Another swine flu case has been identified and confirmed here in Jamaica, bringing the current total number of confirmed swine flu cases in the island to 81. The most recent case was detected on Friday (August 28).
The Ministry of health is advising individuals to be vigilant and continue to follow the recommended precautions to protect against the spread of the swine flu virus (Influenza A – H1N1). The World Health Organization recently cautioned that individuals should continue to take the necessary care, as there is likely to be a second wave of the virus – with the upcoming traditional flu season in this hemisphere.
Here’s a personal account that we received recently, of a robbery that took place at Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Hope Road in Kingston.
This is a true Story and let it be a warning to all persons who buy Kentucky from this location.
On Saturday 15/08/09 at about 2 p.m. my daughter was held up at gun point and robbed of her vehicle on the compound of KFC Old Hope Road Branch.
She stopped along with a co-worker, to purchase lunch for the rest of the staff. The car was parked immediately in front of the building in the parking lot which would normally be in view of the security as would have been the case on previous occasions.
After leaving the building she opened the car to place the goods on the seat and was ready to get into the drivers seat when a MAN grabbed on to her hand in which she held the key for her vehicle. Her co-worker who was by the door of the passenger side was already covered by another MAN who had a GUN. At that point the MAN on the driver’s side managed to take the keys and they drove off in the direction of Liguanea.
Immediately after the ordeal both my daughter and her co-worker ran into the building asking persons to call for the POLICE and informed them of what had happened.
THE SECURITY SAID HE DID NOT SEE WHAT HAPPENED; and it is also a REGULAR PRACTICE for persons to linger on the KFC compound.
There are several Questions left unanswered, most of which KFC wouldn’t even attempt to respond to.
This ordeal poses a clear and present danger to the lives of current and potential customers of KFC/Old Hope Road .
This situation has caused mental, emotional and physical trauma to persons involved not to mention that it is an extreme inconvenience.
SHOULD WE REALLY BE ENCOURAGING PERSONS TO BE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN DANGER BY GOING TO KFC (or any fast food location for that matter); Do they have their customer’s interest at heart or is it just their cash register?
If this even happened one time it is one time too many.
SEND THIS TO FRIENDS, FAMILY EVEN PERSONS YOU DO NOT KNOW.
WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM DANGER AND THESE GUNMEN.
Everton Salmon, a resident of Montego Bay, appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court recently, where he pleaded ‘guilty with explanation’ to a charge of unlawful wounding. He was accused of beating his 12 year old son.
Allegations are that Salmon was walking along the road when he saw the child, held on to him, and asked him where he had been. He then started slapping him in the face and kicking him. A crowd gathered, and the police turned up on the scene as well. On seeing blood on the child’s face, he was arrested and charged.
Salmon tried to explain to the court that his son had been causing his parents a lot of anxiety by running away constantly, and hanging out in a bad part of the city with unsavory characters. He was fined J$70,000 by the judge.
Omar Johnson, more popularly known as Magnum King of Dancehall Competition winner POOR & BOASY, had his J$150,000 bail extended when he appeared in the Spaulding Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (August 25) to answer to a charge of wounding.
POOR & BOASY is accused of stabbing a man with a knife in June of this year. He was reportedly in his home community of Aenon Town in Clarendon, when he had an altercation with the alleged victim.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charge, and is now due to return to court on October 27, when the case will be continued.
A woman who stripped down to her panties during a fight in the guard room of the Guanaboa Vale police station, St. Catherine, was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and several other charges (assaulting the police, using indecent language and resisting arrest).
The 21 year old woman, who is of a March Pen Road address in Spanish Town, pleaded guilty when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The Judge ordered that she pay a fine of J$2,000 each for assaulting the police and resisting arrest, and $800 for indecent language.
On the count of indecent exposure, her $30,000 station bail was extended, and it was adjourned for trial on September 29.
The police testified that on August 8 of this year at about 10 p.m., the woman and a friend had an argument and they came to the police station to make a report. While in the police station, she reportedly became boisterous and began to use indecent language. She was ordered to leave, and went to the station yard where she allegedly started making threats. When the police approached her, she reportedly started to fight them – eventually they managed to overpower her and she was arrested and charged.
The Bank of Jamaica, Jamaica’s central bank, has advised that new-shaped One and Ten Dollar coins will go into general circulation on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. It is important to note that coins bearing the old designs will remain legal tender and will continue to circulate alongside the
new-shaped coins until the stock of the old-shaped coins is exhausted.
New-Shaped Jamaican One Dollar Coin
The current seven-sided design (heptagonal) of the Jamaican One Dollar, will be replaced by a round coin with the heptagonal shape within the circle. The coin will continue to bear the portrait of The Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, National Hero. All other technical specifications remain unchanged. See image below.
New-Shaped Jamaican Ten Dollar Coin
The current scalloped-shaped design of the Jamaican Ten Dollar, will be replaced by a round coin with the scalloped shape within the circle. The coin will continue to bear the portrait of The Right Excellent George William Gordon, National Hero. All other technical specifications remain unchanged. See image below.
A male jogger reportedly got the surprise of his life recently, when not only was he robbed, but he was undressed and left in socks and sneakers only by the robbers.
According to reports, the man was jogging along Mona Road in Kingston, when he was accosted by a gunman who demanded that he go into nearby bushes. The man complied, only to find a second gunman awaiting him there. The men robbed him of his cellphone and jewelry, then instructed him to strip naked.
He complied, and the gunmen then proceeded to tie him up and gag him, then made good their escape – leaving him only in socks and sneakers. The man made his way to the road hoping to get assistance from motorists. Eventually, a female motorist assisted him and a report was made to the police.
A mini-stadium is to be built beside Jacks River (near the James Bond Beach) in St. Mary later this year. It is expected to be ready for use before Christmas, and will feature a large football field, an eight lane running track, two hard courts for tennis and a seating area for spectators.
The project is a joint venture between the Government and Chris Blackwell’s Island Outpost (Golden Eye) which will also be constructing a beach village featuring 11 beach cottages, a new suspension bridge and a beach front restaurant.
The woes continue at Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd., as the telephone company posted yet another quarterly loss to begin its financial year. CWJamaica’s net loss for the first quarter rocketed to J$503.61M, up from a much smaller loss of J$27.4M that was reported a year ago.
Despite attempts to boost its bottom line through various strategies including cost-cutting measures, the opening of new flagship stores and the launching of its 3G service, CWJamaica still struggles. Since the start of the year, Cable & Wireless Jamaica’s stock has dropped 20% to J$0.40 from J$0.50.
Odane Beale, 24 years old, of Resource District in Manchester, was sentenced recently to 60 hours of community service for littering, after he tore up a speeding ticket and threw it at the feet of the policeman who had just handed it to him.
Allegations are that at approximately 2 a.m. on the morning of July 28, Beale was pulled over by the police on Mandela Highway in St. Catherine, and given a ticket for speeding. He reportedly tore it up and threw the scraps at the feet of the policeman who then proceeded to arrest and charge him for littering (under the Solid Waste Management Act). He reportedly spent the night behind bars.
In court, Beale pleaded guilty with explanation, and told the court that his unruly action was because he had a bad day tending to family issues.
