Their arrests stemmed from the establishment of breath-testing checkpoints by the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (P-STEB).The checkpoints were set up near party hotspots as part of efforts to reduce road fatalities over the period.
The National Water Commission (NWC) says the water supply network at the Red Road Tank in Clarendon has been shut down for immediate remedial steps following the drowning of a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday.He has been identified as Orville McLeod of Palmers Cross.The NWC is expressing deep concern following the tragic incident.
27-year-old Jamaica Defence Force member Damanice Williamson was remanded when he appeared in the Manchester Parish Court on a murder charge today.He is accused of killing his girlfriend, 29-year-old Tanzanya Dunkley, in Three Chains in the parish.Her throat was slashed.
This follows similar concerns raised by Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern, Christopher Brown, on Wednesday that mining activity in the vicinity of the bridge is threatening the structure.When IRIE FM News visited the area yesterday, a retaining wall on the road approaching the bridge was observed to be partially collapsed.
Attempts are being made to get 25-year-old Coney Daley overseas for treatment.
The young man who reportedly suffered burns to approximately 85% of his body is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.