PRINCIPAL CLEMENT HOWELL CLEARED
The Attorney General’s Chambers issued the immediate release to RTC News concerning Lloyd Fearon.
The Attorney General’s Chambers has reviewed the police investigation involving the Principal of Clement Howell School, Mr. Lloyd Fearon.
It is the opinion of the Attorney General, in the exercise of powers under section 39 of the Constitution, that it is not in the public interest to institute criminal proceedings against Lloyd Fearon.
This decision has been reached following a full investigation of the facts and circumstances; including the background of a highly volatile and disruptive gathering of students, the lack of intent to cause injury on the part of Mr. Fearon, and the requirement on him to maintain order and discipline in a hostile environment,
Background/rationale for decision
- Clement Howell School has a student population of over a thousand students. There are at least six security personnel employed at the school to keep order and to carry out searches of students, as required.
- On February 8, 2012 a violent fight broke out attracting over a hundred students to observe, many of whom formed a barrier to stop the guards from stopping the violence.
- Eventually the two students involved in the fight were brought to the Principal’s office. The students outside remained unruly.
- Mr. Fearon requested that all students return to classes. This instruction was not complied with. As a last resort he began swinging the cane to move the students to their classrooms. The student, subject of the complaint, was hit in the leg once with the cane causing a welt.
- Witnesses described the student subsequently following behind Mr. Fearon and challenging him in what was described as a threatening and derogatory manner. The student did not comply with repeated requests to return to class, and was struck with the cane for a second time before returning to class.
- Upon going home at the end of the school day the student’s father reported the matter to the police. A report was taken and the student was brought to hospital for consultation. Two bruises were recorded and no medical treatment was administered at the hospital.
Police 24 hour crime recap for 08-03-12
DETECTIVES have recovered the vehicle they believe was used in the attempted theft of an ATM in Grace Bay.
Three masked men entered the car park of the IGA Gourmet at 2.40am on Wednesday in a white van, which they used to smash a large window in the foyer.
The culprits, who were all dressed in black, then tried to drag the International Bank ATM out of the supermarket with a metal chain tied to the bumper.
They were unsuccessful in their bid and escaped empty-handed, however the registration plate from the vehicle was left at the scene.
Investigations revealed the van, a white Chevy, belonged to the Seven Stars Resort and was stolen from the complex shortly before the attempted theft.
Police officers on patrol later discovered a white Chevy van with smashed rear windshields and a chain tied to the bumper, abandoned in the Long Bay area.
Witnesses to the incident are still being sought and anyone with information is asked to call 911 or Crimestoppers on 1-800-8477
POLICE are investigating a burglary in Blue Hills.
A house was broken into and ransacked with a number of items stolen.
The incident took place between 12.15pm and 5pm on Wednesday March 7.
A MAN was arrested by police in Provo on suspicion of causing malicious damage to property.
A WOMAN was arrested on suspicion of causing malicious damage to property. She was charged with the offence and released on police bail.
IN GRAND TURK
A MAN was arrested on the suspicion of possessing a controlled drug, believed to cannabis.
GRAND Turk police arrested a teenager in connection with an alleged wounding offence.
Cure Clears the Air
REGGAE artiste Jah Cure has apologised to fans who were disappointed when he failed to turn up at a show at the Victoria Park venue in St Vincent on Saturday night.
The Unconditional Love singer had been slated to headline 'Irresistible Temptations' which also featured Trinidadian artiste Orlando Octave.
Jah Cure, whose real name is Siccature Alcock, contends he was not given a deposit and that the promoter violated his contractual obligations.
Many Jah Cure fans left the venue disappointed having paid as much as EC$50 ($1,535 approximately).
Jah Cure tweeted: "St Vincent, I'm sorry for every thing that happened tonight due to the lack of organisation on the part of the promoters who have been giving nothing but excuses! I look forward to returning to deliver great music in a show by a legitimate promoter some time soon. Jah live!"
He later tweeted again: "Promoter failed to meet his contractual obligations so I could not perform. Sorry St Vincent, I shall return, I'm super disappointed."
The show would have been his first performance in St Vincent and the Grenadines since 2008.
Olivier Martinez Confirms Engagement to Halle Berry
Halle Berry, who has famously said she will never get married again, is now confirmed to be getting married again.
“Yes, of course it’s true,” her fiancé Olivier Martinez, 46, told the Miami Herald over the weekend, confirming his engagement to Berry, 45.
Martinez, who was in Florida to promote the opening of his new restaurant, Villa Azur, took the opportunity to correct reports about the jeweler who made Berry’s engagement ring: Robert Mazlo, a Parisian jeweler, created it.
“There is a jeweler taking credit for doing the ring, and it’s a lie! They have nothing to do with this,” Martinez told the Herald.
Usher Not Trying to Pay for Tameka’s Lawyers in Custody Battle
New documents filed in the ongoing legal battle between Usher and his ex Tameka over the custody of their two kids reveal that the singer is refusing to pay her request to foot her $50,000 legal bill, reports TMZ.
In the court docs, Usher claims that Tameka has consistently defied court orders and filed frivolous motions, like the one trying to force him to take a drug test.
Usher claims he’s already paid $25,000 for her attorneys and has shouldered the brunt of the finances associated with this case, especially when it comes to their kids.
In the documents, Usher states that Tameka’s actions “directly harm the best interests of the minor children. Clearly, such actions should not be tolerated, much less rewarded.”
A judge has yet to rule.
Jay-Z, Kanye West Settle Federal Lawsuit over ‘The Joy’
Jay-Z and Kanye West have settled a federal copyright lawsuit over their song “The Joy,” TMZ reports.
Syl Johnson sued the “Watch the Throne” rappers in October, claiming they used an unauthorized sample of his song “Different Strokes.” Johnson had claimed Kanye tried to get the song cleared for his solo album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” but couldn’t get the deal done in time.
When the sample popped up on “Watch the Throne,” Johnson filed the lawsuit in Illinois federal court.
According to TMZ, it was dismissed this week because the two sides reached a settlement, though no further details were made available.
Johnson, meanwhile, has filed similar lawsuits against Michael Jackson, Jefferson Airplane and Cypress Hill.
50 Cent On Why he Loves Oprah … His (Little Ugly) Dog!
Guess who was on “The View” this week? None other than rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent.
Although it was a very entertaining episode, he couldn’t help but look a little uncomfortable when he talked about his reasons behind naming his dog Oprah.
He told the audience, quite hesitantly, that he named his dog, which he loves, after Oprah Winfrey as an insult to the media mogul.
But 50 isn’t a bad guy. He went on the show to talk about his new book he wrote about bullying and his new line of headphones linked to a charity that provides meals to people in third world countries.
The rapper explained that his interests lie in fixing world hunger and has the goal of helping to feed one billion people.
Brazil football boss Ricardo Teixeira resigns
The head of Brazil's football federation, Ricardo Teixeira, has stepped down from his post, days after taking sick leave.
He also resigned from the 2014 World Cup organising committee.
Mr Teixeira, who led the federation for 23 years, had come under pressure over corruption allegations, which he has denied.
He has been investigated on suspicion of crimes including tax evasion but has never been convicted of any offence.
Former Sao Paulo Governor Jose Maria Marin, 79, will be replacing Mr Teixeira in both posts.
Mr Marin read out the letter in which Mr Teixeira announced his "permanent resignation".
Mounting speculation
Mr Teixeira said he was leaving with a sense of "mission accomplished".
"Football in our country is associated with two things: talent and disorganisation," he wrote.
He said he had done what was within his reach, sacrificing his health.
Last week, Mr Teixeira announced he was taking leave of absence for medical reasons. However, he did not specify the nature of his health problems.
Mr Marin said nothing would immediately change at the football federation or at the World Cup organising committee under his command.
Pressure started growing on Mr Teixeira to resign after new corruption allegations surfaced earlier this month.
But state federations voted unanimously to confirm him in the posts.
In 2001, the Brazilian Congress investigated Mr Teixeira on suspicion of 13 crimes, including tax evasion, money laundering and misleading lawmakers, but no charges were brought.
He has also been investigated for allegedly taking kickbacks from a marketing firm that worked closely with Fifa in the 1990s.
And the English Football Association accused him of improper conduct during bidding for the 2018 World Cup.
He has denied all the allegations and has never been convicted.
Chile’s call for deepening relations with Caribbean nations welcomed
A call by Chile’s President, His Excellency Sebastián Piñera Echenique, for the strengthening and deepening of relations between CARICOM and Chile through enhanced cooperation in a wide range of areas has been welcomed by Caribbean leaders.
President Pinera, who was invited to the Twenty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting in Suriname also called for improved relations through the adoption of common positions in hemispheric and international arenas.
According to the communiqué issued at the end of he two-day meeting, the President of Chile highlighted the shared feature of political and institutional stability in Latin America and the Caribbean in an era of democracy and economic growth.
This, he said provided a unique opportunity, through education, to reduce poverty and collaborate in dealing with challenges such as global warming and climate change, organized crime, drug trafficking, terrorism and corruption.
Underscoring the importance of promoting cultural exchanges and people to people contacts between the two sides, Heads of Government reiterated an invitation to the Government of Chile to participate in CARIFESTA XI to be held in Suriname in 2013. They were pleased that this invitation was warmly accepted by Chile
The Heads of Government congratulated Chile on its assumption of the high responsibilities of President Pro Tempore of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) as well as that of Chair of the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean forum (EU-CELAC) for the period 2012-2013, and expressed the Community’s full support for both processes.
They further expressed the Community’s appreciation for the Government of Chile’s willingness to advocate on behalf of CARICOM countries, at the upcoming G-20 Summit in Mexico, in June 2012 on issues of concern to small vulnerable economies. Included among these issues are the reform and restructuring of the international financial system, the strengthening of financial regulations, debt relief, combating commodity price volatility, addressing food and nutrition security and renewed access to concessionary financing for highly indebted middle income countries.
In thanking Chile for its active involvement in assisting the CARICOM Member State of Haiti, Heads of Government and State of CARICOM and of Chile reiterated their commitment to the continued support to that nation in its reconstruction and development efforts.
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CARICOM: Security strain
CARICOM governments seem to be in a bind over what to do with their Implementation Agency for Crime And Security (IMPACS).
The security agency was set up for the ICC Cricket World Cup which was held in 2007, but it is still in existence and is placing financial strain on some CARICOM member countries.
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart disclosed on Saturday on his return from the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Suriname that the agency was widely discussed, with some leaders suggesting that IMPACS be discarded.
But Stuart said he made it clear that Barbados’ position was against “throwing it overboard”.
“The big issue is the financing of IMPACS – it has become a very expensive exercise,” he told reporters. “They are those who believe that it should be jettisoned but the position I put – and I put Barbados’ position in this way – is that we take security in the region so seriously that regional Heads of Government elevated security to a fourth pillar of CARICOM.
“You can’t take a decision to elevate crime and security to a fourth pillar and then your principal institution that deals with crime and security you want to toss overboard. You may want to restructure it, or you may want to re-christen it, but you certainly cannot contemplate throwing it overboard.”
IMPACS has two sub-agencies, the Regional Intelligence Fusion Centre, which operates in Trinidad and Tobago, and the Joint regional Communications Centre (JRCC), which operates in Barbados.
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