The police have issued a stern advisory for individuals attending the People’s National Party (PNP) Annual Conference at the National Arena on Sunday. Attendees are sternly warned against carrying weapons and are strongly urged to follow traffic laws.
The authorities emphasize that no firearms, drugs, knives, ice picks, machetes, long umbrellas, glass bottles, or any other item that can be used to cause serious harm or injury will be permitted within the venue.
Licensed firearm holders are instructed to securely store their firearms at the offices of the Firearm Licensing Authority on Old Hope Road, St Andrew, for the duration of the conference. It is further emphasized that no provision will be made at the Stadium Police or any other police station for the storage of firearms.
Police officers will conduct thorough searches on all patrons upon entry, and any item that can potentially be used as a weapon will be confiscated.
Meanwhile, the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) has reminded motorists that the police will rigorously enforce all provisions of the Road Traffic Act without any bias.
Passengers hanging from motor cars or bus doors, as well as individuals sitting on top of motor vehicles or protruding from them, will face prosecution.
Drivers are unequivocally obligated to adhere to speed limits and refrain from risky or careless driving on the nation’s roadways.
St. Catherine Woman Receives Suspended Sentence after Pleading Guilty for Child Cruelty.
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica: On Wednesday, a St. Catherine parish judge handed a suspended sentence to a St. Catherine woman who pleaded guilty to cruelty to a child.
Furthermore, Judge Yvette Wentworth-Miller also imposed six months of parental supervision on the convicted woman.
Her attorney, Rodain Richardson, made a passionate plea for a non-custodial sentence for his client.
He told the court that his client acted out of character while angry but was remorseful about her actions.
Richardson also highlighted that his client did not waste the court’s time and pleaded guilty.
The judge agreed and decided on a non-custodial sentence.
During the trial, the prosecution told the court that in February 2024, the woman assaulted her 14-year-old stepdaughter. Then, she locked the child out of their house.
The child made a report to the Spanish Town police, who arrested and charged her.