BAMBURY, Westmoreland

Pastor Kevin Waite of the Bambury Weslyian Holiness Church on Sunday blasted the Frome division of the Sugar Estate of Jamaica, for their handling of the abandoned farm house buildings suspected of providing a sanctuary for the murderer of 11-year-old Christopher Levi Suckra.

Suckra, who used to be a grade 7 student of the Petersfield High School, was discovered naked and mutilated in a canefield in Bambury last week.

It is suspected that his attacker buggered him.
According to the boy’s mother, Keturah Bennett, a man who appeared to be of unsound mind had run out at her from an abandoned sugar estate farm house near to where the boy’s corpse was discovered, the day before. However she managed to pedal to safety on her bicycle.

“We need to appeal to the relevant authorities to do something about them (dilapidated farm houses). We know that these premises are owned by the Sugar Company of Jamaica- Frome to be exact. And they are not being used for years now and canefields both sides of the road-it is really something to contend with,” said Waite.

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JAMAICA SEEMS set to retain the death penalty but the hangman could have his workload shared as some parliamentarians have proposed the use of lethal injection and the electric chair in carrying out the punishment.

Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, in her contribution to the debate yesterday, said if Parliament votes to retain the death penalty, the gallows must be left to rust.

“If the vote is to retain the death penalty, I would like to suggest that we discard hanging as the method of carrying out the penalty,” Simpson Miller said.

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Police investigators in Westmoreland are now searching for a man who they believe may be connected with the murder of first form Petersfield High School student, Christopher Suckra.

The body of a first form Petersfield High School male student was found in a canefield in his community of Blue Castle, Westmoreland this morning.

Christopher Suckra, 11, reportedly left home for school around 10 a.m. yesterday on his pedal cycle.

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FROME, Westmoreland-

The recently renovated football field at the Frome Sports Club is undergoing additional repairs following substantial damage it received over the past two weeks.

Just about four weeks after it was reopened after a nearly two-year closure for repairs, continuous heavy rains, as several games - including an ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta cup double-header last Wednesday, a Digicel Premier League (DPL) game between Reno and Rivoli on Sunday and another daCosta Cup game between Cornwall College and Grange Hill on Monday - forced the owners to effect emergency repairs.

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SAV-LA-MAR, Westmoreland

Coaches in Westmoreland will benefit from a two-day Level One coaching clinic that will be hosted today and tomorrow by the Westmoreland Football Association (WFA) at the Llandilo Complex.

Former national technical director Wendell Downswell will be among the presenters.

The seminar, according to WFA League director Devon Maxwell, is geared towards coaches whose teams will be taking part in the upcoming leagues but is open to anyone who is still not certified.

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JT; Jeremey Thompson was born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, on April 16, 1977. He was educated at the Savanna-la-Mar Primary and Petersfield High School. He makes his first point of contact on a daily basis be his God, the creator of all things, from whom he receives inspiration. He is a Christian who loves and sings cultural reggae, lover’s rock, R&B and gospel music. He is from a very talented family, which includes: singers, professional dancers, model and radio announcer.

JT has been a Christian most of his life and attends church on a regular basis. Like most musical entertainer, he started singing in the church, where he performed solo acts, as well as being the choir leader for many years. He writes his own songs, such as “Nah Live Right� and “Alecia�, and based on reviews to date his music is doing well. JT now resides in the parish of St. James, where he works in the hotel industry. Regardless of his other obligations, JT ensures that his love and passion for music is projected to the world at large and through his musical expression, he is creating a name for himself, by performing on stages all over Jamaica, where he is receiving much love from his fans, peers in the music industry and producers.

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Players, students and teachers of St. James High School had to be whisked to the Savanna-la-Mar Police Station after the Coaster bus carrying students and teachers was damaged by students wearing Frome Technical High School uniforms as they tried to leave the Frome Sports Complex after their Interzone match.

The police officers who were standing at the entrance to the field had to rush over to the stand area as the students from Frome Technical threw stones and bottles at the students and teachers from St. James High School.

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Westmoreland Broadcasting Service Limited launched the Vybz FM 20/20 female cricket tournament on Sunday November 2, 2008. As a community radio station we host a series of community oriented events yearly. This new initiative came about to showcase the talented female cricketers within our coverage area (Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth and Hanover).

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The Presidential race was called for Barack Obama at 11p.m. on the East Coast, 8p.m. on the West. An hour later he was on stage at Grant Park in Chicago, speaking to the tens of thousands of supporters gathered there. Here are the highlights of his acceptance speech.

Barack Obama’s election as America’s first black president unleashed a global tide of admiration, hopes for change and even renewed love for the United States on Wednesday.

The president of Kenya declared a public holiday in Obama’s honor, and people across Africa stayed up all night or woke before dawn to watch U.S. election history being made.

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Defending Champions Broughton and New Roads earned their place in the final of the Social Development Commission, Westmoreland Twenty20 Cricket Competition 2008, with contrasting semi-final wins on Sunday, October 26 at the Chantilly Playfield.

The first match was reduced to 10 overs aside because of a wet pitch saw Frome, who took first strike after losing the toss, eventually reaching 95 for four with J. Stennett hitting a robust 37 and R. Bacchas and O. Porteous 15 each.

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