The State Needs To Deal WIth JPSCo Electricity Theft Now!

It is time there is a coordinated effort to deal with the stealing of electricity in Jamaica. If the government turns its back on crimes like this, then there is no hope for significantly reducing crime in the country. Can you imagine children growing up seeing their parents stealing? Stealing a no nutten!

The government, working with the JPS, can help those falling below the poverty line to get solar lights and other solar equipment. Students should be trained in solar technology who can assist their communities in setting up solar systems.

With the continuation of the war in the Middle East and the rising oil prices, now is the time to take action to reduce our dependency on oil to produce electricity in Jamaica. The government must make the bold move and deal with this national problem of electricity theft.

The following Is A Message From A JPS Customer

A pleasant day to Mr Derby, I know you are working overtime but please sir I am seeing it every day people burning light morning, noon and night not paying bills right beside me around me in Hopewell Christiana Manchester next to Holmwood Techinal High school . Please, please please Mr. Derby mi a beg you sir ask JPS to do an emergency check from the square of Hopewell to the all meters not hard to find out. Please Mr Derby I can't be paying and strong people abusing the situation. It needs immediate attention sir, I can't take it anymore.

Even a body repair shop is right in the square and houses right down to the lane to Reid's abandoned quarry.

#JPS

Citizens Call For Bushing To Be Done In Kingston

The following message came from A Bark Di Trute supporter: 

Hi Vernon 

This is from the back gate of Calabar Mews straight down to L'Aventura 's entrance. Pedestrians are unable to walk on the sidewalk.

Thanks. Have a blessed day.

Editor's Note

Mr Audley Gordon and his team will be advised. I hope they get to it soon because they still have significant Melissa cleanup to do.

This area is off Washington Boulevard in Kingston.

#NSWMA

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Recall Of Sugar Produced by Pan Caribbean Sugar Company

 Press Release From The Ministry of Health, April 23, 2026

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising members of the public not to consume packaged sugar produced by the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company. This follows, as a preliminary laboratory test has identified metal fragments in samples of this brand of sugar purchased at retail outlets, which may pose a significant health risk if ingested.

The public is therefore asked to safely discard this brand of sugar and await further updates from the Ministry of Health & Wellness. 

An immediate stop order has been placed on the production, distribution and sale of all Pan Caribbean Sugar Company products. 

Further investigations are underway, and the Ministry of Health and Wellness will provide official updates once laboratory results confirm that any food safety risks have been resolved and the product is safe for consumption.

Editor's Note

If you still have the receipt for the sugar, return the sugar to the vendor and ask for a refund. Keep a copy of the receipt just in case you might need it as proof of purchase if you become ill.

The company might have to compensate you for any medical expenses you might incur as a result of using this sugar.

While it is good to put these things on social media, this matter should have been reported to the relevant authorities long ago. If the material in the sugar was poisonous, then several people would have died.

The company should identify the batch numbers to be returned.

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Let The Death Penalty Live!

We need the death penalty for premeditated murders now! Some will argue that the death penalty will not stop the murders. If we buy that argument, then we should have no penalties for crimes in the world, because people continue to commit crimes. We could start by abandoning the practice of issuing traffic tickets, because it has neither stopped poor driving habits nor reduced the number of lives lost on our roads.

Our first challenge is to make sure that we can arrest and convict those murderers. We should then have a system that would take only a year to resolve those cases in court.

Anyone who protects or intimidates a witness in a murder case should either get the death penalty or a life sentence at hard labour on conviction.

You will notice that the murder rate has dropped over the past year, while the police killings have gone up. We need to know if the police wiping out some of these murderers has had an impact on the annual number of murders in Jamaica. If the state refuses to implement the death penalty, then jungle justice will continue, and the police will get rid of them. Jungle justice and extrajudicial killings are wrong because innocent lives can be lost. That is why it behooves us to reintroduce the death penalty.

Locking up a murderer for life is to punish the taxpayers, who will have to be responsible for the upkeep of a prisoner for life.

Some argue that man not give life; therefore, he should not take life. Give that argument to the murderers. 

We need a system where, working with the courts, we can identify those who might be associated with committing murders. Their pictures should be circulated to the whole of Jamaica so that they cannot hide from anyone. (Now we understand the importance of NIDs) If they fail to report to a police station within six months, then the police will not guarantee that they will be brought to court alive. They could be taken to the hospital and then to the morgue. We would now see them as local terrorists.

Those who are sorry for murderers will only change when someone close to them has been killed. Some of us who are in positions of power might not support the death penalty since our relatives and friends could end up on death row. We talk about CARICOM speaking with one voice; Jamaicans need to speak with one voice in dealing with these cold and heartless murderers. Let the death penalty come alive.

All premeditated murderers are to be treated as adults and treated equally except for children under 12 years old. The judge would decide when someone should face the death penalty based on the facts presented in the case and the pleas put forward by the DPP and the opinions of close relatives. Any assets owned by the murderer should be forfeited by the state and placed in the estate of the victim

#GOV

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Our Leaders Are Joking! Death Penalty For Murderers

What A News! 

News

WESTERN BUREAU: A jubilant church service in Montego Bay, St James, was shattered by gunfire on Wednesday, leaving a choir member dead at the doorway as worshippers screamed “Jesus! Jesus!” and fled in panic. The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Cora Thompson, a member of the New Testament Church of God on Water Lane in St James, where she worshipped and sang on the choir. Thompson resided at Humber Avenue in Montego Bay with her 12-year-old son.

What is the solution?

The electric chair for all murderers

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What's Happening - April 22, 2026

From Bark Di Trute Supporters

A reader says that Debbie Bissoon, in a TVJ interview about a 1-year-old child with hydrocephalus, pronounced "hydrocephalus" as "hydrocophalus."

Debbie, check on that one. Debbie is a very charming person who does well on TV.

Another Bark Di Trute supporter says the following:

Hi Vernon, Thank you for your blog. I think it yielded good attention from the MP, so we will see if any action is taken. All I know is Manor Park and its surrounding area is like a slum.

But thank you, Vernon. You are a champion. Jamaica needs more of you.

Search Warrant For The Wrong Place!

You will recall the blog about those police officers who went to carry out a search warrant, and the name on the search warrant was different from the names of the occupants.

An initial report has been sent to the commissioner of police, and a detailed report will be sent to the relevant state officials.

These rogue cops should be excluded from the force as soon as possible. I know that some were just members of the team, and they had no control.

I got an interesting bit of information this afternoon and that is the owner of the house has a son who is a corporal in the police force. There seems to be more to this story. Probably that is what saved the day.

Another Lawyer

One newspaper has indicated that the police have declared lawyer Debbid-Ann Samuels as a person of interest. I wonder why the police are interested in her. I hope she sees the notice and reports to the police immediately.

Violence In Schools

Let me remind my readers that over the past thirty years or more, several students have been killed and abused by other students. When are we going to put a stop to this problem in our schools?

The latest murder incident occurred at Seaforth High School, and the school administration has been silent on the matter. The JTA head and other leaders are also silent. The violence is taking place in several schools. Videos have been circulated about Belair High and Excelsior High School. There could be other students involved, but those videos are not available.

ABC star James Valentine, 64, dies by Euthanasia 

Legendary ABC Radio Sydney broadcaster James Valentine, a musician and a broadcaster, was a household name in Australia. He developed cancer, and he used voluntary assisted dying after his long illness.

Voluntary assisted dying is offered to people who are terminally ill and who are capable of making the decision to end their lives.

While assisted suicide is not legal in all countries, it is legal under certain circumstances in some countries, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, most of Australia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and parts of the United States.

Jamaica College Old Boys Meeting

Bark Di Trute understands that there should have been a Jamaica College old boys' association meeting this afternoon to discuss the cases of boys being beaten at Jamaica College. Sources tell me there was no meeting.

The old boys should realize that this is a matter for the administration to deal with, and I saw their involvement as interfering. These incidents of violence over the past few days are operational matters which the school administration should be dealing with, rather than some old boys bullying Bark Di Trute and putting out press releases and speaking for the school.

Jamaica College is in trouble. There are conflicts at the level of the board and also among the old boys. Tomorrow, one matter will be dealt with in the Supreme Court. More to come!

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Young Jamaica Condemns MP Dennis Gordon For Refusing To Sit Before A Committee of Parliament

Dennis Gordon MP

Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), notes with great concern the reported decision by People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Central, Dennis Gordon, to decline an invitation to appear before Parliament’s Ethics Committee.

The Ethics Committee plays a vital role in safeguarding integrity and accountability in public life. When legitimate questions arise concerning statements or disclosures made by a public official, it is both appropriate and necessary that such matters be addressed through established parliamentary mechanisms.

Gordon’s reported refusal to appear before the Committee represents a direct challenge to the principles of good governance and accountability. It undermines the authority of the Committee and, by extension, the institutional role of Parliament in ensuring that public officials are held to account.

In light of recent and troubling media reports concerning Mr. Gordon and his JACDEN Group, particularly in connection with the ongoing tax exemption scandal at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), it is evident that significant questions remain unanswered and warrant full and transparent examination.

Young Jamaica repeats its call for PNP President Mark Golding to demand the resignation of Dennis Gordon as MP. His continued conduct and public statements raise serious concerns and fall short of the standards of accountability and propriety expected of holders of public office.

Editors Note

Can the committee summon any citizen to attend a hearing? There are certain matters that should not require a long discussion—resignation is a first option.