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Morant Bay Courthouse razed in early morning fire
published: Tuesday | February 20, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody j4lQv="true">
Shelly-Ann Thompson, Gleaner Writer
A fireman walks away from the Morant Bay Courthouse which was gutted by fire early yesterday morning. This was the second time in just under two and a half years that the historic St. Thomas landmark was being damaged by fire, the first being in October 2004. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Photographer</SPAN>
Up to late yesterday, the Minister of Justice was still trying to find a suitable location for the sitting of the Circuit Court in St. Thomas, after the historical Morant Bay courthouse was gutted by fire early Monday morning.
Michael Cohen, <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">public </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">relations</SPAN> officer at the Ministry of Justice, said yesterday that Minister of Justice A.J. <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Nicholson</SPAN> and the Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer, were locked in a meeting trying to decide on a <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070220/lead/lead2.html#" target=_new><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica,
Morant Bay Courthouse razed in early morning fire
published: Tuesday | February 20, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody j4lQv="true">
Shelly-Ann Thompson, Gleaner Writer
A fireman walks away from the Morant Bay Courthouse which was gutted by fire early yesterday morning. This was the second time in just under two and a half years that the historic St. Thomas landmark was being damaged by fire, the first being in October 2004. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Photographer</SPAN>
Up to late yesterday, the Minister of Justice was still trying to find a suitable location for the sitting of the Circuit Court in St. Thomas, after the historical Morant Bay courthouse was gutted by fire early Monday morning.
Michael Cohen, <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">public </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">relations</SPAN> officer at the Ministry of Justice, said yesterday that Minister of Justice A.J. <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Nicholson</SPAN> and the Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer, were locked in a meeting trying to decide on a <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070220/lead/lead2.html#" target=_new><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica,