good afternoon now machine masters with the midday news a special welcome if
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the latest crime statistics continue to show murders out of control with
reported cases of homicides exceeding the numbers recorded in 2018 the police
statistics show one thousand three hundred and two people were murdered up
to December 21 TV des Prince Moore has the details
there are eight days left in the year and already murders have exceeded the
amount recorded last year up to the end of December 21 1302 persons were
reportedly murdered in Jamaica that's 15 more murders than the 1287 recorded in
all of 2018 with 10 more days of statistics to compile the picture is
looking grim in the last 7 days for which statistics have been made public
that's the period December 14 to 21 there were 29 murders an average of more
than 4 per day the police division recording the highest number of murders
in that week was the st. Andrew Central Division which is administered from half
we tree next was the Kingston East Police Division which recorded four
murders in the week the majority seven of the 19 police divisions in Jamaica
recorded no murders while five recorded only one murder during the week of note
is that the seven divisions now under a state of emergency combined recorded
nine of the 29 murders the seven police divisions under state of emergency
are seen under south st. catherine south st. catherine north Clarendon st. James
Hannover and Westmoreland the scene under South division with 165 murders
has recorded the most homicides since the start of the year st. James is next
with 146 prints more TV J news and there's another call for the government
to consider proposed presented by the parliamentary
opposition to tackle the country's crime problem
the proposals include an end to the state of emergency the opposition says
this will allow the security forces to increase the department of personnel to
crime hotspots opposition spokesman on national security of its Jackson
believes the proposed anti-crime measures can be effectively implemented
we have put forward proposals scrap ESO is put in static police military courts
in the various communities that we come to the hot spot we are call on the
government to make more police mobile so that they can carry out investigation in
the areas that are so in need of such policing on the ground and of course I
have a call and appeal and the government to pay the police as some and
I want our basis given the extraordinary circumstances that the government has
caused them to work on with the overuse of the SOE those are just some steps
that can be done to ameliorate the situation they won't solve it overall
but these are contributing solution the Jamaica Constabulary force jcf is this
afternoon encouraging the public to report all incidents no matter how small
they are also calling on citizens to be extremely vigilant while traversing the
roads during the holiday period members of a jcf gave these and other tips at a
recent das forum this time of a year is often plagued with robberies and attacks
however the police receive less reports now in this age of social media citizens
instead go online to share the incident head of the jcx Constabulary
communications unit CCU Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay says
sharing on social media is not enough in many instances we are not able to
confirm those reports because those are not reported to the police we hear them
so we will still pay attention to them because it's information coming to us
but what we really want is to encourage process to report these
instant incidents don't make the assumption because that they are minor
incidents and the police is not going to find that the item or we're not going to
solve the case so you don't report it she says data
coming from the courts show that more convictions are being made for minor
crimes which are reported as such citizens are being encouraged to report
and take matters all the way now Road Safety is also another major concern for
the jcf especially at this time of the year head of operations at the public
safety and traffic enforcement branch piece Deb superintendent Courtney Cooper
II highlighted some accident hot spots which motorists must bear in mind the
Spanish stone bypass accident prone areas olav a main road accident prone as
well we have the not salt I we we have frequent accidents
happening when descending that slope close to the mom and be around about he
also flagged the Washington Boulevard and the recently upgraded Mandela
Highway as another set of hotspots superintendent cool breeze reminding
motorists obey the rules of road and drink responsibly
especially in this period where a number of parties and events take place local
ICT company geotech vision has carried out its plan to take legal action
against a to an entity elearning in jamaica geotech vision is challenging
the termination of a contract it received from elearning jamaica to
supplying devices under the tablets in schools program in an update to a new
center last night ICT project manager at geotech vision stephen Wedderburn
confirmed that the matter is now in court we are pursuing all available
means in order to get this thing settled as quickly as possible at this point it
looks as if we are going to be going into arbitration court-appointed
arbitration and we you know we wait and see what happens
but geotech vision contends that there is no merit to the decision by elearning
jamaica to end at a contract in october EAL earning Jamaica said it terminated
geotech visions contract because the samples a company provided did not meet
specifications giatec vision said the tablets were already built when the
termination letter was issued it says an initial tranche of 1000 tablets were
delivered under the tablets in schools program or Shane masters and it's time
for a break but stay with us some more news right after these messages
welcome back continuing the news the police are investigating Sunday's
incident at maderas Memorial Gardens in Spanish tones in Catherine after shots
were fired at the burial of former girl at Terranea plum Tom Clark while one
person was injured late yesterday evening men were held in connection with
the incident a large contingent of police and soldiers also searched two
vehicles reports said that a brawl began at the graveside after it was pointed
out that Clark's cassette was too big for the vault a request was made for it
to be widened but workmen said they could not accommodate to the request
because of falls were already prepared after an altercation one of them
addressed employees was stabbed in his neck the workmen left forcing family
members and well-wishes to carry out the burial several motorists are raising
concern about the coastal erosion in Lawrence Basin Thomas which is not only
endangering driving but also businesses TV jays kaliesha Williams tells us more
driving on the edge is the reality of some motorists in Mont Basin Thomas
especially on Wharf Road but in recent months it's become a cause for concern
and this is why underneath the roadway is slowly breaking away residents say
the nearby sometime and - we could meet up here it's difficult
some of us swipe to the left go to the right to avoid accident and it's very
alone so I'm very concerned both even pedestrian and mortars the edge of the
road has also started to deteriorate and the residence days so far it has caused
numerous near-death experiences sometime are inside the office there
tires screech I know you're in park the last time I heard it um it was slightly
rain in June you know and I heard this screeching and I heard boom I went up
there look there was a choke they put some tires on there to kind of avoid you
from going over and is it a joke but not only our lives at risk but businesses
tool that the Marne debate villas which is adjacent to the breakaway the hotel's
manager told our news team that some time ago the National Works Agency nwe
visited the area to make plans to expand the road however he says to date nothing
has been done Communications and customer services manager at the NWA
Steve Shaw says the agency is aware of the matter and that plans are on the way
to fix the road we expect that it is the works will start early into the new year
the contract is already in place signed sealed delivered and is actually
started it has started running in in October the contractor has about eight
weeks within which to mobilize and you know do a lot of preliminary stuff and
that takes us into the new year and so it is one of the first items in the bill
of quantities that we expect to be delivered under this contract as I had
said that is valid at just under a billion dollars kaliesha Williams TV
Jennings regional director for the Northeast Regional Health Authority
Fabio Lam says there are plans to renovate health facilities in Internet
however no timeline was given for the projects this follows news that 1.6
million u.s. dollars has been allocated to build a new health center in Brown's
down the same times be the st. Ann's Bay health center will be upgraded to a
comprehensive clinic which mean that it will offer even more services than it
it does and as the same times be hospital one of three hospitals will
benefit too from expanded services and infrastructure and equipment upgrading
to position it to be a type a hospital for this region News Now in sports a
national player Terranea plum plum Clark was laid to rest at met arrest on Sunday
following a Thanksgiving service at Excelsior high school
Karen Madden was at a funeral service and faulted the support scores of
brussels including some from the football paternity joined politicians of
friends and family assembled at the Excelsior high school auditorium perhaps
fittingly so as Clark spent five years leading her Excelsior team to
back-to-back titles among those paying tributes were minister of sports Olivia
Grange who was represented by a Lima naba and Jeff F president Michael
Ricketts it is so sad someone with such a future
as we should have we forgotten what the meaning of love is it's not about just
loving your own family it's loving people
we have lost a tremendous talent who was repeatedly described as a leader and
also captain her waterhouse team to several titles on Sunday her teammates
would not contain their sorrow
club coach David Gilbert chronicled her journey as a talented footballer which
ended the night she died in his arms several members of the reggae girls team
are also in attendance and some of them shared their emotions with tbj sports
very respectful always open to learning listening and try to you know be the
best version of ourselves on to see your life coach artists it's very unfortunate
she had great potential she stuffs are great player and even better purse and
then you know it's not here anymore it's kind of difficult to deal with
she never in a fight never needs to be our first fighter suit and lost like
that knowing that your opportunity to go overseas at first with our dream and
that caught shark but such is life who never questioned guard for behold sent
our prayers to the family and all that she laid first in peace Clark was killed
in an altercation with another female in October and advance the midday news a
machine masters Jonas at 7:00 for primetime news on behalf of the news
sports and production teams good afternoon
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