{
  "id": 19457555,
  "title": "CMU third-party payments normal, says Witness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/cmu-third-party-payments-normal-says-witness",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T06:09:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20261111/cmu-third-party-payments-normal-says-witness"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former treasurer of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) on Tuesday testified that Jamaica Labour Party councillor Kim Brown Lawrence was a third-party recipient of payments under contracts between the university and consultancy firm Optimum Customer Services Consultancy. The evidence emerged during cross-examination in the multimillion-dollar fraud trial as King’s Counsel Oswest…",
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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."
}