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The five-day hearing to determine whether the Constitutional Court erred in striking a 2023 amendment extending the tenure of incumbent Director of Pu...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Attorney John Clarke argued on Friday that pursuing a retrial of the Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams murder case would be a waste of scarce...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The retrial hearing for entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused has been extended for an additional day. The matter was expecte...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Court of Appeal Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop has revealed that the Supreme Court’s diary has cases scheduled for trial by jury st...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prosecutor Janek Forbes says that once employed correctly, the safeguard systems in the Jamaican court system can ensure a fair re...
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