One of the legs of the female vendor who was reportedly beaten by a security guard at Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay on Saturday.
Montego Bay Mayor, Leeroy Williams, has ordered a probe into allegations that a female vendor was physically assaulted by a private security guard at Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St James on Saturday, May 8.
The mayor has committed that upon completion of the probe, if the allegations are found to be true, the necessary actions will be taken by the St James Municipal Corporation (SJMC).
Williams condemned all acts of violence, especially against women.
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As a contribution to the Government s Tablets in Schools Programme, the St James Municipal Corporation recently donated 170 tablets valued at over $4 million to needy students drawn from across the 17 municipal council divisions in the parish.
The presentations, which took place at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, saw 10 students from each division being given tablets to foster their participation in virtual learning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Chairman of the finance committee at the corporation and Councillor for the Maroon Town Division, Everes Coke, said the donation could not have come at a better time.
“As councillors, we are faced with various requests from our constituents. Since the onset of COVID-19 and the implementation of virtual teaching and learning, a number of students in the parish have been facing difficulties in obtaining the correct devices to be part of the system.