Foul-language case against MP ends

James Robertson, member of Parliament for West St Thomas and minister of mining and energy, appeared yesterday in the Yallahs Petty Sessions Court, St Thomas, and was admonished and discharged in relation to the charges against him.

When Robertson appeared in court, he apologised to the police and the court for what happened on the day of the incident and said it would never happen again.

Resident Magistrate Andrea Thomas then ordered that he be admonished and discharged.

Robertson was served with summonses this year for obstructing the police and using abusive and calumnious language.

The charges stemmed from Robertson's alleged rescue of Rameish Simpson of White Horses, St Thomas, in January.

There are reports that Simpson was allegedly shot and injured by the police and he was rescued and taken to the Kingston Public Hospital for treatment.

Simpson was subsequently charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm. The Crown is alleging that Simpson fired at the police on January 3. Simpson's case is pending in the Gun Court.

Dehring joins LIME

Dehring

Telecommunications firm LIME yesterday announced its appointment of Chris Dehring as chief marketing officer, effective November 1.

LIME said in a release that Dehring, the former CEO of Cricket World Cup 2007, will be responsible for the company's brand and its One Caribbean marketing strategy across the region.

LIME CEO David Shaw said he was delighted to welcome Dehring to the company.

"His appointment is the final major piece in the new LIME senior team, which includes five leading Caribbean nationals," Shaw said. "We believe that our focus on Caribbean leadership puts us in a stronger position to deliver the great service that our customers deserve and to help create a better life for the people of the Caribbean."

AG lawyers to speak on pepper spray suit

Lawyers representing the attorney general are to state their position late next month in relation to a suit filed in the Supreme Court seeking directives from the court as to whether it had legal authority to import pepper spray or mace into the island.

Future Services International Limited in St Catherine had filed the suit against the attorney general in July of this year, contending that government departments had failed to give it the go-ahead to import the pepper spray.

The company claimed it wanted the pepper spray to protect its employees against violent crimes which had been affecting them. The matter came before acting Supreme Court judge Evan Brown yesterday and was set for November 30 for lawyers from the Attorney General's Department to state their position on the issue.