Sentinel Sound - Hold on to your love Pt.3
27. Februar 2015 5 27 /02 /Februar /2015 12:00
Sentinel Sound - Hold on to your love Pt.3
2015, 73 Min., 1-track, mp3, 320 kBit/s cbr, 169 mb,
2015, 73 Min., 1-track, mp3, 320 kBit/s cbr, 169 mb,
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John Legend & The Roots - Humanity (Love The Way It Should Be)
Lord Marvin Gaye & Tami Tarell - Ain't no Mountain High Enough [Bost&Bim Remix]
Jacob Miller - Suzy Wong
Beres Hammond - Over You
Tony Curtis - I Don't Want You Back
Terry Linen - Thats The Way It Is
Frankie Paul - Hardcore
l.u.s.t. - sunday morning
Beres Hammond - No Good Bye
Cocoa Tea ft Cutty Ranks - Waiting in vain
Richie Stephens - Gave you my heart
Mikey Spice - more i think of you
Peter Hunnigale - Sunrise To Sunset
Mikey Spice - my memories
Garnett Silk & Jimmy Riley - Hold On
Lloyd Brown - hit that spot
Wayne Wade - Young Girl
Dennis Brown - Have You Ever
Freddie McGregor - Eyes On You
Jah Cure & Jah Mason - Run Come Love Me
Natural Black - Nice It Nice
Wayne Wonder - Baby You & I
Junior Tucker - Under My Skin
Freddie McGregor - Playing Hard to Get
Barrington Levy - Too Experienced
Shaggy & Sanchez - With You
Bushman & Skarra Mucci - Pretty Looks
Chronixx & Goldy - The Mini Song
Sara Lugo & Protoje - Really Like You
Stick Figure & Collie Buddz - Smokin' Love
Romain Virgo - Stay With Me
Clay - Inseparable Love
Da'Ville - call me anytime Dub
Kranium - Nobody has to know [Bost&Bim Remix]
Christopher Ellis - Better Than Love
Tarrus Riley - 1 2 3 I Love You
Philipp Albrecht - Fruendin
Stevie Face - Da Lovin Yah Nice
Minnie Riperton - Lovin' you
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I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA
In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Babyday=d beats woman over hungry child
Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter
A man and woman were hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court in a case and cross case on Tuesday, following a dispute between them which took a violent turn.
Charged with one count of unlawful wounding each are Kadeen Graham and Joseph Nicholas.
It is believed that on the day of the incident, Graham and her babyfather Nicholas got into a heated argument that turned physical. It is said that a child the two share made complaints of being hungry, much to the dismay of Nicholas. It is believed that sometime later, the two came to blows. It is reported that Graham sustained injuries to her head, resulting in her receiving stitches. Sometime during the melee, it is believed that Nicholas sustained his fair share of blows when Graham allegedly used stones to hit her babyfather.
The estranged couple was previously ordered to attend counselling sessions.
"You went to the counselling?" inquired Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey.
"Yes, I did," replied Graham.
"So nothing has changed with his behaviour?" RM Pusey asked.
RM Pusey further inquired whether or not Graham felt her estranged beau should be imprisoned for his actions.
"Yes, and no. I approach him in relation to the kids and this is what happened," Graham explained.
"You know the worst thing about the entire incident? The little one that was hungry," RM Pusey said regrettably.
The court heard that the two agreed to amicably resolve the situation by Nicholas paying over a sum of $15,000 to Graham in compensation.
Subsequently, both Nicholas and Graham had their bails extended. The sitting magistrate ordered the pair to return to court on March 25, pending a mention hearing, allowing Nicholas time to accumulate the sum.
Ganja seized in St Elizabeth
A quantity of ganja was seized by the police during an operation in Coker district, St Elizabeth, yesterday.
Reports from the Siloah police are that about 12:30 a.m., an abandoned premises was searched and seven knitted bags containing ganja weighing approximately 110 pounds (50 kilograms) were found. No one was arrested in connection with the find.
The illicit drug has an estimated street value of $500,000.
Investigations continue.
Accused cop killer remanded on other charges
Tamara Bailey, STAR Writer
Mandeville, Manchester
The man charged in connection with the death of Constable Orville Preddie was yesterday offered bail when he appeared before the Manchester Circuit Court, but was remanded in custody for another charge brought against him.
Thirty-one-year-old Steve Larmond of a Central Village, St Catherine, address was offered bail in the sum of $400,000 for the charge of murder, but was remanded in custody for a charge under the Anti-gang Law.
The accused, who was charged on January 12, is the only one of the alleged five men who were responsible for the killing of the constable in custody.
Preddie, who was attached to the Asia Police Station in the parish, was killed on Thursday, December 18, 2014 while at a bar/grocery shop in the community of Farm.
He was shot in the head after gunmen found his Jamaica Constabulary Force Identification card on his person.
Police confirm two in shooting death, now in custody
The police are confirming that two men are now in custody in relation to the shooting death of one woman and the injuring of four others in Negril, Westmoreland, on Monday, February 23.
The men, whose identities are being withheld, were arrested by detectives on Tuesday, February 24 in the Negril area. Arrangements are now being made for them to be interviewed in the presence of their attorneys.
About 8:45 p.m., five women were at a shop in the community when they were approached by two armed men who opened gunfire hitting them. One of the women, 18-year-old Ombretta Jackson of Lime Tree Lane, West End in the parish, later succumbed to her injuries. The other women were admitted in serious condition.
J'can scammer gets five-year prison sentence
Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter
One of three Jamaicans residing in the United States, accused of scamming the elderly via telephone, was sentenced to prison for her involvement in the scheme, THE STAR has learnt.
Twenty-four-year old Shanice Ethridge, of Broward County, Florida, was last Friday sentenced to five years and three months in prison. She was also ordered to repay US$132,000 (approximately J$15.2 million) in restitution, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
According to investigators, Ethridge worked with a Jamaican-based swindler who contacted victims in the US and erroneously told them they won money in a sweepstakes or lottery.
The victims, mostly elderly people, were told they had to send money to Ethridge to pay bogus fees before they could collect winnings.
Ethridge pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, with an enhanced penalty for targeting the elderly in October 2014.
Also charged in the scheme are Jamaican nationals Mikhail Gorbachev George Williams, 25, also of a Broward County, Florida, address and Fabian Winston Parkinson, 33, of Miami Dade, Florida.
The three would reportedly call elderly victims, informing them that they had won a lottery or sweepstakes. It is believed that the trio would tell the victims that in order to claim their winnings, they first had to pay taxes, duties or fees.
The 51-year-old businessman and justice of the peace (JP) who were last week arrested for their alleged involvement in forgery were hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Paul Crawford has been charged with uttering forged documents, forgery, obtaining passport by false means, attempting to obtain passport by false means, possession of and dealing in ganja. Pauline Perez, in her capacity as a (JP) for St Andrew, has been charged for making a false statement.
The Crown alleges that on February 13 about 3:15 p.m., the businessman was arrested after officials from the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) alerted police that Crawford was making an application for a passport under an assumed name.
He was taken to his home where other documents were found in the name. Ganja weighing two pounds was also found. Perez was subsequently arrested. They were remanded until March 2.
Businessman, JP on fraud charges
The 51-year-old businessman and justice of the peace (JP) who were last week arrested for their alleged involvement in forgery were hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Paul Crawford has been charged with uttering forged documents, forgery, obtaining passport by false means, attempting to obtain passport by false means, possession of and dealing in ganja. Pauline Perez, in her capacity as a (JP) for St Andrew, has been charged for making a false statement.
The Crown alleges that on February 13 about 3:15 p.m., the businessman was arrested after officials from the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) alerted police that Crawford was making an application for a passport under an assumed name.
He was taken to his home where other documents were found in the name. Ganja weighing two pounds was also found. Perez was subsequently arrested. They were remanded until March 2.
Student, Vendor Fight On Video
Cops probe incident in city square
Chad Bryan, Staff Reporter
A fight between a schoolgirl and a vendor, whose child was slapped repeatedly in the face in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, has left the vendor seriously injured.
A three-minute video of the incident, which has gained traction on Facebook, shows the vendor and the schoolgirl having a heated argument over why the student hit the woman's child.
The video was posted on February 17 and it is unclear how recent the fight was.
"Weh you box him fah if him even do nothing?" The vendor asked. The student in full view of the camera then stated, "mi never box him." Prompting the child, who is a female and who appears to attend an early childhood institution, to state, "you box mi three times."
The mother then demanded to know what her child did that would warrant her being slapped in the face three times, to which another schoolgirl said there was an incident involving the child's lunch pan.
After this exchange, the irate mother then pushed the schoolgirl in the face leading to both of them wrestling in the square, commonly referred to as 'Parade', in front of a number of persons who had gathered. Several blows were then exchanged between the vendor and the student.
After a few seconds, the vendor was seen wiping blood pouring from her face, which ended the scuffle.
Persons could be heard telling the woman to go to hospital.
The Barnett Street police confirmed the incident.
No charges have been laid against the student as interviews are still ongoing and the student, who is a minor, has to be interviewed in the presence of a parent or guardian.
Broadcaster Michael Sharpe freed of assault charges
Rasbert Turner, Star Writer
Veteran broadcaster Michael Sharpe was freed in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court of assault charges yesterday, after the Crown offered no evidence.
When the case was mentioned, it was revealed that the complainant was abroad. It was also revealed that an order for mediation was successful.
Attorney-at-Law Peter Champagnie told the court that justice has been served and that his client can now resume his life as a district constable.
Resident Magistrate Horace Mitchell then told the accused he was free to go. Sharpe's appearance in court arose out of an incident along the Hellshire main road in St Catherine.
It is alleged that in 2013 Sharpe, who is also a district constable, was travelling along the thoroughfare. He observed a scuffle between a man and a woman. He intervened and while trying to separate and take control of the situation, the female claimed that she was physically assaulted by Sharpe.
She reported the matter and an investigation launched.
A file was compiled and sent to the offices of the director of public prosecutions, who ruled that Sharpe be charged with assault.
He made numerous court appearances throughout.
Jamaica moves closer to decriminalising ganja
Jamaica moved one step closer to decriminalising the use and possession of small quantities of ganja yesterday when Parliament passed the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015.
The Bill was passed without amendments, despite expressions of caution by several legislators about the deleterious effects of smoking marijuana.
In supporting the bill, Opposition Member of Parliament for North East St Andrew,Delroy Chuck, called on the Government to renegotiate international treaties relating to marijuana.
He said Jamaica should push for ganja to be struck from the United Nations list of prohibited substances under Schedule One.
The call was supported by East Kingston and Port Royal MP, PhillipPaulwell. The Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015 had previously been debated and passed in the Upper House.
The amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act makes the possession of up to two ounces of the drug anon-arrestableoffense.
Instead, possession of such small quantities would be aticketableinfraction, attracting a fine payable outside of the court.
Technician extradited to the United States
Forty-one-year-old Homer Bishop, technician of Margarete Villa Road, Kingston 10, who is wanted in the state of New Jersey, United States of America, for aggravated sexual assault and having sexual intercourse with a minor, younger than 13, was extradited yesterday.
Reports are that on January 13, detectives from the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch's (C-TOC) Fugitive Apprehension Team arrested Bishop on an extradition warrant. On Thursday, January 15, Bishop appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court where he was ordered extradited, after waiving his right to an extradition hearing.
He was yesterday escorted off the island to the United States of America where he will answer to the charges.
Cops seek help to find witnesses
Detectives attached to the St Catherine Major Investigation Task force (MIT) are seeking the public's assistance in locating two witnesses who are vital to a case that is currently before the Half-Way Tree Gun Court.
They are Talecia Davis whose last known address is Mount Industry, Glengoffe, and Jermaine Parchment, otherwise called 'Gavin', whose last known address is Little Lane, Central Village, both in St Catherine.
Davis is scheduled to appear before the court on Friday, February 20 and Parchment is scheduled to appear before the court on Tuesday, March 10.
Talecia Davis, Jermaine Parchment or anyone knowing their whereabouts is being asked to contact the St Catherine MIT at 758-5047, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.
Telemedicine centre opens at Bustamante Hospital
Children suffering from cancers and serious blood disorders will now be able to receive earlier diagnosis, thanks to the opening of the telemedicine centre at the Bustamante Hospital for Children last Thursday.
The project will facilitate discussions by physicians in Jamaica, Toronto and across the Caribbean, and enable them to compare case studies, formulate diagnoses and discuss best care scenarios for the patients.
This telemedicine centre is one of six opened across the Caribbean by SickKids International in partnership with Scotiabank, through its global philanthropic program, Bright Futures.
Two years ago, Scotiabank announced a pledge of CDn$1 million to support the Caribbean- SickKids Paediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Project. These funds were be used to support the project's telemedicine programmes in Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and The Bahamas.
'Loader Man' Killed For $100
The police are still searching for the suspect who reportedly stabbed a 'loader man' over $100 in Old Harbour, St Catherine, last Friday.
The dead man has been identified as Damion Ewan, otherwise known as 'Red Man', from Pouyatt Street, Kingston 12.
It is reported that about 2:40 p.m., Ewan and another man had a dispute over the $100 'loader money' at a bus park in Old Harbour.
"The loader men are always in problems because they are always taking away the little man's route," said a source.
A knife was then used to stab Ewan, who died at hospital.
Following the incident, the attacker fled the scene and is now being sought by the police.
- C.B.
'Admiral' Bailey slapped with fraud charges
file - Glendon 'Admiral' Bailey
Chad Bryan, Staff Reporter
Veteran entertainer Glendon 'Admiral' Bailey pleaded guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace in his 1991 song Jump Up on the Kuff Rhythm. But on Monday, he was not arrested for disturbing the peace. Instead, he was slapped with several fraud-related charges.
The entertainer, who enjoyed great success during the mid-1980s, and is known for songs such as Big Belly Man, Science Again and Tiney Winey, among others, was arrested and charged after attending the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) offices.
It is reported that about 10:30 a.m., Bailey attempted to renew a passport in the name Michael George Sullivan.
During the renewal process, his true identity was revealed, subsequently investigators from PICA detained him.
He was charged two counts of uttering forged documents; two counts of obtaining passport by false pretence; two counts of possession of forged documents; one count of attempting to obtain a passport by false pretence and one count of conspiracy to defraud.
Alleged gang member gets $750,000 bail
Rasbert Turner, Star Writer
Alleged One Order gang member Fitzroy Mathias, otherwise called Scuffler, who is charged with the gun slaying of a man two years ago, was granted bail in sum of $750,000 in the Home Circuit Court yesterday.
Mathias, 36, is charged with the murder of Huntroy Patterson, otherwise called 'Season', of Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine.
When the matter came up for trial, it was revealed that the sole eyewitness in the matter who was in police custody was absent.
It was further revealed that the man had not left an address and could not be reached.
A successful bail application was made by attorney-at-law Sean Kinghorn.
He told the court that it was a travesty of justice to have Mathias languishing in custody while the main witness was absent.
two witnesses
Bail was initially opposed on the ground that he was reportedly third in charge of the "One Order gang". The court was, however, convinced to grant bail. This was after the court was told that he brought two witnesses to prove Mathias had an allibi at the time of the alleged shooting.
Bail was subsequently granted on condition that Mathias surrender his travel documents and be under curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., daily.
The matter will again be mentioned on May 15, while the police search for the witness.
Allegations are that on April 13, 2013, Patterson was walking along Manchester Street in Spanish Town. Upon reaching the intersection of Cumberland Road and Manchester Street, he was attacked by Mathias and another man. Patterson was reportedly shot and killed by the accused.
An investigation was launched which resulted in Mathias being charged with murder.
The presiding judge was Justice Lennox Campbell and Crown Counsel was Maxine Jackson.
Male accused of punching child to face court
A man who intervened in a dispute between children and punched one of them will have to stand trial in the matter next month.
Yesterday, when the matter was called up in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court, the accused Mark Jackson pleaded not guilty.
Jackson is charged with cruelty to child.
The court was told that during a dispute among children, Jackson allegedly folded his fist and punched the complainant in her belly, causing her to fall to the floor in pain.
The court heard that she was assisted to the doctor for treatment.
A medical report was also outstanding.
Jackson will stand trial on March 12 and he was ordered to give his prints to the police.
Man's body found in Ocho Rios
The body of a man was found on Main Street, Ocho Rios, St Ann, yesterday morning.
According to a source, the man's body was found in the vicinity of the Taj Mahal Shopping Centre, sometime after 11 a.m.
When the Ocho Rios Criminal Investigation Branch was contacted, it was revealed that the man had been killed near the mall.
No further details could be provided as police investigations continue.
This is the second time since the start of the year that a body was found in the vicinity of the shopping centre. Late last month, the body of an infant was reportedly found by a homeless man in a garbage bin.
No bail for St Thomas male accused of killing 8-y-o
Jolyn Bryan, Star Writer
A St Thomas man accused of killing Celeena Headman, an eight-year-old, White Hall Primary School student, was again remanded when he appeared in the Yallahs Resident Magistrate's Court last Friday.
Tristan Shannon, 21, from Soho in the parish, was arrested in February of last year after the body of the eight-year-old was found in bushes close to her home, with her throat slashed and arms bound.
It was reported that she had been sent to the shop by her mother who raised an alarm when she failed to return.
Before Shannon's arrest, angry residents torched the house of one of his relatives. He is to return to the Yallahs Resident Magistrate's Court on April 28 for a preliminary inquiry.
Woman Marries 'Sick' Man.
Family cries foul
Rasbert Turner, Star Writer
The family of a senior citizen, said to be schizophrenic, is trying to have his marriage annulled and recover money collected by a woman who got married to him.
The case, which is to be mentioned in the Supreme Court, arose after the woman who was employed as a caregiver for the man reportedly convinced him to get married to her. It is alleged that the family had employed the woman to care for the elderly man. The situation allegedly changed when, in addition to her monthly salary, she started to collect the patient's pension. She reportedly got married to the man and continued collecting the money and even opened a joint bank account.
Relatives got wind that the sick man got married and proceeded to try to recover the money.
They got the services of attorney-at-law, Hadrian Christie, who took the matter to the Supreme Court.
It is revealed that in addition to the annulment of the marriage, money totalling more than $800,000 is being sought.
The Star learnt that the female said that her husband had given her the go-ahead to use the money on her house.
It was revealed that she was not charged by the police as the complainant is incapacitated.
Registration plates removed from defective vehicles
The police said they have removed over 300 registration plates from defective motor vehicles since the start of the year.
This comes as the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) intensifies its geographic support operation strategy aimed at reducing the number of deaths on the nation's roadways.
Also, the police said a number of persons have been prosecuted in the latest crackdown.
Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank, Deputy Superintendent of Police Gary McKenzie revealed that the police have been working with the Island Traffic Authority to execute joint operations at strategic locations across the island on a weekly basis.
McKenzie said since the start of the year, six such operations have been executed in the parishes of Westmoreland, Clarendon, St Mary and St Catherine.
He said special attention is being paid to motorcyclists as well as commercial and public passenger vehicles.
Divine intervention needed in Spanish Town - mayor
With crime rearing its head in the St Catherine North Division, Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, has called for divine intervention.
"I am asking for divine intervention to deal with the crime in Spanish Town, as even on my way here I was called by the senior superintendent about another murder, we need your help," Scott said at the launch of a social outreach programme for marginalised youths in Spanish Town and surrounding areas.
The launch took place at the New Life Community Church International in the Old Capital.
Scott said he has no desire to see the parish, and Spanish Town in particular, continue with the constant bloodletting.
"We know that it can change, and, despite the problem, with God in the vessel we can smile at the storm," he assured. "I believe there is still hope, as the police will tell you that even the most violent criminal carries a Bible in his pocket."
fear factor
Speaking with THE STAR after the launch, Scott said with more than 30 murders, prayers to God are the only way out.
"Crime does not foster growth, therefore no investor will come, and the fear factor will drive out those who are the faithful ones. It has to be curtailed for us to attract the positives to drive St Catherine and Jamaica at large," he told THE STAR. He added that churches play an integral role and he intends to keep them more engaged.
Church pastor Andrew Steele said the church will continue seeking people to participate in the programme.
- R.T.
Woman before the court for alleged extortion
A woman was dragged before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court for allegedly trying to extort another female over a sexually explicit video that was retrieved from a device.
Charged with extortion and conspiracy is a 30-year-old woman.
She denied any involvement in the matter when asked about the offence.
The court heard that the accused contacted the complainant and told her about the footage and allegedly told her to pay $8,000 or else the content of the video would be released to the community and likewise to the Internet.
The accused reportedly got the data from a memory chip that was used to store the video.
The complainant reportedly had no idea she was being taped during the encounter which took place sometime ago.
The accused is to return to court on April 14 as the cybercrime report was outstanding.
A fingerprint order was also made.
Sigma Run participant dies
Chad Bryan, Staff Reporter
Alicia Prince, a 36-year-old participant in the 17th staging of the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run, died following the event yesterday.
Prince is an employee of the National Commercial Bank. According to another participant in the race, she was feeling ill and later collapsed somewhere along West Kings House Road close to the Canadian High Commission.
The participant said she had been gasping for air at the time she fell to the ground.
In a release from Sagicor Group Limited, president and CEO, Richard Byles, expressed condolences to the family, co-workers and friends of the late Alicia Prince.
The release also stated that Prince had received immediate medical treatment from a doctor, two emergency medical technicians and a nurse.
She was then rushed to the Andrews Memorial Hospital on Hope Road.
Farmer freed of illegal gun and robbery charges
BARBARA GAYLE, Star Writer
A man who said in his defence that the complaint had "framed" him, was freed after Acting Supreme Court Judge Lorna Shelly Williams upheld submissions from defence lawyer Carolyn Chuck that there were too many inconsistencies in the prosecution's case.
Terroy Graham, 32, a farmer from Moffat district, St Thomas, was freed in the Gun Court of illegal possession of firearm and robbery with aggravation.
The allegations were that in January 2010, Graham, armed with a knife, and another man, armed with a gun, went to the complainant's house in Trinityville, St Thomas. They robbed the complainant of a gold chain and a watch. The complainant said he knew Graham for 20 years and made a report at the Morant Bay Police Station.
under cross-examination
During his testimony, the complainant said that the gunman, who he did not know before, said "don't move." However, under cross-examination he admitted that in his written statement to the police he reported that the gunman did not say anything during the incident.
The complainant testified that the accused came into his home and attacked him with a knife. When cross-examined he said it was during the struggle for the watch and the chain, that the accused pulled out a knife. The complainant said his statement was read over to him by the investigating officer. Under cross-examination the investigating officer said the first time he saw the complainant was in May 2010.
In an unsworn statement from the dock, Graham said he was innocent. He said the complainant framed him because he asked him to pay for the damage to a motor vehicle which he had rented to his (accused's) stepmother and he refused.
The judge said based on the inconsistencies and omissions in the Crown's case, she was left in doubt and acquitted Graham.
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Big raid at Caymanas Park
Uunauthorised persons on Caymanas Park's compound were surprised with a raid carried out by the St Catherine South Police on Ash Wednesday, resulting in a number of arrests under the Dangerous Drugs Act.
The well-coordinated raid, conducted jointly by the police and the racetrack's security detail, McKay Security, was focused mainly on the southern stable area, including the popular canteen hang-out spot along None Such Boulevard, and stretching as far north as the equine pool.
Jason McKay, chief executive officer, McKay Security, said in addition to ridding the track of unlicensed personnel, the surprise raid was an intelligence-driven operation.
"We had information that a gang feud in a nearby community could find its way into Caymanas Park, and we sought the assistance of the police to ferret out unauthorised persons.
"We are focused on preventing tragedy, not waiting for it to happen. We heard of the threat and decided to act quickly because, as everybody knows, the stable area has produced its fair share of tragedies," McKay pointed out.
Ironically, the raid was carried out four days after the running of the Howard Phillipps Memorial Trophy. Phillipps, a veteran trainer, was shot and killed at his barn on February 7, 2004.
McKay said he was aware that many persons converge on Caymanas Park on race mornings, hoping to get tips, but pointed out that this creates a security risk, as unlicensed personnel use creative methods to gain access to the compound.
"I hope this serves as a message to unlicensed persons coming to the track on race mornings. They may think it's a good way to get a good tip, but also a good way to be arrested," he said.
Meanwhile, Superintendent Terrence Sancko, of the St Catherine South Police Division, said no threat to Caymanas Park can be taken lightly.
"Caymanas Park is the biggest single commercial entity in Portmore, and we won't allow any gang activity, or otherwise, to compromise the racetrack," he said.
Former JPS employee on fraud charge gets bail
A former employee of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) was granted bail in the sum of $2,000,000 when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's court yesterday on charges relating to fraud.
Charged with unauthorised modification of computer data, access with intent to commit an offence, conspiracy to defraud, unauthorised interception of computer functions, and unauthorised access to computer data is Donovan Carson.
He did not enter a plea when the matter was called up.
The court heard that Carson was entrusted to oversee JPS's new initiative, the Advance Metering Infrastructure System.
Based on his user role, he could add, remove or change the system via a desktop computer with a specific IP address that was assigned to him.
The court heard that alleged wrongdoing by Carson caused the power company to lose in excess of $9.8 million.
Resident Magistrate Maxine Ellis told Carson not to communicate with any JPS employees or anyone associated with that company.
He was subsequently granted bail with conditions.
Carson is to report to the Spanish Town Police every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
He is to surrender all travel documents, and a stop order was put in place.
Cabbie on drug rap further remanded
A taxi operator was further remanded yesterday in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court for attempting to smuggle over 2,000 pounds of ganja on to Kingston Container Terminal.
Charged with possession of, dealing, taking steps to export, conspiracy to export, trafficking ganja and fraudulent use of a license plate is 28-year-old Jermaine Brown of an Oxford Street, Kingston address.
Brown did not enter a plea.
The court heard that on February 6, Brown, along with two other occupants aboard a Toyota Hiace mini bus, attempted to enter the terminal posing as members of the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET).
Allegations are that while they were being verified, the driver of the vehicle sped off.
The vehicle was later found along 7th Avenue, Newport West, about 10:30 p.m.
The court was told that a search of the vehicle unearthed 2,089 pounds of compressed ganja, vests marked Jamaica customs vests, and other contents.
An investigation was launched after Brown, who rented the vehicle, said he was robbed. Allegations are that the investigations pointed to the accused as the main perpetrator.
Brown is to return to court on March 9, where it is expected that his attorney will make a bail application.
A fingerprint order was also made against the accused man.
Accused drug mules arrested on Valentines Day
André Williams, STAR Writer
Two Jamaican women are scheduled to face the court in Barbados after they were held on Valentine's Day entering the country with contraband, THE STAR understands.
According to www.barbadostoday.bb, Jamaican national, 28-year-old Natalee Ffrench and Natalee Sasha Crooks, 24, arrived on the same flight at the Grantley Adams International Airport on February 14, from Jamaica.
They were interviewed by police and referred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).
THE STAR gathered that Ffrench passed out two pounds of cannabis that she was alleged to have ingested, while Natalee Sasha Crooks is said to have passed out one pound of cannabis.
French and Crooks are expected to appear in the District B Magistrates' Court.
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