Gay rights activist Maurice Tomlinson has petitioned the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR), requesting that it rule that Section 18 (2) of the Jamaican Constitution, which does not recognise a union between persons of the same sex,...
Heavily relying on the evidence of two self-proclaimed ex-members of the Uchence Wilson Gang, the prosecution yesterday urged presiding judge Chief Justice Bryan Sykes to believe its witnesses, describing them as credible and reliable. “We submit,...
Attorney-at-law Donna McIntosh Bryce-Gayle is this morning expected to present closing arguments on behalf of her client, accused Kenith Wynter, as the Uchence Wilson Gang trial continues at the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston. Wynter is...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes yesterday questioned the apparent ignorance of the lone cop implicated in the Uchence Wilson Gang as the trial continued at the downtown Kingston-based Home Circuit Court. In response to questions posed by Sykes, accused...
As alleged members of the Uchence Wilson Gang continued to deny its existence, accused Odeen ‘Brinks’ Smith said that he did not know the reputed gang leader as he testified in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston yesterday. Smith said he...
Tesha Miller, reputed leader of the Spanish Town, St Catherine-based Clansman Gang, will on December 3 know whether the Supreme Court supports his claim against the State, which he has accused of assault, false imprisonment and malicious...
An alleged member of the Uchence Wilson Gang whose role was allegedly to cut burglar bars to gain access to properties, according to a Crown witness, has claimed that he was beaten and threatened by police when he was apprehended on August 9, 2017...
Twenty-eight-year-old Uchence Wilson, the man accused of leading a gang with tentacles across several parishes over two years, yesterday took to the stand denying that he was involved in a criminal organisation. “The only gun mi use is the spray...
Mijan Morgan, the first Jamaican selected to attend Google’s Connect Live 2019 conference in its three-year history, said that given the competitiveness and limited number of spaces, being selected as one of 200 local guides to participate in the...
Although the findings of a recent study commissioned by human rights lobby group Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) indicate that 60 per cent of employers view homosexuality as abhorrent and disgusting behaviour, stakeholders...
Senators on both sides of the aisle yesterday expressed their overwhelming support for the Tourism Workers Pension Bill, but recommendations were still made for amendments to the legislation as it was debated in the Upper House. Opposition Senator...
A decision by FLOW Jamaica to adjust its parental leave policy to include fathers has been welcomed by stakeholders who have been lobbying for some time. The new provisions allow for eight weeks of paid parental leave to be accessed by fathers at...
As the race for the presidency of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) continues to heat up, the incumbent, Dr Peter Phillips, is still preparing the party for the next general election, moving to settle representation for seats that have...
Members of the joint select committee reviewing the Data Protection Bill are recommending that journalism be defined within the body of the bill with consideration for how the media landscape has changed. Last year, the Press Association of Jamaica...
People’s National Party (PNP) President Dr Peter Phillips says the Government needs to take a more inclusive approach to economic development as the current system is limiting growth, leaving the majority of the population trapped in low-wage jobs...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang has said that in his opinion, Ruel Reid, the former education minister at the centre of a criminal investigation, cannot run on the party’s ticket in the next general election,...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes will next Monday rule on no-case submissions made by defence attorneys on behalf of reputed gang leader Uchence Wilson and his 20 alleged cronies last week. The prosecution yesterday finished responding to the defence’s...
Prosecutors have zeroed in on cellular data acquired from the island’s two main telecommunications companies and mobile phones seized from alleged gang members to further advance the position that reputed gang leader Uchence Wilson and his alleged...
Family members of Judith Johnson, one of three women accused of being a member of the Uchence Wilson gang, breathed a sigh of relief yesterday after presiding judge Chief Justice Bryan Sykes found her not guilty of being a member of a criminal...
Documents integral to the progression of the case involving alleged rogue cops Corporals Kirk Fraser and Ramone Scott will not be available to defence attorneys until August. Addressing the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston yesterday,...
The prosecution yesterday began responding to no-case submissions made by defence attorneys, telling the court that reputed gang leader Uchence Wilson and his 21 alleged gang members have a case to answer. Since Monday, defence attorneys have been...
Defence attorneys yesterday continued to make no-case submissions, asserting that the evidence against their clients is weak. They insisted that the witnesses who testified were not at the alleged robberies and, therefore, their testimonies were...
A defence attorney is questioning the basis on which her client, alleged rogue cop Constable Ramone Scott, is being held at Up Park Camp, the headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Scott and his co-accused Corporal Kirk Fraser were...
Junior Rose, one of two person formerly accused of being members of the Uchence Wilson gang, said he felt vindicated after being freed yesterday, nearly two years after being put behind bars. The men were released after prosecutors said they had no...
Eighteen students from across the island were yesterday recognised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) for their performance in last year’s sitting of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Honoured under the...
