In early January 2023, news broke that several depositors at the investment firm Stocks and Securities Ltd., (SSL) had been fleeced of billions of dollars.
Read more: The need for moral leadership amid alleged fraud, poor oversight and risks to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The trial involving 27 individuals accused of being the pulse of the St Catherine-based Klansman gang is set to resume Monday morning with Chief Justice Bryan Sykes beginning his summation of the evidence disclosed in the matter.
RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann — Saying Prime Minister Andrew Holness's statement on allegations of a multi-billion-dollar fraud at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) had not gone far enough, general secretary of the Opposition People's National Party, Dr Dayton Campbell has urged the Government to "step aside" if it is unable to effectively handle the crisis and outline the way forward.
Read more: 'Not enough': Campbell blasts Holness's handling of SSL issue
BURLINGTON, Vermont (AP) — A Jamaican-born man charged with killing his live-in girlfriend in 2018 then fleeing to the island where he evaded authorities for nearly two years pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
Read more: Jamaican pleads guilty to killing girlfriend in US
National Commercial Bank employee Khadene Thomas, who was hauled before the courts on Friday to answer charges of defrauding a client who knew and trusted her, is now being investigated in connection with funds missing from three additional clients' accounts.
Read more: Alleged NCB fraudster Khadene Thomas remanded as sums, clients increase