Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who fatally shot St Lucian accountant Botham Jean in his apartment in 2018, has been granted parole after serving seven years of her ten-year sentence, prompting criticism from Jean’s family and legal representatives.
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A Massachusetts judge has rejected a bid to acquit Lindsay Clancy, the American mother accused of murdering her three children. The ruling comes after a jury deadlocked, with eleven jurors favoring acquittal on grounds of insanity but one juror convinced of her guilt.
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A 16-year-old student has been charged with assault after a 31-year-old man was set ablaze during a protest in West Kingston. The victim remains hospitalized with severe burn injuries.
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A detective testified that Andre Ruddock confessed to killing Taneka Gardner at a Kingston church in 2021, allegedly on the orders of pastor Dr Kevin Smith. Ruddock reportedly told police, ‘a me kill Taneka,’ and said he cut her throat on instructions.
Detective Details Ruddock’s Alleged Confession in Pathways Murder Trial Read More »
A man was shot dead in his Cedar Grove home near Mandeville Wednesday night, bringing Manchester’s homicide count to 27 for the year, Jamaica Observer reports.
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Television producers are the unseen team working behind the scenes to make live news broadcasts look effortless, according to Brent Pinheiro, a technical producer at CNC3. In a candid account published by the Trinidad Guardian, Pinheiro describes the constant juggling act of coordinating stories, managing technical requirements, and handling unexpected crises.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister secured a warm diplomatic reconciliation with Venezuela’s acting president at the UN, but faces fierce parliamentary resistance to bills aimed at streamlining government procurement and reducing oversight constraints.
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PNP President Mark Golding is making another attempt to reform Jamaica’s Crown lands law, seeking to reduce the ownership qualifying period from 60 years to just 25 years—a change he argues would benefit tens of thousands of Jamaicans locked out of property security.
Golding Renews Push to Slash Crown Lands Ownership Timeline from 60 to 25 Years Read More »
A Guyanese labourer has begun a three-year prison sentence after authorities executed a conviction warrant for cannabis trafficking. The man had been sentenced in absentia after failing to appear in court.
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Guyana’s housing authority has firmly rejected allegations that President Irfaan Ali personally acquired 182 acres of state land at Plantation Onderneeming, describing the claims as misleading and based on a misunderstanding of routine administrative procedures.
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