If Kerry-Ann Walters had her way, Omar Collymore would take his last breath in prison, not only for the vicious murder of her beloved brother but also for plotting the murder of his wife, the mother of his two children. Nonetheless, she is...
The prosecution was on Monday granted permission to treat Brigadier Mahatma Williams as a hostile witness as the Keith Clarke murder trial continued in the Home Circuit Court. Williams was the commanding officer for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF)...
Dubbing himself a businessman, Michael ‘Crayboss’ Adams, the man allegedly contracted to murder businesswoman Simone Campbell-Collymore, while distancing himself from confessed shooter Wade Blackwood, emphasised that his dealings with the other men...
Omar Collymore, who is accused of masterminding the daring day-light murder of his wife, was yesterday branded a “stranger to truth” as the prosecutor ripped into his evidence, highlighting several apparent inconsistencies and contradictions. “You...
A FORMER One Don Gang member who had given key evidence in the trial has expressed deep disappointment at the sentences that were meted out to the gang leader, Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan, and some of his cronies. The witness, who was a former community...
A MAN who lured a woman and her partner to a church and robbed them of valuables at gunpoint with an accomplice, yesterday pleaded guilty to gun and robbery charges in the Gun Court and was remanded for sentencing on July 27. The defendant, Keddane...
The alleged mastermind and three alleged accomplices behind a massive gun find of 21 firearms and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition at a warehouse at the wharf in Kingston last March had their bail extended on Thursday. They are to return to...
The evidence of two police witnesses, who claimed they were fired upon multiple times by an alleged Clansman-One Don Gang member, has been disproven by a ballistic report done on the illegal weapon that was reportedly taken from the alleged...
A Clarendon farmer was left devastated Thursday after his elderly ex-friend who stole his land 13 years ago and gifted portions of it to herself, her children and her now-ex-husband was only slapped with a three-year suspended sentence. “I was...
An implementation plan to execute the recommendations of the Professor Orlando Patterson-led Jamaica Education Transformation Commission report, aimed at transforming the nation’s education, is expected to be developed and finalised within the next...
The St Catherine North Police Division is attributing its success in the current reduction in murders and shootings in the division to making inroads in the dismantling of the feared Spanish Town-based Clansman gang, which for years has been...
The church is often seen as a refuge in times of crisis, but as the death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise locally, some Christians are finding it harder to deal with their spirituality, and the emotional and psychological effects of dealing...
Defence lawyer for well-known producer, businessman, and councillor Patrick Roberts is questioning the legitimacy of fraud charges that were brought against his client and plans to write to the director of public prosecutions (DPP) to review the...
Justice Vinette Graham-Allen is to rule tomorrow whether to offer bail to Portland businessman Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ McDonald, who is accused of plotting the murders of his two wives in separate incidents. She will also decide the fate of McDonald...
The sentencing for the man who drove the getaway car in the killing of banker Andrea Lowe-Garwood has been postponed to March 19 in the Home Circuit Court. Leon Hines was scheduled to be sentenced yesterday on charges of illegal possession of...
The word Trafigura has made headlines throughout the country on many occasions and it did so again last week as former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, along with four other members of the People’s National Party will have to testify in...
At 32, Toni-ann McKenzie faces the possibility of being blind, but that thought is nowhere near the forefront of her mind. The warm-hearted single mother of three, who also cares for her two 12-year-old nephews and a host of other kids, struggles...
Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and four other People’s National Party (PNP) members are now awaiting the decision of the Privy Council, which will make the final determination on whether they will testify in open court in the Trafigura...
