The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 15, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. The ECB meets to tackle the bond market rout, the Fed is set to deliver the biggest rate hike in decades, and bitcoin tumbles as the crypto sell-off accelerates Today’s biggest stories Ukrainian servicemen ride an infantry […]
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by : Claire Reid Florida Man Accused Of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Caught Escaping To Cuba On Jet Ski (Shutterstock) A man under investigation for a $4.2 million Medicare fraud scheme attempted to flee the US on a jet ski, authorities have said. Ernesto Cruz Graveran, originally from Cuba but who now lives in Florida, was […]
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By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA, June 14 (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s Congress renewed on Tuesday a decade-long decree allowing Russian forces to train in the Central American country, a decision criticized by the United States in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decree allows 230 Russian soldiers to enter Nicaragua between July 1 and Dec. 31 […]
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Costa Rica became the last team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with victory over New Zealand. In the intercontinental play-off, Costa Rica took a third-minute lead when ex-Arsenal player Joel Campbell shot low into the bottom corner. New Zealand ended the match with 10 men as substitute Kosta Barbarouses was sent […]
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BBC- Brazilian police have arrested a second suspect as they probe the disappearance of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Oseney da Costa de Oliveira was detained on suspicion he was involved in the case with his brother, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, local media report. Amarildo earlier denied any wrongdoing. Mr Phillips, […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 14, 2022) — Two members of the St. James Parish, both dialysis patients, were elated and expressed gratitude for the financial assistance they received on June 11, 2022, from the proceeds of a community exercise on Whit Monday, June 6, 2022 which raised a total of EC$14,897.44 which was shared equally. Mr. Fitzroy Warner […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The following is an announcement from the Department of Community Development regarding a closure. The office of the Department of Community Development and the community centres will be closed on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The office and centres will resume working hours on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The Department apologizes for any […]
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By Joseph Lee & Doug Faulkner BBC News The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after legal rulings on Tuesday evening. Up to seven people had been expected to be removed to the east African country. But the flight was stopped after a late […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 14, 2022) — Mental health care remains a priority for the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), and according to Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health, the ministry stands ready to assist workers at the Mental Health Unit and its clients. Minister Brandy-Williams, gave the assurance while conducting a walk-through of the new […]
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A former detective who investigated the disappearance of Lynette Dawson has been accused of tunnel vision and ignoring evidence that supported her husband Chris Dawson's version of events.
John Pendergast was an officer on the Northern Beaches for more than three decades and in the late 1990s offered his help to a renewed probe because he felt Lynette's family had been "dudded" by police.
The investigation included a visit to Chris Dawson's identical twin Paul before tapping their phones, which he admitted was carried out in the hope it would catch something incriminating.
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The now-retired detective sergeant was today accused of ignoring evidence that supported Dawson's side of the story, including his brother-in-law's claimed sighting of Lynette outside Gladesville Hospital up to six months after she vanished.
The defence suggested police relied too heavily on the story of Dawson's schoolgirl lover, known during the trial as JC, who it's argued had a motive to murder.
"She did have a motive, but there's no evidence to suggest at all she was involved in Lynette Dawson's disappearance," Pendergast said.
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The court also heard another new witness has come forward to Crime Stoppers, in addition to a handful of others in recent weeks.
But Justice Ian Harrison has drawn the line on any fresh evidence this late in the trial.
One of Dawson's former Newtown Jets teammates will tomorrow testify about allegations he was once asked to hire a hitman.
The trial continues.
