The prosecution in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial was on Tuesday dealt yet another blow after its case against one of the remaining 27 defendants not only collapsed, but it failed to prove that the gang was responsible for the 2017 double murder...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes indicated on Monday that based on the evidence presented by a former member of the Clansman-One Don Gang, he has found that a criminal organisation existed and it was led by Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan. The judge further said...
A Jamaican woman, recently convicted of human trafficking charges with her husband who is from India, was convinced that an Indian worker recruited by her husband had attempted suicide because his salary was sent back to his family. Having bought...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes on Thursday acknowledged that being in the State’s custody is one of the best possible alibis that the alleged Clansman-One Done gang members could have. Justice Sykes made the observation while reviewing the defence for...
Justice Vinette Graham-Allen is to rule on March 6 whether a preliminary hearing to determine the validity of the good faith certificates in the Keith Clarke matter is to be conducted independently of the murder trial which may follow. During a...
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court recently sanctioned chemotherapy and surgery for a young kidney cancer patient after his mother refused to give permission for the medical intervention, claiming that God would heal the child. Doctors at...
Ballistic evidence presented during the Clansman-One Don Gang trial has failed to establish any link between the gang’s “system guns” and any of the 10 murders reportedly carried out by its alleged members. A ballistic expert had testified that a...
The sentencing hearing for a Kingston businesswoman who was last December convicted for the 2019 stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend failed to get under way on Monday after the woman insisted that she no longer wanted her attorney to represent her...
Portions of the phone data evidence given by a police expert witness about alleged members of the Clansman-One Don Gang are admissible. Chief Justice Bryan Sykes made the disclosure while assessing the expert witness’ evidence during his summation...
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has been accused of an abuse of process after she indicated on Monday that her office would appeal the 51-month sentence of a St Catherine man for unauthorised gun possession under the new...
A St Catherine man who is the first person to be sentenced under the new Firearms Prohibition Act was yesterday given four years and three months in prison for possession of an illegal weapon and ammunition after pleading guilty in the Gun Court....
Crucial evidence that was led by a ballistic expert linking 11 guns that are reportedly a part of the Clansman-One Don Gang’s arsenal to several murders may not be allowed. Chief Justice Bryan Sykes signalled on Thursday during summation that there...
Although the voice attributed to the Clansman-One Don Gang’s alleged second in command featured extensively in one of the secretly recorded conversations and detailed what appeared to be information only an insider would be privy to, Chief Justice...
A last-minute effort by the lawyer representing Chief Parish Judge Chester Crooks to dismiss a “conflict-of-interest” matter being pursued by former Education Minister Ruel Reid and Professor Fritz Pinnock against the judge, via judicial review,...
Commuters have been warned to brace today for the start of a three-day, all-island public transportation strike spearheaded by the One Voice Transportation Group that is expected to significantly impact mobility in Kingston and St Andrew. The...
Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan could be convicted of being the leader of a criminal organisation if Chief Justice Bryan Sykes accepts the evidence of at least one of the ex-gang members who had testified in the Clansman One-Don Gang trial. Justice Sykes,...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes signalled on Monday that evidence given by one of the former Clansman-One Don gang members about a double murder and arson incident may not be of any use to the Crown. Continuing his summation in the Home Circuit Court,...
One of the 27 defendants in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial on Friday accused the police of refusing to take him for an X-ray after allegedly injuring his arm. The defendant, Ted Prince, whose arm was in a sling, complained to Chief Justice Bryan...
The defence team representing Anthony Armstrong is contemplating challenging the decision by the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to transfer the fraud case against him to the Home Circuit Court. Hugh Wildman, who is leading the...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes on Thursday stated that the evidence given by a former member of the Clansman-One Don Gang about the 2017 murder of a supermarket employee in Chancery Street, St Andrew, if accepted as true, demonstrates the existence of a...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes says evidence presented in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial on counts that failed will be considered in the determination of the existence of a criminal organisation and its membership. Continuing his summation on Wednesday...
Although there was no mention of the ex-soldier and his alleged membership in the Clansman-One Don Gang in statements given by one of the prosecution’s star witnesses, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes acknowledged that the evidence suggested some truth in...
As his summation in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial began on Monday, Justice Bryan Sykes said there might be some believability to the evidence of the main witness who had volunteered information about the gang to the police, as opposed to the...
