Jamaica news today May 14th 2026

Added: 2026-05-19

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[00:00:12]Fisherman freed after explaining he was carrying knife to scale his fish.

[00:00:21]A fisherman was freed in the St. Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday after producing his fisherman identification card and providing an explanation for his possession of an offensive weapon when Carlton Ferris appeared in court on Tuesday. He shed tears as he explained to the court why he was in possession of a knife. "Guilty with explanation, Your Honor." He stated. "The lady, sorry, the day might just come back from Pedro Keys and have an igloo with fish selling.

[00:01:01]So, the knife was for scaling the fish them." St. Catherine Parish Court Judge Desiree Allen dismissed the case following decision with the checks of the court.

[00:01:13]Sorry, with the clerk of court. Sorry, my respect. The court was told that Francis was arrested after police observed him and another man involved in an argument along Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine on April the 20th.

[00:01:33]He was accosted and searched and a small pocket knife found in his possession. He was arrested and subsequently charged with possession of an offensive weapon.

[00:01:45]Policeman freed in case of fatal shooting of three men in Strawberry, Westmoreland.

[00:01:55]Two policemen who were each charged with the three counts of murder in connection with the controversial shooting death of three men in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland over 13 years ago were acquitted by a jury on Wednesday. [snorts] Constable Dayton Campbell and Kenroy Hines who were assigned to the Westmoreland police were freed in Home Circuit Court in Kingston after the judge who presided over the four-week trial up hold no case submission by their lawyer and directed that the juror enter verdict of acquittal.

[00:02:35]No case submission refer to legal arguments made by the defense lawyer during the trial usually the end of the prosecution's case that the evidence presented by the prosecution is insufficient to support a conviction.

[00:02:56]The policemen were charged following an investigation by the Independent Commission of Investigation into the shooting death of Andre Bryson, his brother Tyrese Bryson, and their cousin Kingsley Green on March the 15th in 2013.

[00:03:14]It is reported that police acting on information went to the location in Shrewsbury where they encountered men armed with guns. A police report at the time said three men were killed during a gun battle and that an assault rifle and an shotgun were seized during the incident. The Independence sparks days of protest by residents in Shrewsbury and Lacovia who dismissed the police account of the incident.

[00:03:48]Campbell was represented by lawyer Peter Champagnie, Samuel Campbell, and Cyrus Seed Bernard.

[00:03:55]Hines was represented by lawyer Jacqueline Samuels Brown Zara Lewis.

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[00:04:40]Two St. Catherine residents fined for transporting pineapple without required receipt.

[00:04:49]Two St. Catherine residents have been fined 200,000 each or 30 days imprisonment.

[00:04:57]30 days in prison. Some might say this is a foolish charge because pineapple, but you have to remember, my viewers, that it is also known to man to steal people's things off their property.

[00:05:16]So, without receipt, you have no count of all.

[00:05:20]You end up with it, all right?

[00:05:23]Pleading guilty to transporting 180 pineapples without the required receipt.

[00:05:28]Joe Joan Betty and Richard Williams were fined during the hearing before the St. Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday.

[00:05:37]Betty was fined 200,000 or 30 days imprisonment for failure to produce a receipt, while Williams received the same penalty for the failure of the same case, the court heard that late April Betty was driving her vehicle when she was stopped by police.

[00:05:58]Officers observed that the vehicle was loaded with pineapple. When questioned about ownership and how the produce was acquired, Betty reportedly said she had purchased the items. Police requested a Rural Agricultural Child Development receipt as proof of purchase, but none was provided.

[00:06:22]Betty was arrested and further investigation led to the apprehension of Williams, who allegedly slipped the fruits.

[00:06:33]Both were charged under the Agricultural Production Act 2023, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 million or 3 years imprisonment.

[00:06:46]Both defendants pleaded guilty before Senior Parish Court Judge Desiree Alleyne.

[00:06:52]So, viewers and subscribers, do remember when transporting anything valued, goats or animals or products, do remember walk with your receipt for surety. Bless up.