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Judicial Administration advises members of the public that the courts will be closed from 1pm tomorrow, Tuesday, October 25, 2022 to accommodate the swearing in ceremony for the new Chief Justice.
Judicial Administration apologies for any inconvenience the early closure might cause.
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The body of a Jamaican woman was found at her home in Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday night.
The identity of the deceased has not yet been disclosed by the police.
Media reports said Police Public Relations Inspector Frankie Thomas reported that law enforcers responded to a “report of a sudden death” relative to the Jamaican national who lived in the Tindale Road community.
According to Thomas, preliminary checks of the woman’s body revealed no sign of violence.
A probe is ongoing into the development.
A man who the police said was wanted for the July 12, 2022 murder of Tyrone Morgan, otherwise called ‘Cookus’, was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police in Nain, St Elizabeth on Sunday,
October is celebrated as Heritage Month and the Maxfield Park Primary School, at 51 Langard Avenue held its Heritage Day under the theme “Re-igniting greatness through our Heritage” on October 20.
The three women who died from injuries they sustained in a two-vehicle crash along the Ironshore main road outside Montego Bay in St James sometime between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning
Two would-be robbers were fatally shot by a licensed firearm holder in an attempted robbery on Greenwood main road in St James on Saturday, October 22.
The deceased men’s identities have not yet be
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The St Catherine South police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who reportedly opened gunfire inside a nightclub in Old Harbour on Saturday, leaving a man dead and two others nursing gunshot wounds.
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A magistrate and attorney are in agreement that the leaking of confidential documents from within organisations of repute has to stop.
This comes after the latest incident, the release of a complainant’s witness report via social media last week. The image in rotation carried the complainant’s personal information as well. Neither was the name nor address of the complainant redacted in the document.
Attorney-at-law Roger Forde KC told Loop News:
“I took issue with the fact that the station diary was copied and published on the Internet. It gave full details…What is wrong with this is that females no longer have the comfort of reporting incidents to the police in that they become public documents.”
He said he fears that some women will suffer in silence to avoid possible unwanted attention, recourse, or embarrassment.
Magistrate Deidre McKenna told the court “It needs to stop!”
After Attorney Forde said that he is not pointing fingers at any one police officer as the culprit behind the release because it could have been a maid, a cleaner, a gardener who got hold of the document, he insisted however, that he is holding police responsible and accountable for not having kept the information securely enough to prevent this occurrence. He argued this kind of behaviour erodes the women’s confidence in the whole police service.
And he said, “Those who are responsible should be brought to justice!”
Magistrate McKenna told Loop News she does not know where the leak occurred and would not make presumptions, but she said that there are serious consequences of such actions.
She said, “It could prejudice the case. It opens up the two parties to that scrutiny.” Acknowledging that rape is “a sensitive matter”, she said this could be “very embarrassing”. She said it leaves a complainant to relive the moment. And she said in this case in particular, whether the accused is a public person or not, the public now has the complainant’s account and “people will make their own calls”.
Asked if this leak could be grounds for a dismissal, Attorney Forde said, “Constitutional Action is going to come.”
Meanwhile, Magistrate McKenna explained that if and when the time comes for the trial to commence, the judge would just need to give the members selected for the jury the usual directions to disregard news articles and any other materials.
Both gave comment at Oistins Magistrate’s Court today, October 24, 2022.
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Update: 6:46pm, October 24
One man has been left with gunshot wounds after the Salmond shooting.
Police Information Officer Acting Inspector Rodney Innis told the media, a report of a shooting incident was reported to the Police Operations Control Room about 4:35 pm on Monday, October 24, 2022.
The incident occurred at Salmond, St Lucy.
The victim is 30 years old man snd he was reportedly shot twice. He was transported for medical attention.
Investigations ongoing.
[Original story: 6pm, October 24]
Police have confirmed a shooting incident in St Lucy.
Reports to Loop News are that several loud explosions were heard in Salmond after 5pm.
More details to come.
This is a developing story.
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Le SMEAG a publié un communiqué afin d’interdire l’utilisation et la consommation de l’eau dans plusieurs communes en raison de plusieurs irrégularités
Suite au contrôle sanitaire des eaux destinées à la consommation humaine, la Préfecture et l’ARS de Guadeloupe ont fait part aux collectivités de Morne-à-l’Eau, Basse-Terre, Saint-Claude ce lundi (24 Octobre), d’une contamination microbiologique en sortie de la station de traitement de Chazeau, alimentant le réseau de distribution des sections suivantes :
Pour Morne-à-l’Eau: Chazeau, Brion, Lorge, Dusbisquet, Croustère, Grands Fonds, Lebraire.
Pour Saint-Claude: quartiers de Batterie, Choisy, Ducharnoy, Dugommier, Hanany, Guyavier, Metié, Monteran, Morne Houel, et Palmier.
Pour Basse-Terre: quartiers de Desmarais, Guillard, Morin, Petit-Paris, et Saint-Phy.
Pour Trois-Rivières: les quartiers alimentés par les productions de Gommier et de La Plaine
En conséquence, les résidents des zones concernées sont invités à ne pas consommer cette eau pour la boisson, la préparation des aliments et le brossage des dents.
La population sera informée dès le rétablissement d’une eau de qualité conforme à la consommation.
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See below full press release from CWI:
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced today that Phil Simmons will be stepping down from his role as Head Coach of the West Indies Men’s team following the team’s exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup being played in Australia. His last assignment will be the upcoming two-Test series against Australia from 30 November to 12 December.
West Indies HeadCoach Phil Simmons
Simmons said: “I acknowledge that it’s not just the team that is hurting but the proud nations we represent as well. It’s disappointing and heart wrenching but we just didn’t turn up. We weren’t good enough and we now have to watch a tournament play-out without our involvement. It’s unfathomable and for that I deeply apologise to our fans and followers.
“From a personal perspective this is not a knee jerk reaction, but a move I have been considering for some time and now is the time to make public that I will step down as West Indies Head Coach at the end of the Test series against Australia. It is earlier than hoped for, but I will now focus my energies in Australia on continuing to build on the excellent progress the Test team has made. Of course, as the President has pointed out, we will also carry out the necessary review into our World Cup campaign.”
He added: “I must say I have enjoyed aspects of the unique challenge that being West Indies Head Coach provides and the unwavering support of my Management Team. There remain some exceptional individuals within CWI who I firmly believe will continue to work in the best interests of West Indies cricket.”
CWI President Ricky Skerritt thanked Simmons for his service.
Skerritt said: “On behalf of CWI I want to thank Phil for his hard work and dedication to West Indies cricket, most recently in his role as Head Coach. Phil is a proud West Indian, with high ideals and has never lacked motivation in guiding our younger players on and off the field of play. He brought valuable experience and stability at a very important period of transformation, including the most challenging environment of the COVID-19 pandemic. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Simmons was at the helm in 2016 when West Indies won their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title defeating England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Earlier this year he guided the team’s fortunes in their hard-fought 1-0 Test series win over England on home soil to capture the Richards-Botham Trophy and in June a Test series victory against Bangladesh in their last outing.
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