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A man charged with the murder of Gary “Fingas” Cann steadfastly denied having anything to do with the killing or any gang activity.
Jermaine Simmons, 38, told police in a recorded interview that while he could not remember his exact whereabouts on th...
DATE: Jul 05, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a man accused of molesting a schoolgirl drew to a close yesterday with the jury hearing closing remarks from both sides.
The Crown alleged the defendant betrayed the trust of the victim and her family for his own gratification, but defen...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a 34-year-old man charged with sexually exploiting a schoolgirl ended this afternoon after the jury failed to return a verdict.
The defendant — who cannot be identified for legal reasons — had denied six counts of sexual exploitation of ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The killers of innocent father-of-three George Lynch have been jailed after a Supreme Court jury found them both guilty of his premeditated murder.
Rickai Dickinson and Wolda Gardner were also found guilty of gun possession for the May 5, 2010 killin...
DATE: Jul 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man charged with sexually touching a schoolgirl yesterday maintained he was innocent, telling a jury the allegations are completely false.
The 34-year-old defendant has denied six charges of sexually exploiting a young person while in a position of...
DATE: Jul 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sending people to jail for debt is “an exceptional occurrence”, the Island’s top judge said yesterday.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley said existing laws contained “a general prohibition on imprisonment for debt.”
Although a section of the same 1973 law al...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A man accused of molesting a schoolgirl told the Supreme Court that he had never touched the child.
The 34-year-old has pleaded not guilty to six charges of sexual exploitation by a person in a position of trust. The jury was directed by Puisne Judge...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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Court
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The trial of two men accused of killing George Lynch neared its conclusion yesterday, with defence lawyers arguing that the cases against the men were based on the words of unreliable witnesses.
Wolda Gardner, 34, and Rickai Dickinson, 29, deny the p...
DATE: Jul 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two women charged with wounding and carrying a machete in public have been jailed pending trial — after they were spotted at Harbour Nights in breach of bail
Vanessa Blyden, 23, and Chanel Smith, 25, were remanded by Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves, wh...
DATE: Jun 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Murder accused Wolda Gardner would take a gun to work and claimed he could make people “disappear”, the Supreme Court has heard.
A former friend of the defendant, who is now in witness protection, told the jury that Mr Gardner kept the weapon in a to...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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Court
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