good afternoon and Vashon brown with a midday news a special welcome if you're watching on
one spot mediacom the first person who was placed in isolation in Jamaica is to be released today
after being tested negative for the corona virus the patient who arrived in Jamaica on January 30
and presented at their not to be hospital in st. Mary was later isolated for further
investigation a sample was sent to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for testing chief
medical officer dr. Jacqueline visesa McKenzie today confirmed that the results were released
yesterday to remain hopefully that we have three persons presently that are being isolated one
person was isolated from the 31st of January at the st. Anthony hospital that test result
has come back negative we received the results from CDC Atlanta yesterday and the patient will
be discharged today well the minister says a sample has been taken and descended to the
Caribbean Public Health Agency for testing from the second person who was isolated due
to an elevated temperature and a third Jamaican has been put in isolation after arriving in the
island via the Sangster International Airport in Montego Basin James on Tuesday February 11 the
Jamaican who had traveled from China was discovered was discovered to have had a
fever and was immediately isolated this patient has been isolated in keeping with our protocols
whereby any one who has traveled from China in the last 14 days prior to arrival and has symptoms
will be isolated and investigations carried out the next steps for this patient will include
management of the fever and any other symptoms that develop a sample has already been sent to
the Caribbean Public Health Agency careful where it will be tested for the novel coronavirus 2019
meanwhile Caribbean countries are in a heightened state of readiness to deal with the corona virus
if it reaches the region the update comes from dr. Rufus Ewing bajas health systems
and services advisor four-by-four Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean all of the countries since
the disease was made a public health emergency of international concern all of the countries within
the urban member regions have activated their there the preparedness plan with regards to
leading from the pandemic and prevents a plan that which most countries had their updated meant and
amended them to suit this particular situation they have activated those plans countries are
fully engaged in terms of controls at the point of ports of entries in terms of the screening at the
ports of entries as well as doing the necessary surveillance for persons who might have traveled
to China and in China another 200 and another 242 people died from the corona virus in hebei
province yesterday and 14,000 840 new cases were recorded a huge spike in confirmed infections at
least one thousand three hundred and fifty five people have now died in mainland China from the
virus one person has also died in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines the global number of
confirmed novel coronavirus cases has now exceeded 60,000 with a vast majority of cases in mainland
China on to other news now the teacher who was charged last week after pretending to be a member
of the Jamaica Constabulary force was reminded when he appeared before the gun court on Wednesday
38 year old Troy Chambers of a Kingston 20 address was charged with illegal possession of a firearm
and ammunition as well as impersonating the police is attorney Peter champagne II requested that a
psychiatric evaluation be conducted mr. champagne II or mr. chambers who is a drama teacher at
caliber high school is to return to court on March 20 for bail hearing he was arrested on Thursday
after he went to the Ellison Road police station and pretended to be a police sergeant he was asked
to produce his police identification card as well as his firearm license but was unable to
do so he reportedly admitted that he was not a cop residents of French Park in Manchester are
calling for bauxite company Jessica Alpert and the minister of mining to resolve a problem that
has been plaguing their community for some time now the residents argue that the dust
nuisance from the stockpile of bauxite in their community has become a serious health hazard we
have more in this report it's in fact you know I had is he popped in our pockets that's the
story of residents of French Park in Manchester those nuisance from a stockpile of bauxite in
their community have become a nightmare for them Wednesday morning the residents protested against
the activity which they argue is affecting their livelihood Raftery cleaning dusted every Denis
Kostin goes because when you wash it to us with underlying you have to go back and kick it over
to watch it two or three times it's impacting our health you see [ __ ] in our pockets consider by
taunted every dear main water every week after by how many gallons of water water is life where was
my life before me the life of my family my family have no life but we year old child and he can't
live amongst me right because he came up here and he sick I have to take him back to his mom place
in st. Elizabeth and is just covered ears no I see that look at a condition at a place where I
eat from people coming from our boat I eat and that is where the animals are being affected
citizens are being affected the fruit trees are dying there is no way for them to be doing any
farming all the trees all the grafts on or covered over with with with with us with red mud even the
cricket field on there they had a cooking match there recently and they had to stop the match no
recreational activity can take place because of the binding and especially I'd know when we have
in the the high winds it is on unbearable bauxite is being stockpiled by Jamar Co in Clarendon for
the disco Alpert bauxite company in needs until is a bath disco all part is currently not engaged in
alumina production due to modernization work being done at the plant however bauxite is sent daily to
a section of the french park community mounting a stockpile which is now several metres high we
need we need a stockpile to remove from there and no more mining around this area because I'll part
they are not using the bauxite so we need them to stop the remaining and I'm calling the Ministry of
mining to do something the GBI needs a comment board and to come and look and to put a halt
to the mine operation that is taking place the citizens cannot take this any longer Prince more
TVJ news and it's not time for a break but stay with us more stories right after these messages
welcome back continuing the news now students are the main target of persons involved in
trafficking of persons that revelation from the Minister of Education at Wednesday's human
trafficking education symposium at northern Caribbean University in Manchester it's one
of the reasons behind the education ministry's renewed focus on awareness this crime students
are among the highest risk populations and traffickers have targeted them as
both victims and perpetrators it is within this context that the Ministry of Education
youth and Information welcomes this symposium in light of the issue of the Education Ministry
says it has also adjusted its training to better equip educators to inform a children
a police constable and a gas station attendant who were charged with defrauding the jcf were
freed before the San Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday 38 year old Mark Gordon attach to the
scene of crime division in Spanish stone and his co-accused antwa knew were released after
the judge upheld nokia submissions by their attorneys the evidence against both men the
evidence was inadmissible prosecutors say in May 2016 conserve our intended victims government gas
vouchers for his special unit the gas station attendant was accused of converting the voters
to cash as part of the conspiracy during the trial the prosecution sought to present evidence
via the arresting officer on a confession statement that was purportedly made by the
policemen's co-accused the defense objected and submitted that the evidence was inadmissible as
it did not constitute a confession statement the prosecutors conceded and the case was dismissed
the st. Anne Municipal Corporation is now moving to address issues that the auto areas market this
comes months after vendors and the Public Health Department last year raised concern
over the state of the market here Stevie J's or Shane masters following a threat by the center
and Public Health Department to close down the otras market significant efforts are now being
made by the center and a Municipal Corporation to fix the issues once and for all this is one
to chief public health inspector for the parish Leroy Scott told TV J News last year after an
inspection of the market from our observation and from information that has been communicated to us
they have been using the the grounds and other areas of the market to ease themselves residents
of various communities also first concern as they moaned at the deplorable state of the market but
speaking recently with journalists chairman of the corporation Michael Bell neighbors says
significant improvements are coming to the town and at the market he says a special attention
will be given to the car park in the market that area has been in disrepair for quite some time
as a matter of fact it's been in disrepair for years and we've finally gotten some approvals
and some monies to rehabilitate these areas the head of the Municipal Corporation also had
address warning for vendors key to this is that we want the vendors to understand that no venue
will be allowed in the car park bendin would be allowed in the era designated for bending
so they'll be able to get more customers coming into the market because they'll be clear that's
needed parking areas so people can come in to the market and they'll be able to park and do
their shopping but what about the issue which was raised by the public health department regarding
the lack of toilets we're looking to get the some sanitary conveniences installed within the market
area so people won't have to make improvised and sanitary areas center conveniences that project
is expected to cost some 10 million dollars in the meantime miserable neighbor says additional work
will be done in improving roads in the town that's expected to cost so much twenty million dollars
or shade masters TVJ News Channel four sports 2012 Olympic double sprint silver medalist Yohan
Blake says Tokyo 2020 will be his last Olympic Games Blake also says he has changed his mind
about not doing the Sprint double this season Yohan Blake taking the silver medals behind the
legendary Usain Bolt and the 100 and 200 meters at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be forever
etched in the minds of Jamaicans and sporting fans worldwide after a covering from a near
career-threatening hamstring injury Blake just missed out on a podium finish and the 100 meter
final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games placing fourth now 30 years old Beck is eyeing his third Olympic
appearance but in describing his performance at last year's World Championships in Doha as a poor
he says Tokyo will be his last in the Olympic arena a run in the semi final poorly that cost
me I met al Deen a bit early in the finals which cost me her middle but this year I'm more wiser
I'm going into the Olympics and this is going to be my last one in I'm putting everything toward
what everything is coming on perfectly following his performance in Doha last year where he also
fails to meet the 200 meter final and Blake had said he would not be doing the sprint double this
season but with an official change of coach Blake also has a change of heart about not
doing the sprint double this season well Graeme little a formal is a plan for us I'm a coach and
has been working perfectly going back to the / distant and getting but my Challenger gets him
about 200 at me now because I'm about to 98 and 97 which I know I can I'm talented and I see where
I'm improving in training and as for new coach Gregory little who is a former national junior and
senior vicinity and the 400 meter hurdles Blake says he can return to running very fast under
his guidance the first timer in 1926 Gregory was the one out there working with me and the truck
the day before running that's the kind fastest time in the world so I have experience working
with him you know what he's doing and he's very dedicated in the sport and Blake opened his season
at the Camperdown classics on the weekend where he clocked a forty eight point two four seconds
for third in his 400 meter heat and that's the midday news on Vashon brawn join us at 7:00 for
prime time news package on behalf of the new sports and production teams have a wonderful