it's Tuesday June 25 good afternoon I'm Herman green with your midday news a
special welcome if you're watching online at one spot Mediacom a US
delegation is to arrive in the country shortly to discuss the detention of five
Jamaicans in 2017 speaking at a media briefing this morning foreign affairs
minister senator Camino Johnson Smith said the government will be seeking an
assurance from the US government that protocols are being observed under the
shipwright an agreement between both countries while we cooperate with
partner countries on the basis of our common adherence into international
human rights laws we are actively looking at what processes and what
provisions can be inserted into the protocols into our procedures to address
the concerns that have been raised by this ACLU case sections of central
village ins and Catherine are now under a curfew it follows a recent upsurge in
violence including murders and shootings the curfew began yesterday evening and
will continue until 6 o clock tomorrow evening sections of the community are
tense after three persons were shot dead on the weekend among them a man who was
reportedly on his way to church on Sunday the Saint Catherine South police
say the killings are linked to an ongoing gang feud in the area residents
have expressed fear as they travel in and out of the community for work and
school on a daily basis a family Morin basin Thomas is mourning following the
death of their three-year-old child at the Princess Margaret Hospital the
hospital says Zenta Betty died because of health complications but the family
believes is because of negligence we have more in this report placards raised
above the heads of Santa Betty's grieving parents as they spoke to our
news team in front of the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday morning
written on the signs were cries for justice and accountability for
negligence M our skin is the Ospital make of law a negligent cause my son
death and I'm asking them to take full responsibility
them action Santes parents walk the hospital to be held accountable for the
death of their child I'm calling on the minister minister of
health to intervene in this matter because this is not the first child that
have died at Princess Margaret Hospital Dante's parents had made multiple trips
to the hospital after their child had fallen ill and was vomiting on one of
their visits Dante's mother told TVJ news that medical professionals at the
hospital said her son became infected after swallowing a rotten tooth a Mama's
party tonight mode so he said that this one is spoilt eatin a mode for seein it
possible that Obama bleed and him so light and catch infection in I am Billy
the family later discovered that the child was diagnosed with a condition
known as coffee ground vomitus coffee ground of Amato's refers to a particular
appearance of vomit it's a sign of possible APPA gastrointestinal bleeding
the family inquired about the treatment options but they claimed the hospital's
response was not conclusive his parents and members of the community are
demanding answers as they await the result of an autopsy on their son the
CEO for the Princess Margaret Hospital Melissa Linton said they are unable to
comment as investigations are still underway burns more TVJ news meanwhile
the chief medical officer at the Princess Margaret Hospital also
responded to our queries dr. Cecil Bachelor said verus treatments were
administered to the child and samples sent to Kingston for tests he says the
parents were also referred to the Boston mental hospital for children zante died
on May 18 dr. Bachelor noted that the police usually handle autopsies of this
nature however up till last week Thursday the police still had not done a
post-mortem the Ministry of Education is defending the high school placement
system used following the primary exit profile pip examinations and results the
Ministry says the placement is based on performance of each student and the
school choice is made by their parents it says if a student is placed in a
school other than the seven selected it may be because all the selected schools
are full the Ministry notes that the student would have been placed using the
secondary placement list otherwise called the proximity list which
identifies a school close to the primary school the student attended the
Education Ministry noted that more than 42,000 students across the island are
vying for spaces in the same 35 traditional highs between excuse me
high schools that only have spaces for approximately 8,000 students now once
those spaces have been taken students have to be placed in other schools the
firearm Licensing Authority Fla has pushed back strongly against yesterday's
pronouncement that an action has been filed for contempt of court against its
board and CEO she ain't telling over a decision to revoke the farm license of a
policeman mr. darling is asserting that the claim is more hot air than substance
the issue arose following attorney Hugh wildmen hue Wildman's claim that the
action was taken after the Fla allegedly violated a court order to return the
policeman's licensed firearm the policeman sought leave of leave for
judicial review of the FL s decision to cease his firearm in granting this leave
just this court need day reportedly gave the FL a 45 days to
return the policeman's weapon unless it had additional reasons to keep it now
mr. Wildmon position is that the 45-day order expired and the Fla board is
therefore in breach of a court order however mr. darling asserts that this
position is seriously flawed on the matter of the order of the finalizing
authority acting in contempt of a court ruling absolute rubbish the authorities
received an order of the court stating that it should make a decision within 45
days in the case of tank automobile for attorneys file the board made a decision
within two days of that order of the court
revoking that license and serving the notice on mr.
while Minh and mrs. M banker will that matter is any person at issue with it
the proper recourse is to the review panel and so to take the matter to court
we intend to challenge because a law it's clear that any person aggrieved
must go to the review board not the courtroom and we don't take a break here
on the midday news but stay with us more stories after these messages
welcome back continuing the news people's National Party presidential
hopeful Peter bunting is blaming the growing crime threatens and Catherine
South police division on the GOP administration mr. bunting said a
reduction in the resources available to the division has given criminals added
freedom in the communities he pointed to the increase in murders as well as the
numerous attacks by a serial rapist and parts of Portman as proof of the
worsening crime problem in st. Catharines south police division he
addressed the matter was speaking in Westchester st. Catherine Sunday night
every entrance to the state of emergency every Road deer every day not catching
one criminal just pure PR and slowing up traffic
if those hundred persons per shift that are being used for PR purposes were
deployed in port more them catch that serial rapist long time you wouldn't
have had those 15 extra murders that you've had this year in st. Catherine so
complaints have a gain rich or a new center about the pile up of garbage
behind the papen market in st. Andrew the waste often spills over onto the
roadway posing a threat to pedestrians and motorists citizens are concerned
that the garbage may be a breeding ground for rodents and other vectors
that's even more concerning due to its proximity to the University Hospital of
the West Indies persons are calling for the municipal corporation to find a
solution to the matter
butcher's at the Walter abattoir in Manchester are expressing concern over
comments made by May of Mandeville Donovan Mitchell that the facility lost
over 30 million dollars in the last five years mayor Mitchell listed the losses
as one of the reasons for the planned closure of the facility but contend that
they have been paying the requisite fees to carry out their trade at the abattoir
with some paying thousands of dollars each day it's why on Monday the
butcher's took their demonstration to the entrance of the Manchester Municipal
Corporation told about deer over there because everyone's a mechanical
interview night Rebecca didn't intervene
Emily also the butcher's say the timeline for the closure is too short 15
days you want to give us the closet don't what we're gonna do what people
want money we'll want get meet all the people over 1 get meat right the
management I couldn't tell when I see a manager
idea be sure they set up fix a boiler with tube as small as a hot plate for
boil over thousand gallon of water as two days we have to turn it on you can
imagine the light bill the abattoir has been ordered closed by the Health
Department the closure is to take effect on July 1 we go down to news in sports
tabletop at Jamaica we'll look to book their place in the knockout round of the
CONCACAF Gold Cup when they take on Curacao in Los Angeles on Tuesday at 7
p.m. the reggae boys are on four points after two games following a 3-2 win over
Honduras and Anila result with El Salvador on Friday
Curacao who were beating one nearby a Salvador in their opening game defeated
on us one nil in their second game to be on three points that's one point behind
reggae boys and El Salvador according to striker Junior Fleming's
there is no time to be comfortable have to keep going the war got a you
know cantina we even have to work harder double up our efforts and go forward
because Carissa is gonna be another you know tough matter so we're gonna keep
going there are very technical so they're gonna want to keep the ball or
not but we have to come out and ready for hard water and that's the midday
news I'm Herman green join us at 7:00 for prime time news package on behalf of
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