one of 14 Jamaicans awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship this year. Sutherland said that her cancer fight started at age 12, when she was diagnosed with bone cancer, which resulted in the loss of her right leg. “I had just s...

A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has indicted Detective Brett Hankison in the case of the shooting death of  Breonna Taylor , charging him with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. No charges were filed against Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officer Myles Cosgrove, the other two police officers who were at the scene the night Taylor was fatally shot. Notably, no murder charges were filed against any of the men. First-degree wanton endangerment is a felony that comes with a sentence of up to five years in prison under Kentucky law. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Annie O’Connell issued a warrant for Hankison’s arrest in a Wednesday hearing and set his bail at $15,000. The charges were tied to shots fired into neighboring apartments, not those shot inside Taylor’s. O’Connell read the charges aloud, linking each to the occupants of the three apartments that Hankison “wantonly” shot into by listing their initials. She did not say BT for “Breonna Taylor,” suggest...

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com  Monday, March 26, 2018 INCARCERATED reggae singer Buju Banton will do his first concert, upon release from prison, in Trinidad and Tobago. The announcement came yesterday from Jodian Ebanks, a member of the singer's marketing team, at a media briefing held during the Love and Harmony Cruise aboard the  Celebrity Summit  vessel. Buju Banton According to Ebanks, the concert will be held on April 22, 2019. The venue was not disclosed. She said a concert is scheduled for Jamaica at a later date. “Buju is very excited about being on the road again. Jamaica is very special to him and he wants to be able to give his home country the type of concert it deserves,” said Ebanks. “Trinidad was chosen as the dates, travel schedules, and all the other variables all came together for that time of year and was the best fit,” she continued. Jamaica Observer  was informed that some of ...

Albert Thompson A Jamaican man in the United Kingdom is being refused treatment for prostate cancer despite living there for more than 40 years, Britain's  Guardian newspaper has reported. The newspaper report names the man as Albert Thompson, 63, and said he has not been receiving the radiotherapy treatment he needs because he has been unable to provide officials with sufficient documentary evidence that he has lived in the UK continuously since arriving from Jamaica as a teenager in 1973. Thompson, the  Guardian  said, was told to provide the evidence or pay £54,000 for his treatment. Britain's Prime Minister Teresa May, in a letter to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who brought the situation to her attention, said: “No urgent treatment should ever be withheld or delayed by the NHS regardless of ability of willingness to pay.” The  Guardian  reported that regulations introduced last October require hospitals to check patients' paperwork, i...

Ashunie Negrini Thursday, February 22, 2018  WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A high alert has been activated for two-year-old Ashunie Negrini of Little Bay, Little London in Westmoreland who has been missing since Tuesday, February 20. He is of dark complexion, slim built and is about 61 centimetres (two feet tall). Reports from the Little London police are that Ashunie was last seen at home dressed in a blue jeans pant. A thorough search was carried out in the immediate environs which proved futile. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ashunie is being asked to contact the Little London police at 955-744/ 955-2758, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station. more

By Nick Visser 11/16/17 A sixth woman has accused Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual harassment, and two other women have come forward with allegations of misconduct by the judge while they were young women   working at an Alabama mall . Tina Johnson told the news outlet  AL.com   she was groped by Moore  during a meeting at his law office in 1991,   when she was 28 years old. She said she went to see Moore to sign over custody of her then 12-year-old son to her mother, who was also in the meeting, and that as soon as she walked into his office, Moore began flirting with her. “He kept commenting on my looks, telling me how pretty I was, how nice I looked,” she said in her account. “He was saying that my eyes were beautiful.” She described the event as uncomfortable before noting that at one point during the meeting Moore moved around his desk, sat inches from her and asked questions about her young daughters. When the meeting ended and J...

Thursday, November 16, 2017 MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The Manchester police have formally charged a 22- year-old man for the murder of Corporal Melvin Smith in this south central town on the night of October 27. Corporal Melvin Smith Supt Wayne Cameron, head of the Manchester police, named the accused as Kemar Bennett, otherwise called 'Sparta' of Settlement in Williamsfield, Manchester. Cameron said Bennett was pointed out in an identification parade last Friday and was formally charged Tuesday night. In addition to murder, Bennett has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm, wounding with intent and robbery with aggravation. Two additional charges of robbery (unrelated to the murder) have also been laid against Bennett, including one just 25 minutes before Corporal Smith was killed. The same establishment, a gaming lounge on Ward Avenue, was targeted in both cases, Cameron said. more

Peter Lloyd International recording artist  Peter Lloyd  is releasing a reggae version of  John Lennon ’s  ‘Woman’  on the  24th November  available worldwide.  Peter Lloyd  is well-known in Jamaica mostly for his music and also due to his notable acting career featuring in  Walt Disney’s Return to Treasure Island ,  The Mighty Quinn  starring  Denzel Washington  and  Prelude to A Kiss  starring  Meg Ryan  and  Alec Baldwin .  Peter Lloyd  has also performed at dozens of festivals worldwide including  Nottingham Carnival (UK) ,  Reggae Jam (Germany) ,  Jamaica Jazz   and Blues Festival (Jamaica) ,  One Caribbean Music Festival (USA) ,  Sunrise Reggae  and  Ska Festival (Germany) . Peter Lloyd Described as the ‘ Love Messenger ’, and with his love and respect for women,  Peter Lloyd also believes that love is the ‘greatest revolu...

 11/7/17- GLEANER  Ninjaman Dancehall entertainer Ninjaman appears to have suffered a mild heart attack on Friday, when he reported feeling ill during his murder trial.  Doctors reportedly conducted an echocardiogram (ECG) yesterday and are carrying out more tests.The doctors are expected to submit a report by today. Ninjaman has reportedly given instructions to his attorneys for his murder trial to continue while he's in hospital.Ninjaman, whose real name is Desmond Ballentyne, was taken back into police custody on October 17 as his murder trial started in the Gun Court. Ninjaman In 2009, he was arrested and charged along with his son, Janeil, and another man, Dennis Clayton, for the fatal shooting of Ricardo Johnson that same year. They were also charged with shooting with intent. The case, first mentioned in court in 2009, has had 17 missed trial dates and 23 mention dates in eight years.

Devin Patrick Kelley, 26 y-o Sunday, Nov 5, 2017 Devin Patrick Kelley has been identified as the gunman who killed at least  24 people at a church in Texas , a U.S. official tells The Daily Beast. A week before he committed the worst massacre at a place of worship in American history, Kelley posted a photo of an assault rifle to Facebook with the caption: “She's a bad bitch.”  Kelley, 26, was a  resident of New Braunfels, a suburb of San Antonio, according to public records. Kelley was married and his mother-in-law listed a P.O. box in Sutherland Springs as a mailing address. San Antonio police  reportedly  raided  Kelley's home on Sunday evening. A LinkedIn account appearing to belong to Kelley describes him as serving in the U.S. Air Force from his 2009 high-school graduation until 2013, after which he briefly taught at a summer Bible school.  more

By Marina Fang and Lydia O’Connor 10/26/17   WASHINGTON ― The National Archives released nearly all the remaining long-classified documents concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which has perennially spawned a litany of conspiracy theories. President John F. Kennedy President Donald Trump ordered the release of 2,800 documents on Thursday, the White House said in a call with reporters that afternoon. The release of a number of other documents with redactions will be postponed for 180 days to allow for further review, despite a decades-old law establishing this day as a deadline for the release of all remaining documents. “The American public expects ― and deserves ― its Government to provide as much access as possible to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records ... so that the people may finally be fully informed about all aspects of this pivotal event,” Trump said in his presidential memorandum mandating the documents’ release....

THE Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) will be carrying out an audit of the eight million rounds of ammunition that National Security Minister Robert Montague says is unaccounted for, to ensure that legal bullets are kept out of the hands of criminals. Bullets seized in Jamaica He explained that with each of the country's 42,000 licensed firearm holders issued with 50 rounds per year, and an additional 250 per quarter, this amounts to approximately five million rounds per annum. However, the Government imports 13 million rounds of ammunition each year. At this time, the authorities are not certain of the whereabouts of the remaining eight million rounds. Montague was speaking at a press briefing at his ministry yesterday, where he announced the new five-member FLA board, which is to begin its work on Tuesday. Minister of National Security Robert Montague  (right) makes a point to the new chairman of the board of the Firearm Licensing Authority  Major General Ant...

Violet Moss-Brown, Died at 117 y-o Violet Moss-Brown, Jamaican is dead at 117 y-o KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican Violet Mosse Brown, the world’s oldest person died today.  Moss Brown, who is affectionately called Aunt V, reportedly died at the Fairview Medical Centre in Montego Bay, St James about 2:30 pm.   She was 117 years old, being born on March 10, 1900. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, a short while ago tweeted his condolences.  Mosse Brown became the world’s oldest human on April 15 after the passing of Italian Emma Morano, who was born on November 29, 1899.

BY KIMONE FRANCIS Observer staff reporter francisk@jamaicaobserver.com  Monday, August 14, 2017 THE police unit responsible for investigating sexual and other abuses of children have arrested and charged a man accused of impregnating a teenage girl in the Lawrence Tavern community of St Andrew. The accused was charged by officers assigned to the Centre For Investigation Of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) with having sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 16 years. On Friday, Detective Inspector Anderson at the unit told the  Jamaica Observe r that the man was granted bail, but that it was not known if he had taken up the offer. He made his first court appearance on July 14 after being arrested in June. He is to return to court on September 13. The  Observer  first reported the story on June 12 after the aunt of the teen disclosed that she had been impregnated by the man at the age of 14. The woman also said her niece was for...

 Wednesday, August 09, 2017 The brutal murder of 17-year-old Mickolle Moulton at her home in Arnett Gardens on Sunday morning triggered condemnation by government officials, the police, and citizens. The 17-year-old, who was a Meadowbrook High School student, and her 12-year-old sister were shot in their bedroom by someone who pointed a gun through a window. Mickolle Moulton National Security Minister Robert Montague, in a press release, condemned the brutal killing and extended condolence to her family, all families affected by crime and violence, and pointed out that the murder, committed as Jamaica celebrated 55 years of Independence, is a harsh reminder of the realities we face as a nation. The Jamaica Constabulary Force, he said, has assured that no effort will be spared to bring to justice the criminal who carried out this dastardly act. Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips also condemned the murder, labelling it “savage” and appealed to the Arnett Garde...

Senators killed the GOP’s “skinny” Obamacare repeal bill, called the  Health Care Freedom Act of 2017 , in a 49-51 vote early Friday morning. The bill would have eliminated the penalty on people who decline to get insurance, thereby removing a piece of Obamacare that has long drawn conservative ire. It also would have suspended the medical device tax for three years while allowing greater contributions into Health Savings Accounts. Sen. Mitch McConnel And the bill would have made it easier for states to get waivers from the federal government, giving them a little more leeway to redirect money that’s supposed to help people buy health insurance. The precise effect of that particular provision is a little  unclear . GOP leaders tried to assure caucus members the point of the bill was merely to push the process along ― to get the debate to the next stage, so that House and Senate leaders can negotiate and come up with a bill that’s acceptable to both chambers. ...