good afternoon of ashlynn brown with the midday news a special welcome if you're
watching on one spot Mediacom general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party
dr. Horace Chiang and the Jamaica Labour Party women's parliamentary caucus have
added their voices to the matter concerning comments made by Justice
Minister del rock last week during a Joint Select Committee meeting on the
sexual harassment bill during the discussion on an appropriate time period
for the reporting of sexual harassment mr. Chuck said he did not want to see
persons making sexual harassment complaints years after the incident as
has been happening in the me2 movement this statement has drawn strong
condemnation from members of the public in the joint statement from the jlpt
today dr. Chang said the groups strongly condemn any statement which diminishes
the importance of the issue of sexual harassment or the broader issue of
sexual violence he said mr. Chuck's apology is welcomed the GOP general
secretary added that going forward he expressed he expects mr. Chuck's conduct
in the committee will reflect the seriousness with which such matters
should be addressed meanwhile the Justice Minister has issued another
apology in his statement on the weekend mr. Chuck apologized that to anyone who
found this remark he made at the parliamentary committee in appropriate
within 12 months please now in a statement issued today mr. Chuck said he
deeply regrets what upon reflection was insensitive behavior on his part and
unreserved today and sincerely apologizes he says he acknowledges and
sympathizes with the hurt and the trauma experienced by persons who are victims
of harassment or any form of sexual abuse for which there is no statute of
limitation sure everyone who has been concerned by my utterance that my
conduct in committee meetings and otherwise will reflect
the fact that I do not seek to diminish the importance of this issue I always
advocate for women to be treated with dignity and respect and I believe in a
society where women are never objectified or exploited I asked for the
public's forgiveness and commit the championing the cause and concerns of
over woman and to be an ally and an advocate representing fully and fairly
the women of Jameel unto other news now the Kingston and st. Andrew Municipal
Corporation case AMC has called in auditors to assess its operation and
management systems the auditors from the Minister of Local Government started
their assessment today in a media release the KMC said the overall aim of
the audit is to review the operational effectiveness of the municipality the
purchasing functions of the cooperation and assess the collections and the
management of its markets and arcades chairman of the case AMC senator del Rae
Williams stated that the audit will assess to the council in establishing
and improving effective internal control systems and to design and implement
controls to prevent and detect fraud senator Williams says the case AMC has
undertaken upgrades of the papen red rose and Jubilee markets which are all
nearing completion their plans to embark on renovation of the Pernell Charles
arcade constant spring arcade and coronation market soon mr. Williams says
before the next phase of works commenced the KMC must review the operation of the
markets the opposition spokesman our national security Fitz Jackson says the
time has come for the government to implement measures to deal with crime
he says the country can no longer wait while criminals roam free details in
this report the opposition is yet again making a call for the government to
address the rampant acts of criminality taking place on and wide the call comes
from opposition spokesman a national security Fitz Jackson he was speaking
with TVJ news on Sunday while visiting the mother of corporal Dan Binks one of
two officers who was shot dead a few weeks ago in Horizon parks and Catherine
on each occasion I can feel the grief that both parents experienced I also had
the opportunity to meet with officer Biggs wife since its passing and it's
very very sad not a fellow Jamaican in service to their country had to lose
their life their lives in the way that they did families and Rahul has also
visited the family members of corporal Binks and consular Takara Hilton in
Spanish town all our presence here one to grieve in you commiserate
as for consumer Hilton's family he will forever be a hero but the pain of losing
their only child we made all the necessary preparation in the event that
you should pass he knows about she doesn't know what to do it was a
thinking of these incidents the opposition says should be a driver for
the government to speed up the process attack a crime once and for all mr.
Jackson says the PNP is willing to cooperate so far as the legislative
changes are concerned we stand ready to work with the government but they must
step up to the table last week during a crime summit Prime Minister Andrew
Holness said it could take ten years to build the nation's anti crime-fighting
infrastructure to the level needed to properly control crime or Shane masters
TVJ news and we now take a break on the midday news but we'll be right back
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welcome back continuing the news now one small business operator at the man of a
taxi park in Manchester is this afternoon questioning the circumstances
which led to the closure of her shop by the Municipal Corporation as a Shan
masters now reports the operator says everything from her standpoint was in
order meet Rose Ellis she operates this cook
shop in demand of a taxi Park in Manchester who says her livelihood has
been disrupted because a Manchester Municipal Corporation has closed her
cook shop she says she has been operating the shop for few months as a
previous operator went home after the government issued a stay at home order
for the elderly due to the corona virus pandemic but she
says since the end of me the corporation has been threatening to evict her from
the shop she says the previous owner had rented
the Municipal Corporation to indicate that she miss Ellis would be operating
the shop she told the TVJ news that a letter was rejected by the corporation
came and I went they came to me and say I must take all my things after come out
and I said you can't come and tell me to come out like that because miss doors
leave in a teashop they come on the third time they clearly
from periscopes come to me and say with those Carol even I shop chef Mehta
called meetings of America mode I know miss dole shop a parish constituent
meetings amount come on let me say this is not doing other things miss Ellis
says from that encounter she took her copy from the previous
owner to the corporation miss Ellis said following dialogue with representatives
at the corporation it was determined that rent was old for the shop something
she dismissed I gave them the receipt that pay for the shop and I gave them
the letter from Miss dose and they photocopy it and give me a letter with
the receipt she says on Sunday morning the Metropolitan Police returned and
threw away her food items and utensils from the shop in the shop Sedona the
police the police officer unlimited him come and then come pull Alisha under
statically things Mr put him outside she says she'll be seeking an audience with
a local government mr. coyote and estimators short people
things like that and I'm already starting within the parish cones I've
already saw it in the first quarter for over seven years and they are collecting
my money every day an allele elimination in this control meeting go track the
issue was further compounded as Miss Ellie says the authorities changed the
locks on the doors making it difficult for her to have any access to the cook
shop efforts to get a comment from May of man David Donovan Mitchell since
Sunday proved futile machine masters TV news
residents of Stewart Onan centromere resumed their protest to this morning
over the killing of a community member by the police two weeks ago
Savion Hinds was fatally shot by the police in his home on June 15 the
residents blocked the roads again demanding justice for Savion I mean you
said everybody I will know I'll get tea so if I block it I want justice we're
you know we all go to always throw block the road if when I get justice or help
another roadblock caused the traffic pile up and forced commuters to walk
despite the inconvenience some motorists and commuters say they did not have a
problem with the protest when I don't believe the people him I don't blame
them you know with coming just like America this is our problem out here
yeah Mon I don't blame them at all what can I say
all right then Berto right no I'm just killing that better so do all right
forget justice brother call we need justice with a soft meow real ting my
nominee no mind me yes or no away fer me I know so Liat no problem
with that I still don't feel good you know cause I don't know anything you
know Italian also I can you know you feel bad you know for something else
come up you know one people after the residents maintained that save Ian Hines
was killed in cold blood in become is investigating the matter
and as a report it is not the first time the residents are blocking
the roads no help no vote that declaration from residents of Kitson
town in st. Catherine bad road no potable water and a constant
prey for criminals our challenges they have been faced with and they are
appealing to their political representative for urgent assistance
it's a hard road to travel for residents of Kitson tonin's and Catherina this is
what the Catamount road which runs from Kitson tone to the top mountain district
it looks like residents complained that of the road has been a deplorable state
for several years and they're frustrated but what has triggered their anger is
the fact that no effort is being made to fix the road they claim that their
political representatives have been made aware of their plight however their
cries are yet to be answered so many would be like oh that's a time and
finally led to this running left to this come to this nobody on every month same
I come every day and I'm coming every day I'm coming right mister dr. Tufton
and mr. McCoy every day I'm coming this road need to
be fixed because every time wood coming out we drop the other damage upon spring
me on right here because Tammy the same time I'll tell him and say then coming
to get it fix me talk to him up to yesterday he's
there for weeks time so I don't really know due to the poor condition of the
road taxi operators refused to go into the community leaving residents to walk
long distances to get home then go wrong AFRICOM now we have to pay more money
300 350 400 3k we eat we got doctor I mean lick me head cosmic Fiat joke you
show me that jerk sir yes kasi to add to their stress
residents are regularly targeted by criminals on the road
dr. tough tell my time not we're not going on a 40 McAteer Easter
have we not get forward when we avoid then take care of a company Africa
but them no she said we want rewarded it's like them take it in Punjab
I wanna more say no what no what no would people that are in Ted it won't
come on it with him about the eternal by water by water by watering can buy food
that's water it survived there is also no potable water in the community the
residents claim they have to buy the commodity which is costly they're
appealing to their Member of Parliament dr. Christopher Tufton for urgent
assistance sports now there is concern that athletes could decide not to
compete over fears of contracting the coronavirus when Jamaica's governing
body for track and field gets the go-ahead to resume live sports renato
brown reports president of the jamaica athletics Administrative Association dr.
Warren bleak revealed that the Association is anticipating a return of
live sports locally and plans are being put in place
I have track and field quickly following horse racing in returning to the track
but Blake feels there might be athletes who will stay away due to fear of the
virus that that is a possibility man this is the reason why we are drafting
some protocols so we can say two daddies if you follow these protocols the risk
of you catching our chance we didn't cover 19 corner virus with it would be
minimized because we can't absolutely protect everybody against getting it
what we can certainly take steps to minimize the transmission of corner
virus I mean simple steps like the word of a mask and maintaining social
distancing do go a long way in preventing the transmission of this
virus meanwhile with talks of increasing the cost to use the facilities at
Independence Park Blake was asked if a return to track and field without
spectators would be financially viable I think at first when we do come back to
compete we if we have funds it may be just a limited amount of funds in the
grandstand for the if you are going to practice social distancing which I don't
see how it's going to be possible without some social distancing among the
fans in the stadium F we're we're to maintain good medical protocols until as
I said minimize the risk of transmission of over 19
then the fun with the funds attending events will be drastically reduced so
that when to reduce result in a cotton income the j-3 is boss that says there
are other options being discussed that should they not get the go-ahead for
fans to attend we'll have to look at other avenues to try get in come with us
one of the things that we were providing content and we hope that we can increase
our revenues from the sale of this content there is still uncertainty
surrounding the return of track and field with three months to go before the
end of the current season renard abroad for TVJ sports and that's
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