NOT GUILTY OF MURDER: Anglin cleared of shooting 4-year-old child
Devon Anglin has been acquitted of killing 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes. In the Grand Court yesterday afternoon, visiting Jamaican Justice Howard Cooke found 25-year-old Anglin not guilty of murder after a three week trial. He was also cleared of attempted murder,…
Arizona man describes shears impaling eye socket
PHOENIX (AP) — Leroy Luetscher could feel the pruning shears jutting from his face as he tried to determine just what had happened to him after trimming the plants in his backyard and then falling face-first. At 86, Luetscher was…
Arrest in Kemar shooting
A teenager has been arrested and is currently detained in police custody in connection with the shooting of a man on 29th June at the Jerk Stand in Red Bay. The 18-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder…
5 patients get HIV-infected organs
AIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — One of Taiwan’s best regarded hospitals said HIV-infected organs were mistakenly transplanted into five patients after a hospital staffer misheard the donor’s test results by telephone. The five are now being treated with anti-AIDS drugs, an…
Washington man lights beehive on fire after sting
LYNDEN, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state fire chief says a man dumped gasoline on a beehive in a tree in retaliation for a bee sting, then ignited the hive, causing an explosion heard throughout his suburban neighbourhood just a…
Kids take a bite out of the big apple
A group of primary school students found out why New York City was so good they named it twice. The Department of Tourism (DOT) sent seven primary school students off to the Big Apple to attend the Fresh Air Fund…
Obama faces tight restraints in crafting jobs plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hamstrung by budget cuts and a tight debt ceiling, President Barack Obama is preparing a September jobs package with limited tools at his disposal to prime the economy and crank up employment. At a minimum, the president’s…
MCKEEVA IS CROSS: Being Christian and politician is tough – Bush
Premier McKeeva Bush yesterday said he was a “man of God” – and declared he finds it difficult being both a politician and a Christian. In an exclusive interview with iNews, Bush admitted he is not the best Christian and…
Snorkeler dies off Barkers
An American tourist has died after he got into difficulty snorkeling off Barkers. The 42-year-old man was in the water with his partner when the sea became choppy. As they made their way back to shore the man got into…
Recreation area set for Old Man Bay
This is his first commercial job, but North Side’s US-trained architect Marco Whittaker is pleased to aid his community by designing the 60,720 sq foot, as-yet-unnamed “North Side Enhancement”. Mr Whittaker, 28, long ago of Chalmers Gibbs and with an…
