Archive for June 9th, 2023
Primary school closes after gas leak
(CNS): Prospect Primary School closed Friday as a result of a gas leak, according to a press release from the education ministry and Department of Education Services. Classes were suspended for the day “out of an abundance of caution” after the emergency services attended the school to deal with the leak. All students were said […]
‘Local icon’ Captain Kirkconnell dies at 96
(CNS): Captain Eldon Kirkconnell, the founder of Kirk Freeport, a seafarer and former legislator, died Thursday, 8 June, just a few weeks short of his 97th birthday. The death of the “local icon”‘”, as he was described by several members of parliament, was announced Friday by the House Speaker Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, paving the way for […]
Chairmen appointed to NRA and OfReg boards
(CNS): Mark Parchment, a local financial and development consultant, has been appointed as the National Roads Authority chairperson, and attorney Samuel Jackson is the new chairperson of the OfReg board. The NRA seat has been vacant since Gilbert McLean was appointed but declined to take up the job in February. Rudy Ebanks, the former OfReg […]
Police seek witnesses to gunfire at Red Bay bar
(CNS): Police are investigating reports of gunshots being fired by armed men outside Da Station bar on Shamrock Road, Red Bay, at about 10pm on Sunday, 4 June. The police did not say whether or not any shell casings or bullets had been recovered at the scene but noted that no injuries had been reported.
Minister blames ‘environment’ for planning delays
(CNS): Planning Minister Jay Ebanks pointed the finger at the Department of Environment on Wednesday, maintaining that environmental input was delaying planning applications, though he offered no evidence to support the accusation. That same day, several MPs once again indirectly railed against the National Conservation Law and the environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial […]
Robbers hold up Breakers liquor store
(CNS): Two tall slim men wearing dark jackets, pants and face masks, armed with a machete, made off with an undisclosed sum of cash Wednesday night after robbing the liquor store in South Coast Plaza in Breakers. Police are now appealing for information about the armed robbery and the culprits.
Police rule out crime in house blast
(CNS): The RCIPS has said that initial investigations into the house explosion on Bayfield Crescent in Newlands on Monday indicate that the incident was not due to suspicious circumstances. One man remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. Police, fire, emergency services and other partner agencies remain on the scene as work on […]
Man guilty of trying to kill his father-in-law
(CNS): It took a jury of five women and two men almost five hours on Thursday to find Luisto Eusebio Hernandez guilty of attempted murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm. The 28-year-old man from East End was convicted of trying to kill his de facto father-in-law when he shot him in the stomach […]
