Grafton innovation brown with the midday news a special welcome if you are
watching on one spot Mediacom the police are trying to ascertain whether an
unreported conflict could have led to last night's incident in Davos and
Catherine in which gunmen shot nine persons for fatally no motive has been
established for the attack which took place in this and Catherine north police
division where a state of public emergency is currently in force TV J's
Camilla pullin has our report the usually quiet community of Dover st.
Catherine erupted Tuesday night after gunman opened fire on a group of persons
who were standing in the square the incident happened minutes after nine
heg Monaco and charity streets that is under my name McCrory was sinner a mere
boy boy great money and Tony going to Arizona Judy Bob wire I start shooting
in reimbursement going head of the corporate communications unit CCU in the
Jamaica constable Air Force Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay says
the brew some attack has left for persons dead and three others remain in
hospital among those killed are three men and a woman
we have a Gladstone greens is 67 years old
Marcus why 38 years old Dennis price is 46 years old and Patricia King 42 years
old and these purses are farmers and carpenters and all working person from
the community among the victims are meal and the youngest is 31 years or so these
are pretty much middle aged person the incident has residents fearful local
political representatives who visited the scene have condemned the attack
community has community very simple folk very simple lives with your farming
lights you know business you know put your earring for example or they travel
outside the community work and come back in this is a very unusual occurrence and
of course the community is in shock but apparently as you know that crime is a
thing that we just cannot avoid but we we didn't want anything like this to
happen especially in this festive season it's really a terrible task to each
family because no one is really special special amendment for these things to
happen and it happened in such times when everyone wants out their enjoyment
SSP Lindsey says no motive has been established for the incident however the
st. Catherine North Police are receiving assistance from the Criminal
Investigation Branch in the probe SSP Lindsey says the assistance of residents
will be critical tell us if there is any incident that was never reported to the
police any conflict with anyone if they are aware of anyone from the community
who is there any conflict with persons external to the community because at the
moment we are just following different lines of inquiry but nothing concrete to
even see how the investigators will proceed shamela Poulin TVG news
meanwhile national security minister dr. Horace Chang has commented on last
night's shooting at a press briefing at Jamaica house a short while ago he said
the incident may have been an escalation of an ongoing feud in another community
he suggested that the criminals may have been targeting relatives of a member of
a rival gang very close to home that they were family members of a member of
parliament or the old involved they the best information have this is emerging
from earlier gang activity which actor is it in the cafeteria
it is a kind of activity that the police finally the current stage of police is
almost impossible to prevent some of these activities on to other news now
may of Montego Bay Houma Davis is this afternoon expressing concern about the
recent fire at the old fort market in San James it comes weeks after fire
gutted a section of the map and market in Clarendon leaving over 200 vendors
hopeless it's still unclear what caused the fire at the old fort market which
destroyed four shops but mayor Davis says these fires are a cause for worry
and then any unfortunate accidents whether by fire otherwise is something
which is quite regretable but I don't know the reason for these periodical
fires and this is why an investigation is very important
mr. Davis says his team from the Municipal Corporation is conducting that
investigation after which they will provide the requisite help we haven't
gotten the official report from the fire department as yet but currently we are
doing an estimate cost to replace those four shops so as soon as that is done it
will be taken to the appropriate meeting for the appropriate action to be taken
two of those shops rebuilt parties can now be held longer than usual because of
changes to the noise abatement act Parliament passed the changes to the law
last night to a low parties to go on for longer during the festive season events
are being allowed to go on to talk o'clock in the morning on weekdays and a
four o'clock on weekends parties are usually only allowed to go until
midnight on weekdays and at or o'clock on the weekend it will remain in place
until January 31 the National Security Minister dr. Horace Chan says the bill
is in response to calls from stakeholders so the call from the entity
and industrial the practitioners community associates
and residents for there to be a review of the amendment at the current
Nazarbayev act caused a call from the police force who find themselves being
pressured to give extensions beyond the law and the current atmosphere we have
insisted that the police abide by the law and therefore they would have had
the clappers to give extension to any individual seeking to have any
entertainment activities in all the period the ability of amis are ensuring
that over the period of the festive season public all the laws and
regulations can be strictly carried out notwithstanding the extension we
appreciate what the this provision seek to attain and we fully support that
these changes so without further ado mr. Speaker I give my support and not of the
opposition to the proposed amendment and it's now time for a break but stay with
us more stories right after these messages
welcome back and thank you so much for staying with us continuing the news now
the National Water Commission NWC customers should expect an increase in
their water bills come next year this follows a decision by the office of
utilities regulations oh you are to approve an overall increase of about
four percent in water rates on average customers paying water rates will see an
overall increase of between fifteen point five percent and a 17 point eight
percent the new rates will be reflected in customers bills
starting January 2020 vo you are says this is an interim tariff for 24 months
as the N double AC did not supply all the information requested including a
cost of service study and an asset valuation report needed for a full
tariffs assessment though you are in its assessment of the NW C's tariff
application found weaknesses and major data gaps in the submission consequently
it has concluded that it would not be prudent to establish the normal 5-year
tariff the N SS you will be expected to formally apply for a full tariff review
20 months after the effective date of this termination of this determination
notice that date is by August 2021 the rural agricultural development authority
Rada is this afternoon warning farmers in South Manchester and south-central is
worth to be on the lookout for an increase in the beet armyworm population
the agricultural Authority says based on its recent beet armyworm risk assessment
there was an increase in the pest which mainly affects scallion and onions
this Rada says is due to an increase in rainfall in October Rada is calling for
farmers to increase the monitoring of crops at least twice a week or every
three days utilised traps as a monitoring tool to detect early arrival
of the mitigating beat armyworm adults monitor for the early detection of the
egg sacs often deposited near the tip of leaves and ensure that the scallion crop
is harvested and sold at maturity and not left in the field due to marketing
issues areas mostly affected are Cross Keys and new forests in South Manchester
Junction South field and the petro Plains in st. Elizabeth
means from the region now we go to the Bahamas health minister dr. Dwayne sands
says that weeks after the passage of Hurricane durian their bodies that
remain unclaimed in a refrigerated trailer on the island of Abaco dr. sands
says approximately 50 bodies have not been claimed he says DNA samples have
been taken and the expected time from DNA sampling until comparison and
conclusion can be as long as six to nine months according to dr. sands while the
remains of a few storm victims have been sent to their families the government
might use an independent third party to act as an intermediary to enable
undocumented migrants who may be fearful to identify the remains he says health
officials would like to curtail the length of time the bodies are kept in
the a backhoe trailer and here's a preview of what's coming up in this
evenings health report in the next edition of the health report we look at
prostate cancer and abnormal growth of cells within the prostate which starts
with one or two cells and then they multiply get bigger and then you get
these tumors sat inside the prostate gland that then make this PSA that you
can measure in the blood that's the Health Report this evening in primetime
news and you know for today's healthy living tip if you want to reduce your
risk of prostate cancer consider trying to choose a low-fat diet foods that
contain fats include meats nuts oils and dairy products such as milk and cheese
increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat each day and maintain
a healthy weight by doing exercise activities news from overseas no we go
to the United States where an hour's long standoff between two suspects and
police ended with multiple people dead including one officer and according to
authorities the suspects targeted the location they attacked more from the CNN
a chaotic scene unfolding in Jersey City Tuesday following reports of an active
shooters standoff inside a local bodega heavily armed officers blocked off
streets schools were placed on lockdown actually told me that there was a
shooting in the area they actually do drills for it
police say the situation began with the killing of detective Joseph seals and
involved a stolen vehicle one stolen u-haul via vehicle that may contain
incendiary device that has since been taken from the location and has been
examined by a bomb squad members the standoff at the bodega reportedly
started around noon three other officers were wounded in the gunfire but are
expected to survive five people were found dead inside the bodega police
believe two suspects were among those who died there are days that require us
to stop and think about what it means to put on a uniform every day that God
knows this is one of those days and a time though for sports Kyle speedy Greg
and the co-driver Marcia Dawes joined an elite group of drivers to win the rally
Jamaica back to back capturing the Richard Stewart Memorial Trophy over two
days on the truth whose property inbox and Catherine longer and straighter
stages meant more consistent speed and at the first stage defending champion
Kyle Greg and Marcia doors lost to the pair of Thomas hall and James Leto by
three hundredths of a second from viren Greg and doors driving their evolution
nine took full control of the next 11 stages winning eight leading day one
with 49 minutes and 28 seconds ahead of Timothy Stewart and co-driver Stephen
Gunther who posted 51 minutes and 28 seconds also in an evolution nine Harlan
later fell to third with 51 minutes and 32 seconds after losing their front
windshield meanwhile a reigning champion Bobby
Marshall and co-driver Marcel Brandon took full control of the front-wheel
drive a class winning nine of the twelve stages to finish day one with 58 minutes
and 44 seconds Rayna King and ramasees McGregor won the first two stages but
felt a second trailing Marshall and Brandon by a minute
on day two Gregg and doors having a two-minute lead approached the famous
water splash basically at a walk but Stewart and Ganta splashed through as
they tried to cut the lead but it was Harlan Letcher who proved to be the
fastest throughout the stage winning all five the six Whitfield long stages were
the most competitive for the top three teams as hall and later won three while
Greg and daughter shared the next three with Stewart and contour after twenty
two stages covering 159 km/h instead one over 49 minutes and 12 seconds to join
Greg's dad Gary and co-driver Hugh Hutchinson along with Jeffrey Ponton and
Mike Fennell jr. to win rally Jamaica back to back it's truly a great feeling
I didn't expect to win this year cut the developed competition was so good but
kept our composure from day one and basically maintain the pace today -
definitely Marshall she did a fantastic job navigating seed and it shows that we
set the bar a sport Harland later who received the day - trophy where runners
up one minute and 31 seconds adrift Marshall and Brandon regained the
two-wheel drive class hosting two hours five minutes and 49 seconds finishing
two minutes ahead of King and McGregor only seven of the 12 competitors
completed the two day dirt rally I am Denise Walters for TVJ sports and that's
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