The murder trial of Constable Noel Maitland was on Thursday adjourned until July 7 in the Home Circuit Court for administrative reasons that were not disclosed to the public. Maitland is currently on trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend,...
Defence attorney John Clarke yesterday raised concerns in the Home Circuit Court about the Crown’s failure to comply with court-mandated electronic disclosure procedures in the anti-gang trial involving Tesha Miller and 22 other alleged members of...
A neighbour of Constable Noel Maitland has denied fabricating claims that the accused officer wanted access to security footage because of concerns it might show him smoking ganja and jeopardise a pending promotion. The witness previously testified...
A neighbour of Constable Noel Maitland admitted on Monday that surveillance footage he was asked to preserve had already been automatically erased by the time he handed over the system to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM)....
A neighbour of Constable Noel Maitland testified on Thursday that he felt pressured by the visibly anxious officer to delete surveillance footage showing Maitland entering his St Andrew apartment complex twice between July 11 and 12, 2022 – once...
Constable Noel Maitland’s neighbour is expected to take the stand today in the ongoing trial in which the policeman has been charged in connection with the July 2022 disappearance and murder of his girlfriend, social media influencer Donna-Lee...
A witness from the Independent Commission of Investigations, who had travelled to The Bahamas to collect a statement and DNA sample from the father of missing social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson, disclosed yesterday that he was not...
A murder convict at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility in Kingston is hopeful for a shot at freedom after the Supreme Court granted him leave to challenge the Parole Board’s recent refusal. Oraine Baldie, who has been incarcerated since...
As Jamaica’s birth rate plunges to alarming levels, sociologist Georgia Crawford is urging the Government to take bold steps to avert the looming crisis, starting with cash bonuses for new mothers, home grants, and a three-day workweek for parents...
The mother of missing social media influencer, Sophia Lugg, yesterday ended her testimony in tears after revealing that she and her daughter, who shared a sister-like bond, affectionately called each other “my love”. The distraught mother, who is...
Birth deliveries at the country’s largest maternity facility, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), have tumbled from more than 500 last year to just over 300, a startling shift that confirms a national decline in childbirth. Sister Dawn Williams Gordon...
“Stop killing us!” “Stop the abuse of our children!” “Help me grow in love, not fear.” Armed with their placards bearing poignant and powerful messages, several youngsters from different uniformed groups stood in silent protest, hoping that their...
President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Dr Mark Smith yesterday blasted the proposed Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill as a “betrayal” to educators while warning that the association is prepared to take all necessary steps to block...
A trial date is to be scheduled next Tuesday in the multibillion-dollar cocaine case in which five men have been implicated. A date for a bail hearing in the Home Circuit Court for three of the accused, who were yesterday remanded, will also be...
The special measures application currently before the Home Circuit Court in the Donna-Lee Donaldson murder trial is set to resume on Friday. The application seeks permission for three overseas witnesses to give evidence remotely. Submissions were...
Justice Leighton Pusey has issued a stern warning that public demonstrations and online commentary, particularly from non-traditional media, regarding the Donna-Lee Donaldson murder trial could result in contempt of court charges. Constable Noel...
Jamaican students studying in the United States are being urged to “run silent and deep” amid a temporary halt in the revocation of visas for international students as part of the Donald Trump administration’s sweeping changes in immigration...
A motorist who fatally struck a woman on a sidewalk nearly four years ago will be sentenced on May 30, after the Supreme Court denied his request to change his guilty plea. Christopher Gordon admitted in May 2023 to causing the fatal collision that...
A 71-year-old woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle on Easter Monday had initially planned to spend the holidays with family in St Elizabeth, but a last-minute decision to go to work instead ended in tragedy. Ikodel Wright, a beloved janitor...
When Orthia Watson heard gunshots echo through her Olympic Gardens community in Kingston on Thursday, she rushed towards the chaos – never imagining she would find her 14-year-old daughter lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. She...
The country’s public defender has raised an alarm over a mounting human rights crisis, emphasising that widespread ignorance among Jamaicans about their human rights is enabling the State to trespass on their fundamental rights. Carolyn Reid-...
Dr Carl Bruce, medical chief of staff at The University Hospital of the West Indies, is to go on trial in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on September 2, in relation to an alleged fight with a former consultant that happened more than 18...
A lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct has partially succeeded in his appeal after the Court of Appeal ruled that the regulatory body made legal and factual errors, and that his constitutional right to a fair hearing was breached. Donald...
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is refuting claims by some of its dialysis patients that deteriorating conditions and a lack of resources at the facility’s renal unit are jeopardising their health and well-being. While describing...
The sentencing for the St Catherine woman who left another woman with severe burns and blind in one eye following a brutal acid attack in which three persons were injured was, on Wednesday, pushed back to May 7 in the Home Circuit Court. Justice...
