JLP wants protection for cement buyers

THE Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has called on Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to take immediate action to protect the rights of the thousands of consumers who recently purchased sub-standard cement produced by the Caribbean Cement Company in Kingston.

Senator Shirley Williams, the party’s spokesperson on industry, commerce and investments, wants the prime minister to:

. establish a toll-free hotline to receive complaints from consumers who may have been affected by bad cement;

. provide technical assistance to consumers who may have used the sub-standard cement and are unable to afford the cost of professional services; and

. set up a unit to process claims for submission to the Cement Company.

Senator Williams said that the fate of consumers who have been affected cannot be left solely to the judgment or determination of the Cement Company.

Arsonists destroy Old Harbour house

FIRE set by arsonists destroyed a two-bedroom house at Smith Avenue, Old Harbour, St Catherine Saturday night, the police reported yesterday.

According to the police, intruders, armed with guns, fired shots on the premises before setting it ablaze. The occupants managed to run from the burning building and summoned the fire brigade. A unit from the Old Harbour Fire Department responded and put out the fire.

Cops probe mob killing of alleged cow thief

THE Mocho police in Clarendon are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of an alleged cow thief at Richmond Park, Mocho, Clarendon on Saturday.

The dead man was identified as Raymond Dinall, 37, of Thompson Town District in the parish.

Dinall was allegedly caught with a bull, believed to have been stolen on March 24. He was held and severely beaten by a group of persons. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Human remains found in Lime Tree Grove

THE Spanish Town Police said they were awaiting the results of a forensic analysis to assist them in their investigations into the discovery of what appeared to be human remains, which were found in bushes in Lime Tree Grove, Spanish Town, St Catherine on Saturday.

The Constabulary Communication Network reported that at about 6:30 Saturday morning, a farmer was clearing a piece of land when he made the gruesome discovery and called the police. Investigators who went to the scene subsequently removed the remains, which appeared to have been burnt, to the Government Forensic Laboratory.