Jamaica Legal

04/09/2016

"He said that several of the “hits” stem from minor disputes over land insurance and inheritance."

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FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Detectives attached and to the Falmouth Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a Canadian woman for allegedly ordering the contract killing of her estranged 25-year-old husband, Jamari Reid, who was gunned dow ...

02/09/2016

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01/09/2016

Any JP's in the house?

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck says more than 6,000 committed people of integrity are needed to join the ranks of Justices of the Peace (JPs) to bring social stability, civility and ultimately economic growth to Jam ...

01/09/2016

Who has been following this case?

The murder trial involving businessman Stephen Causewell is to continue in the Home Circuit Court next Monday after the judge again ruled that he has a case to answer. Justice Carol Lawrence Beswick wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions ( ...

01/09/2016

Pay your taxes!

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) —The EU ordered tech giant Apple on Tuesday to pay a record 13 billion euros (US$14.6 billion) in back taxes in Ireland, a move Washington warned could damage hugely important transatlantic economic ties. Brussels sai ...

01/09/2016

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26/08/2016

Story of the day!

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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A mini-bus ‘loader man’ who pleaded guilty to interfering with the free flow of traffic was fined and confined when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last week. Rafael Dennie pleaded guilty ...

26/08/2016

Personal Injury post 3/3

Very useful read.

Compensation for personal injury in Jamaica is based on awards being made for special and general damages. In the case of general damages, the amount of compensation is based on local precedents, whic

26/08/2016

Personal Injury post 2/3

Though this talks about persons travelling from overseas, the advice is useful for persons living locally as well.

QUESTION: I am writing you in the hope that you can advise me about a situation that occurred while I was in Jamaica as a visitor. I live in the Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States. While there, I was a back-seat passenger in the vehicle of...

26/08/2016

Personal Injury Post 1/3

I was involved in a motor vehicle accident. The other car was driven by a lady. The cost of repairing my car was about US$3,000. The other driver said the accident was my fault and made a claim against me for $3 million.

26/08/2016

The first message we received was about a personal injury matter. We have searched and found three useful articles for you to read on this topic.

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26/08/2016