Injured policewoman needs blood
New Trelawny JPs urged to avoid corruption
The police in Trelawny are seeking blood from the residents in the parish in order to save the life of Detective Woman Constable Morlda Johnson of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) in the parish, who sustained serious injuries to her leg in a motor vehicle accident last week.
Sergeant Wayne Wallace, who heads the Community Safety and Security Branch at the Trelawny Police Division and is leading the call for people to donate blood, said: “She is in high spirit but needs of a lot of
Trelawny’s 76,000 residents now have a cohort of 249 justices of the peace to serve them. This is a result of 22 new justices being installed at an installation ceremony held at Mangos Beach Resort in the parish last Friday.
Addressing the ceremony, Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck called on Custos Paul Muschett to have another 70 justices installed by November.
“Custos, I want you to identify persons whose integrity cannot be questioned and make them justices. That will help to make blood.
“I am making an appeal to members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Jamaica Defence Force, and the wider civilian community to visit the blood bank in your respective areas to donate blood in helping to save the life of one of Detective M. Johnson, one of the nation’s crime fighters.”
As it relates to her current state, Wallace said: “A pin has been place in one of her legs on Saturday, and they (doctors) will have to place some other permanent pins inside her leg.” justice more available to the citizenry. Each parish needs at least 1,000 justices,” Chuck said.
The newly installed justices were challenged by president of The Trelawny Lay Magistrates’ Association Justice Ken Grant Jr to “love people, do your duty, avoid corruption, and attend Petty Sessions Court when detailed to do so”.
Meanwhile, Justice the Rev Junior Rutty noted that none of the 22 newly installed justices of the peace were under 30 years old. “The generation gap needs to be closed,” he said.