good afternoon and fashion brown with the midday news a special welcome if
you're watching on one spot Mediacom voting is continuing in the by-election
in southeast Clarendon which got underway this morning at 7 o'clock the
contest is between the Jamaica Labour Party's Pernell Charles Jr and
independent candidate Derrick Lambert now the seat became vacant last month
following the resignation of long-serving MP for the constituency
Rudyard Spencer our reporter Dwayne Anderson has been in the constituency
and no joins us live with the latest Dwayne non-russian and good afternoon to
our viewers on television Jamaica so let's start with some geographical
information for people in TV land who will be wondering where the South East
by election is in Clarendon so southeast ground and starts over there at a board
of sim Catherine and Clarendon in free tone that it extends to Central
Clarendon oh they're in mineralize and then B lines go to the tip of Clarendon
down there in Rocky Point on the coastline no where am i I'm at Vere
Technical High School where Technical High is one of 135 polling stations here
in the constituency today now earlier I was out in the field and our new center
we caught up with some officials the Ombudsman and the aoj staff let's take
their interview to see what they had to say about activities so far everything
going smoothly so far we open on time on our 135 stations are open at 7:00 this
morning and so far everything she did
any concern no concerns of our turnout so far being fearless
material on materials or materials the election center which is really a
Jamaican invention is convened in Clarendon today because of the
by-election in Clarendon South Eastern it is a body that is co-chaired by
myself political Ombudsman and a director of elections and is constituted
by Electoral Commission now among the members of that body we have the
Jamaican broiler group our churches the broadcasting Commission Cafe national
integrity action we have the JTF the jcf and representatives of the parliamentary
parties the JMP mentioned which have been addressed for this by-election
forty-one thousand persons are registered to vote and we can possibly
say we will not get one forty one thousand persons voting today because
earlier while I was out in the field we stopped at several polling stations and
the theme throughout SlOO SlOO going the sprinkling of supporters mostly Jamaica
Labour Party supporters as you can see behind me some of them are here that's
because the People's National Party is not participating in this by-election so
it's only the Jamaica Labour Party and an independent candidate Derrick Lambert
and his supporters are scarce so we've not been able to catch up with any of
them going through the constituents we've also noted security security
presences hi soldiers and police they're on guard ensuring that smooth sailing
throughout the day I'll be here all day getting a feel of what's happening and
as soon as I get get something I'll be sure to bring it back to you guys
so are then it's to the studios thank you so
much that was a reporter doing Anderson he is in the southeast
Clarendon our constituency where a by-election is underway no the jail
peace Pernell Charles Jr is up against an independent candidate Derek Lambert
and we'll continue to track the developments in that constituency and of
course give you more in primetime news at 7:00 in Ghana control of the world's
fastest-growing economy and its massive offshore oil fields are up for grabs as
voters go to the polls today in a general election the Guyana Elections
Commission says there are six 660 1378 registered voters all of whom are
eligible to cast their ballots at 2339 polling stations across the country the
elections appear to be a straight fight between 74 year-old David Granger's a
partnership for national unity + Alliance for change and the People's
Progressive Party whose presidential candidate is 39 year-old Efrain Ali
final election results are not expected before Friday although the Commission is
allowed 15 days to do so at least two stakeholders are of the view that the
coronavirus will eventually reach Jamaica both the Jamaica's Association
of local government offices Gallagher and the Jamaica employers Federation say
when the virus hits Jamaica the impact on the economy will be devastating we
have the details in this report that's the belief of general secretary of the
Jamaica Association of local government officers Django Kevin Davis white about
the spread of kovat 19 coronavirus there are no three confirmed cases of the
kovat 19 in the dominican republic - in san martin and one in st. Barts
it's why president of the Jamaica employers for the ratio and a Jeff David
one she has a same view as mrs. Allen Davis white speaking on TV Jay's smile
Jamaica Monday morning mr. Juan said it is highly likely that the deadly virus
will reach two Rico and when it does a lot of
industries will be affected based on the rate of spread of the virus that we've
seen we believe it is highly likely it will be here in Jamaica it will impact
many industries tourism manufacturing ports and it will it will have a very
strong impact on the entire economy because the mining for example if you
can't get the ships to transport the output of your minds that's also another
consequence name is the one said business owners will have to either
offer voluntary redundancy or mutually agreed a separation mrs. Davis white
explained that the law does allow for employers experiencing difficulties in
the meantime mr. one said the employers Federation is depending on guidelines
from the ministers of health and a local government before advising businesses on
the protocol in dealing with the cove 819 we're depending on the authorities
at the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of local government that some
have already issued guidelines as well as internationally we've picked up stuff
that from experts in spread of disease that many companies are putting together
their plans but we're depending on the authorities think it was the guidelines
we can then share with our members for those who have not yet put it together
to try and get a program together oh she had master's TV dinners meanwhile more
reports of the corona virus have emerged in the Caribbean with center Martin and
st. Barts joining the Dominican Republic in recording cases this has prompted the
director of the pan-american Health Organization dr. charissa Etienne to
express concern about the region's capacity to deal with an outbreak of the
virus no three cases have been reported in the
Dominican Republic two in center Martin and one in st. Barts as a result of the
cases in the Caribbean the number of countries with the corona virus has
increased to 60 dr. Etienne said several countries in the Caribbean have the
capacity to test for the virus these include Jamaica Barbados Suriname
Guyana Trinidad and Tobago Dominica believes Bahamas as well as Haiti and a
second person in the u.s. is now dead from the corona virus the confirmed
cases in the u.s. no stands at 89 both deaths are in King County Washington
just outside Seattle those patients caught corona virus from person to
person spread the total cases include those the CDC confirmed and those local
authorities label as presumptive cases meanwhile New York has announced its
first case a woman is in isolation in Manhattan after texting positive and on
the opposite coast three more infected patients in Santa Clara County
California Florida also announced two cases Sunday
night as well as two new cases in Oregon and two in the state of Rhode Island and
we take a break on the midday news but we'll be right back please stay with us
welcome back thank you so much for staying with us continuing the news now
centromere recorded its first double murder since the start of the year on
Saturday night the victims have been identified as 33 year old Damien Wilson
and his friend 54 year old Donovan Hoff Azula the incident took place along the
Fort George main road in an otter Bay has left residents devastated it's
understood that about 9:30 p.m. the men were among a group of people drinking
along the roadside when gunmen drove up in a car and starting firing at them but
is there mister the so next door a prayer
and then a friend come by and you're gonna shut up for you and then when I'm
a friend run off I want him come back turn to me and I say me me I know I say
a pirate get shot I'm gonna tell him say look at my you would stop run put me and
my sin or cos I'm gonna pass I went to finished I don't my style I'm go
it wasn't my brother lied oh she believes the security forces are failing
in the parish we need something done and I not to be
too much crime too much violence I nakamoto understand me I said everybody
drop you know a mangaka finish arm and it just don't write this so there have
been over five murders in the parish since the start of the year the William
nib high school community is in mourning after one of its students drowned in a
river in perched on Trelawney last Thursday 16 year old Jonathan Eccleston
droned after going fishing with his friends his body was found Friday a
post-mortem a post-mortem examination is to be conducted since the incident the
police have been providing counseling sessions for both the school and a
Jonathan's family we have met with the mother and her entire family in reserve
and offered grief counseling to them and to walk them through the process of what
will happen and how the investigation is going on this morning we join William
Lynn high school for another session of grief counseling and then we are going
to move over to the family house again where we will do a second session
Jonathan's form teacher sherry Buckner says he was a good student but in the
midst of the unfortunate incident miss Bachman believes there is a lesson to be
learned to be honest he was a wonderful student he was he was a quiet one so his
that is very unfortunate for us especially his classmates I hope is that
will wake up some of them especially his friends
and in the future I hope they'll listen because a part of this is was because a
disability we have no more sensitive we have to be more sensitive and cognizant
of the family members and all these will help to magnify the pain and the
suffering I would ask him to cease one family is this afternoon questioning
what really happened to their relative after she went missing the missing woman
is visually impaired and a student of the University of the West Indies here
Stevie J is Cartwright family members staged a protest in 11 miles bull base
and Thomas Sunday evening in a bid to get information about their missing
relative 22 year old Jasmine Dean Jasmine who is a student of the
University of the West Indies Moana campus went missing last Thursday after
she boarded a taxi it's understood that the 22 year old is visually impaired we
need some justice were seeking some help because it's a blind girl and in check
out from the school geared in similar fire somewhere you know supposedly fire
I think I found the UE campus geared really fire Kol afire but there's some
conflicting information I juiced one put on a taxi and say the taxi man good easy
bring our last location even say in our kms a well if even now even our a no
particle big girl Maya only go in our taxi if it's a that's the last location
my of our smart cured Maya tick tock see again mercy any other Jews magnanimity
stop the taxi until are going assured I never take each own a tequila and up go
back not a school the family's adamant that the police did not handle the
situation appropriately damn cool attempts to know just let go to taxi man
so soon elect got a taxi man so kucsma and must know something we are about my
area want I walk easy Kashinath nobody on chopper nobody not time she nah
nobody we are we are about just me anyone knowing the whereabouts of
Jasmine Dean has been asked to contact the mana police at eight seven six nine
two seven two two nine eight the nearest police station or police emergency
number one one nine Kirk right TV genius what was supposed to be a two-day road
improvement work by the National Works Agency nwa rolled over into a third day
which caused the traffic congestion and a confusion among commuters in Kingston
this morning the Hagley Park Road maxfield avenue and eastwood park road
intersection which converges that Vicent and repairs church in half a tree was
still closed this morning to facilitate road improvement works which were to be
completed on Sunday motorists traveling towards eastwood park maligns
constant spring half a tree and hagley park roads were diverted along several
roadways taxi operators said the change this morning affected their business
Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of traffic Courtney Kubrick was
on location and apologized on behalf of the NWA the police have since opened one
lane to facilitate the movement of traffic along maxfield Avenue SSB kübra
said the roadwork is expected to be completed it today can offer sports 135
athletes seeking to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games this
summer received a cash injection to aid in their efforts this following Sunday's
start of a government-funded assistance program valued at more than fifty
million dollars the announcement was made by Sports Minister Aliyev Abzug
arranged according to Sports Minister Olivia Bobbsey Grange
able-bodied athletes across seven sporting disciplines as well as
Paralympians which number 135 will receive an equal amount of Jamaican
$20,000 per week over an 18 week period we are treating all
equally important so the same amount of money will be dispersed to their
accounts Minister Green says athletes chasing Olympic qualification will start
receiving their Fonda's of this week while the Paralympians will start
receiving as of April 1 given that the Paralympics comes up one month later the
announcement was welcomed by World Championship discus silver medallist
federic Degas and Olympian sprint hurdler megan tapa it's reassuring that
you know the government is actually seeing what we're doing actually be
rewarded for that it's really to me the only thing so i wish to thank the
minister her committee and the national federations who with little time and no
money brought this to fruition for the effort they put into developing this
critical initiative athletes the toil the struggle day in and out I'd like to
thank each and every one of you as well for making sport a part of your life and
in some cases your whole life forging ahead with pride building brand Jamaica
president of the Jamaica Olympians Association Marvin Anderson who also
welcomed this latest initiative wants the assistance program to be developed
into a long-term one one of the things we can do whether it's through the
ministry through this committee is that we put together a framework that is
sustainable a framework that can go through respective years respective
Olympic cycle so that all we'll have to do is to populate that framework the
relevant and immediate athletes this latest assistance program is an addition
to the Jamaica athlete insurance plan which involves more than 1500 athletes
I am Keyon Rihanna reporting for TVJ sports and that's the midday news on
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