Video: Milledgeville Police Handcuffs 6-Year-Old Girl Video: RAW VIDEO: Salecia Johnson’s Aunt Speaks on Handcuffing MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Milledgeville’s acting police chief, Dray Swicord, said Tuesday that he stands by an officer’s decision to handcuff an elementary school student for safety Friday after she allegedly threw a tantrum. Swicord said the arresting officer is not under investigation for his actions. According to the police report, kindergartner Salecia Johnson is accused of tearing items off the walls and throwing furniture. She was crying in … Read entire article »

Amanda Clayton, a Michigan woman who won $1 million from the state lottery last year, was arraigned today in district court on felony charges stemming from an investigation that found she failed to report her lottery winnings and employment status to the Department of Human Services in order to continue receiving public assistance. Clayton pleaded not guilty to charges of welfare fraud and failure to inform. If convicted, she could face up to four years in … Read entire article »

New US tax law may encourage illegal financial providers BY JULIAN RICHARDSON —– THOUSANDS of Jamaicans will have their personal financial information released to American authorities if local banks sign on to a new tax compliance agreement in defiance of Jamaican law. The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca), which becomes effective next January, requires financial institutions around the world to identify whether their customers are “US persons”. Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) General Manager Earl Jarrett gestures … Read entire article »

SANFORD, Florida — The neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed black teenager in Florida asked a judge in the case to step down Monday after she revealed a potential conflict of interest. George Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, filed the request and said Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler revealed the potential conflict last week. Zimmerman was charged last week with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin’s Feb. 26 death. The lack of an arrest in the shooting inspired … Read entire article »

(CNN) – As procrastinators rush to file their 2011 tax returns by the Tuesday deadline, a new poll shows more than two-thirds of Americans believe the revenue system benefits the wealthy while being unfair to average workers. In the CNN/ORC survey, 68% of respondents said the current tax system benefits the rich and is unfair to ordinary workers, compared with 29% who disagreed with that view. Overall, 50% said the federal income taxes they paid were about … Read entire article »

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey- – The Franklin woman accused of attempting to kill her husband with chemical spray, hot cooking oil and a hatchet last week could be arraigned today after surrendering to authorities on Wednesday, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The woman has been identified as 41-year-old Mauvette Daley Mattadeen. She was being held on $500,000 bail and was ordered to have no contact with her husband, according to Bennett. Mattadeen, a Jamaican national, also … Read entire article »

  State laws let telephone companies end land-line services By Adam Sylvain—- First it was street-corner phone booths and home delivery of telephone books. Now, land lines are on their way to becoming part of American telecommunications history. States are passing laws to end the requirement that phone companies provide everyone land-line service. As consumers continue to move to wireless, states are passing or considering laws to end the requirement that phone companies provide everyone land-line service. Indiana and Wisconsin are … Read entire article »

By KIMMO MATTHEWS THE Traffic Police and the Transport Authority this morning extended their drive to clamp down on illegal taxi operators in downtown Kingston.? “The operation is a continuation of what took place in Half-Way-Tree,” said one officer who was seen in the busy commercial hub. “As part of the drive, illegal operators who ply the downtown Kingston to Papine route will be part of the group targeted,” said another cop.? The operation has left several taxi operators … Read entire article »