Cops seek witnesses

Detectives assigned to the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two witnesses who are vital to a case that is currently before the court.

They are Malica Washington and Sheryl Stewart, who are both of Above Rocks, St Catherine. They are scheduled to appear before the St Andrew Parish Court on Monday, April 28, 2019.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Malica Washington and Sheryl Stewart is being asked to contact the CISOCA at (876) 926-4079, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station. (JLP) candidate for the St Catherine South Eastern constituency.

The party’s leader, Andrew Holness, yesterday presented Miller to the constituency at a meeting at the Southborough Primary School.

Miller was confirmed as the candidate for the constituency in June. The St Catherine South Eastern consistency is currently represented by the People’s National Party’s Colin Fagan. through the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP).

The programme, which starts officially on Monday, August 13, will initially last for four weeks, with a possible two-week extension based on performance and completion of tasks.

The youth will be engaged in a critical aspect of nation-building, as the work will redound to the benefit of Jamaica as a whole. They will be paid a weekly stipend of $8,500. The participants, who are between the ages of 17 to 24, will be involved in data collection and verification activities in: trade licence survey; street licence verification; vulnerability assessment in the area of disaster; assessment notices; billboards and signs survey; and barbers and hairdressers survey.