Emotional courtroom moment in Ruel Reid, et al trial

JAMAICA Labour Party Councillor Kim Brown Lawrence had an emotional reaction to evidence shared in court on Tuesday when receipts purporting to show payments from Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to her were addressed as her attorney, Oswest Senior Smith, questioned a prosecution witness on whether any connection existed between her and the school.

Senior Smith was continuing his cross-examination of the witness, a former CMU employee, putting before the man a series of exhibits, including payment documents.

Senior Smith first asked the witness, who had held a senior finance position at CMU, whether documents, including contracts for goods or services provided, would have been submitted to the accounting department in order for payments to be authorised.