A judge has lashed the Government for a “grave misuse of state power” after police used state of emergency (SOE) rules to haul a man from his bed and detained him for 20 days before releasing him without charge in 2020. The St James man has been.
Jamaica celebrated its 60th anniversary of independence from Britain in 2022, during a year that started with COVID-19 restrictions, including curfews, still in place.
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#Kingston, December 9, 2022 – Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is no truth to the notion that persons can be detained indefinitely under the State of Public Emergency (SOE). “Nothing could be further from the truth. Under the emergency powers regulations now in place, the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal – chaired […]
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader and Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, is lamenting that the state's efforts to deal with crime are being affected by talks of "people's constitutional rights".
McKenzie is also questioning the whereab
THE Opposition Tuesday refused to budge from its stand against prolonging the current state of emergency (SOE) in St Catherine, forcing the Government to withdraw the controversial regulations tabled .