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A 'Barbados in Boston' Friday Night Fish Fry block party takes over City Hall Plaza next week—with over 25 vendors and an the iconic Oistins village Fish Fry - Boston Uncovered A 'Barbados in Boston' Friday Night Fish Fry block party takes over City Hall Plaza next week—with over 25 vendors and an the iconic Oistins village Fish Fry Boston Uncovered
STAY ON BEACH EVICTION The Supreme Court has imposed an injunction that temporarily blocks the country’s environment regulatory authority from evicting at least 40 people from the Jacob Taylor Beach lands in Duncans, Trelawny. Justice Andrea Thomas granted the injunction on Tuesday at the end of an application by attorneys for four of the 40 residents. The application forms part of a lawsuit they have filed seeking judicial review of a move by the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) last month to serve them with eviction notices.
Disabilities Act yet to break down barriers... but few successes recorded at tribunal Four years after Jamaica implemented the Disabilities Act, structural and communication barriers continue to hamper members of the disabled community, according to inclusion advocate Alister McLean. McLean said inconsistencies in public infrastructure remain a major concern, particularly for wheelchair users who face difficulty accessing sidewalks.
St Hilda’s delays boarders’ return Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, leaving an estimated $40 million in damage, the institution has been forced to delay the full reopening of its boarding facility for the new academic year. In social media posts over the weekend ahead of Monday’s reopening of schools, the administration advised that “boarders will remain at home until further notice”.
Police kill suspect linked to string of murders A suspected gangster and contract killer, who the police have linked to a string of murders and other violent crimes across several parishes, was killed during an alleged confrontation with cops on the weekend. Neco Dixon, 25, was shot several times after he reportedly pulled a firearm from his waistband and pointed it at cops who were pursuing him in the Eight Miles area of Bull Bay, St Andrew, on Saturday. One firearm and several rounds of ammunition were reportedly seized.
Gov’t plans $8b max-security prison Planning is under way for the construction of a new maximum-security correctional facility, with the government having identified a site and established a committee to advance the project. The development comes as Jamaica moves to modernise its correctional system, with Ministry of National Security and Peace State Minister Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn outlining a raft of measures on Monday aimed at improving security, rehabilitation and the reintegration of inmates.