{
  "id": 15851926,
  "title": "Defence wants two senior officials as prosecutors drop 13 witnesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/defence-wants-two-senior-officials-as-prosecutors-drop-13-witnesses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:10:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20261021/defence-wants-two-senior-officials-prosecutors-drop-13-witnesses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two senior public officials are among 13 people who prosecutors no longer intend to call as witnesses in the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid, defence attorneys have revealed. Their names are being withheld because the media has been asked not to reveal the names of witnesses in the trial. They were among more than 90 witnesses listed on the indictment. However, Linda…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}