Horsemen in fear
HTRIPLE MURDER
Rorsemen in the backstretch at Caymanas Park have expressed concerns over their safety following alleged threats made by persons from the informal ‘Train Line’ community of Gregory Park, who were affected by Sunday’s disconnection of illegal electricity wiring to the racetrack’s power grid.
John Jones*, a groom employed to one of the stables in the vicinity of the community, adjacent to the north wall of the Caymanas compound, told THE STAR that thugs have been threatening to harm workers since Monday morning. umours of Reneto Adam’s demise are grossly exaggerated. The flamboyant retired crime fighter yesterday declared that he is not only alive and well, but that he will be around for a very long time. Rumours began swirling yesterday that Adams, who attained the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), had been shot and killed. Adams told THE STAR that he has been bombarded with phone calls from persons, locally, and overseas, wanting to be reassured that he was alive and kicking. “I am really elated and happy that the people have responded this way, wanting to know if this is the case. I want to reassure them and assure them that they will be seeing my face for a long, long, long, long time,” Adams said. “I will not be allowing anybody to have me killed,” said Adams, while adding that his security is always at the highest level. Since his retirement from the JCF, Adams has been running a private security firm. “I am going about my lawful business in peace, to the exclusion of any criminal interference,” Adams said.
“Bossie, yu caan tek dem man deh lightly, enuh. In a di first place, yu nuh know who deh ova dem place deh. Si, di other day, a three man dem fling dung one time down a Gulf, dat a just down the road,” he said, referring to a recent triple murder in another nearby informal settlement.
“A horse business wi deal wid, wi nuh business wid no man an dem light, but dem have it fi seh a we deh ya, suh a must we a informa. Wi a nuh security or police, but a we dem waan tek a set pon, worse police guh lock down two a dem from Sunday ova the light,” he pointed out.
SAFEGUARD WORKERS
A source at Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) referred THE STAR to its security contractor, McKay Security Limited.
Jason McKay, CEO of McKay Security, in response, said steps have already been taken to safeguard workers in the backstretch, and he would make a full statement on the matter after consulting with CTL.
The 196-acre Caymanas Park property has, for years, been plagued by illegal connections to its utility systems, including water, sending its monthly bills skyrocketing.