Former state minister and Senator, Kern Spencer, is hugged by two women as he left the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court in March. - File
THE CUBAN light-bulb spotlight will today be refocused on North East St Elizabeth Member of Parliament (MP) Kern Spencer and his co-accused, Rodney Chin and Coleen Wright, when they return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. Criminal charges against them are expected to be mentioned today.
Despite being arrested on February 25, and police having read out several charges against them, the Crown is yet to tell the court about the crime for which they have been accused. Nine charges have been read out against Spencer, four against Chin and six against Wright.
Charges
Spencer, a member of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), has been accused of fraud and money-laundering. Wright and Chin face similar charges.
When they last appeared in court seven weeks ago, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Paula Llewellyn told Resident Magistrate Glenn Brown that the Crown was not in a position to mention the charges against the three.
"The material is very voluminous and we have to be very detailed," the DPP told the court in providing justification for a request for another mention date.
Criminal investigations intensified in the Cuban light bulb scandal. The project, for which Spencer exercised ministerial oversight when the PNP held state power, racked up an alleged cost of $276 million.
***DK*** said
07:10 05/16 2008
hmmmm...i forgot about him!
Clarksman said
07:12 05/16 2008
mi think fi him thing did done
Crazypickney said
11:49 05/16 2008
kern, oh kern... i hope they send u ass to jail for a good 10 years (cause mi neva get no light bulb)
pengo said
11:51 05/16 2008
a dem p*u**yy yah f**k up di economy from early out ino. look wah we a face ya now.
STUWY77 said
12:54 05/16 2008
rawz.. mi not neva even memba bout him.. dem fi lock him up still.. too ra** teef
STUWY77 said
12:55 05/16 2008
lol@crazy, neither did i, well mummi did get fi har chicken coob.. but not the house.. so mi bex bout it
Garrick said
13:21 05/16 2008
wah you say stu...miss pam get bulb.
STUWY77 said
13:24 05/16 2008
she get bulb yeah.. and no get none fi the house like a inna the fowl coob shi live.
Crazypickney said
13:25 05/16 2008
@ stuwy, at least she get, mi nuh see them come my way, yet sill everybpdy have the bulb them
STUWY77 said
13:28 05/16 2008
@crazy ... u a the only lucky one.. so u excape dem ra** high light bill yah that a run.. so say thank God
Garrick said
15:04 05/16 2008
Dwl...Stu
vybz10107 said
17:51 05/16 2008
a wonder if when him go a court him did still a bawl lol
Former state minister and Senator, Kern Spencer, is hugged by two women as he left the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court in March. - File
THE CUBAN light-bulb spotlight will today be refocused on North East St Elizabeth Member of Parliament (MP) Kern Spencer and his co-accused, Rodney Chin and Coleen Wright, when they return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. Criminal charges against them are expected to be mentioned today.
Despite being arrested on February 25, and police having read out several charges against them, the Crown is yet to tell the court about the crime for which they have been accused. Nine charges have been read out against Spencer, four against Chin and six against Wright.
Charges
Spencer, a member of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), has been accused of fraud and money-laundering. Wright and Chin face similar charges.
When they last appeared in court seven weeks ago, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Paula Llewellyn told Resident Magistrate Glenn Brown that the Crown was not in a position to mention the charges against the three.
"The material is very voluminous and we have to be very detailed," the DPP told the court in providing justification for a request for another mention date.
Criminal investigations intensified in the Cuban light bulb scandal. The project, for which Spencer exercised ministerial oversight when the PNP held state power, racked up an alleged cost of $276 million.