Despite howls of protest about the government’s refusal to extend the current traffic ticket amnesty deadline for motorists to pay long-outstanding fines, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang is insisting that the January 31 deadline is in place to help sustain law and order.
Read more: Chang says govt will not relent on traffic ticket amnesty deadline
The seven former employees of the Jamaica Defence Force Cooperative Credit Union Limited charged with defrauding the institution had their matter sent to plea and case management when they appeared in court Friday.
Read more: Police need more time in JDF Credit Union fraud probe
There is a major traffic pile-up around sections of South Camp as hundreds of motorists are now gathered on the road trying to reach to Traffic Court to pay up outstanding tickets before the new Road Traffic Act and Regulations takes effect on Wednesday, February 1.
Read more: Chaos at traffic court as ticket payment deadline looms
While disclosing that children are illegally driving vehicles locally, Transport and Mining Minister, Audley Shaw, is vowing to put an end to the long-time illegal practice of persons purchasing their driver's licences.
National Security Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the seizure of a large shipment of firearms at Seaboard Warehouse in Freeport, Montego Bay, St James on Friday afternoon was a signal that local law enforcement continues to reap success at dismantling the illegal gun trade.