Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

March 19, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fraud accused’s true identity uncovered in $352m mortgage loan scam

Dwayne Pitter, a resident of Bay Farm Villa in St Andrew, is the person who allegedly used a fictitious name to get mortgage loans totalling $352 million from four commercial banks over a one-month…
Keith Darien, principal director of the Financial Investigations Division.
March 12, 2026 by Livern Barrett

FID cracks down on PPO delinquents

Two men accused of breaching pecuniary penalty orders (PPOs) imposed by the court are facing fresh charges, as the authorities signal a get-tough approach against individuals who fail to comply with…
March 11, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Judge to rule on keeping witness’s evidence in murder case against cops

The judge in the trial of six policemen accused of murder has reserved her decision on whether she will allow the evidence of a key prosecution witness. The media has been barred from disclosing the…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes making a presentation during ‘A Conversation with the Judiciary’ at The Summit Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday.
February 27, 2026 by Livern Barrett

‘Nobody can dictate to judges’

The head of the judiciary took a swipe at Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck yesterday, saying nobody – “regardless of the office they hold” – can “dictate” to judges how the…
Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and constitutional affairs.
February 26, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Guilty pleas not intended ahead of joining child diversion programmes – Chuck

Some judges appear to be misinterpreting the Child Diversion Act by compelling minors to plead guilty to criminal charges before steering them to intervention programmes, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck…
February 19, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Mediation muddle

At the completion of a court-ordered mediation in May last year, a judge at the Trelawny Parish Court dismissed four criminal charges laid against a businessman by two policemen who claimed he…
February 18, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Two cops face probe over suspected link to three murders

Two policemen are under investigation for their suspected involvement in three murders, including the shooting death of a popular St Mary businessman last week, multiple law-enforcement sources have…
The Norman Manley High School in St Andrew.
February 2, 2026 by Livern Barrett

School flunks at caring for Child

A teacher’s failure to intervene in a verbal dispute between two Norman Manley High School (NMHS) students, before it turned physical and left one of them bloodied and missing a tooth, is a “clear…
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January 27, 2026 by Livern Barrett

DPP fast-tracks SSL case to Home Circuit Court

The attorney for one of the founders of Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL), the investment firm that collapsed amid allegations of a $4-billion fraud, has cautioned that the criminal charges laid…