**************************************************** **************************************************** THE PORTMORE WEBSITE NEWSLETTER **************************************************** **************************************************** Newsletter: Number 23 for 2005 Publication Date: November 30, 2005 Title: Editor: Kennedy Reid Subscribers: 284 Sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/portmore_newsletter/ Reply to: webmaster@portmore.org Web site: http://www.portmore.org Phone: 876-320-7343 CONTENTS ======== 1. Portmore Chorale's 20th anniversary concert - Karen Henry 2. football team for youngsters - M. Shannon 3. Searching for "Rootical music and productions" - Renee Pope 4. Legal aid for Adams and co-defendants - Yvonne McCalla Sobers ############################################################ 1. Portmore Chorale's 20th anniversary concert - Karen Henry ############################################################# From: "Karen Henry" Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:24:21 -0500 Dear Friends You are all cordially invited to the Portmore Chorale's 20th anniversary concert on Sunday, December 4, @ 5:30 p.m. at the Edgewater Baptist Church, 23 North Edgewater Avenue. Admission is free (because it's our 20th anniversary gift to you), so bring your families and friends along to share in this Christmas treat. See you there Blessings Karen ........................ Webmaster's Reply ........................ Congratulations Portmore Chorale..... 20 years of GOOD music. I plan to be there! I hope others can make it. Kennedy Reid ADV. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Lees Fifth Avenue 'Visit us online at' http://www.leesfifthavenue.com/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ############################################################ 2. football team for youngsters - M. Shannon ############################################################ From: "millicent shannon" To: webmaster@portmore.org Subject: Football Team for small children Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:13:26 +0000 My son is seven (7) years old and is interested in joining a football team for youngsters in Portmore. We live in Greater Portmore and has been enquiring whether there is any such team in Portmore. If so could you kindly send me the particulars. Thanks in advance. M. Shannon ........................ Webmaster's Reply ........................ I have published your e-mail with your e-mail address so that others may send you any information they may have on this matter. Good Luck. Kennedy Reid ############################################################ 3. Searching for "Rootical music and productions" - Renee Pope ############################################################ Subject: Rootical Records Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:06:08 -0600 From: "Renee Pope" To: webmaster@portmore.org I was searching for the business location/contact information of rootical music and productions. I did not find it in your listing. Do you know of it? Can you give me the contact information? Please send it to saasju@yahoo.com. Thank you. Renee M Pope-Nweze ........................ Webmaster's Reply ........................ I have no idea! I hope someone reading this newsletter can help. Good Luck. Kennedy Reid ADV. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Jade Vine We have a wide assortment of gifts for your loved ones in Jamaica. Call 876-939-1656 or 876-704-9723 to place an order. jadevine@anngel.com.jm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ############################################################ 4. Legal aid for Adams and co-defendants - Yvonne McCalla Sobers ############################################################ From: "Yvonne McCalla Sobers" To: Undisclosed-Recipient@, Subject: FASTforward #38: Legal aid for Adams and co-defendants Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:43:20 -0800 FASTforward no. 38 Legal aid for Adams and co-defendants The Jamaican government has found JA$19 million to help pay the legal fees of six policemen now on trial for the murders of four people in Crawle Clarendon. The government’s action raises a number of questions: 1. Whether policemen receive legal aid under terms not available to civilians. Mr Gilbert Scott, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security implied that principles of representation carried across the board. He said, “The government also provides legal aid to other persons. It is the principle of ensuring representation." 2. Whether the legal aid system is as underfunded as Arlene Henry Harrison, president of the Bar Association, has described it. She described the legal aid programme as “a wholly under-funded facility offered to prisoners and accused persons who are not able to afford legal representation." 3. How it is that the government could spend on legal aid for six policemen the sum it would normally spend on legal aid for about 140 civilians. 4. Why the government is paying at market rate for the services of the defence team in the Crawle case, when legal aid attorneys normally have to accept token payments to represent poor civilians in the courts. 5. How it is that the government found $19 million to defend policemen on a murder charge when the government could find only $2.8 million to compensate Jenny Cameron when soldiers and policemen beat her son Michael Gayle to death. 6. Whether the political affiliation of several members of the defence team influenced on the government’s capacity to pay out one-third of the legal aid budget on just one case. Attorneys who are genetically connected to the ruling party include: · K. Churchill Neita who was the 1993 PNP candidate for North East Manchester. He ran against Audley Shaw. · Errol Gentles who was the 1997 PNP candidate for North East Manchester, also running against Audley Shaw. In addition, until 2003 he was parish councilor in the Walderston Division, Manchester. · Valerie Neita Robertson’s husband, Larry Robertson, was PNP councillor of Drakers Hall Portland 1977-1981. He ran unsuccessfully in the 2003 parish council elections as the PNP candidate in the Fairy Hill division, Portland. · Gladstone Wilson whose wife, Maxine Henry-Wilson, is the current Minister of Education, Youth, and Culture. · Oswest Senior Smith who represents the PNP in a legal capacity and is reportedly caretaker of the North Eastern St Ann constituency now represented by Shahine Robinson. 7. Whether the government plans to finance the appeal if the policemen are found guilty. At a time when the legal aid system lacks funds to pay attorneys to represent the poor, and to compensate the public for injury or death at the hands of the police, the public deserves to know why the government has paid out $19 million to the Crawle defence team. Yvonne McCalla Sobers November 28, 2005 ........................ Webmaster's Comments ........................ Thank you Yvonne for your newsletter. I admire your detailed and hard work. I published your newsletter for two reasons: 1) Supt. Adams was the leader of the police officers who where involved in the "Braeton Seven" shooting incident. If he and the others are convicted as criminals, then it would throw a shadow on all the other actions with the similar circumstances. 2) The government should provide us with a CLEAR explanation as to why it is doing this. If what you are saying is the correct sentiment, then we have on our hands a government of truly questionable integrity! However I believe there are at least 2 sides to a story and I would love a government point of view. I have said this to you before, but I will repeat it now .... The Police MUST be treated very specially because of the unique nature of their jobs. They face the dangers most people run away from and so they must be given EVERY chance to defend their innocence. The government has a moral duty to ensure that they are well defended. Particularly in this case. What would be sad is if the defense team is packed with allegedly partisan lawyers instead of competent ones! Say it is not so and your perspective is wrong! Let Justice be honestly prevailed upon and let it stand. Kennedy Reid [--------------------THE END OF ENTRIES-------------------] Legal Notices - Please read 1. This newsletter makes NO guarantees of accuracy nor authorship. 2. The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher, and do NOT represent the views of any Political Party or Community Organisation. 3. Commercial publication of this newsletter needs the express consent of the webmaster in writing. 4. Copy Rights are owned by Kennedy Reid General Notes - Please read 1. 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