Managing and Protecting Jamaica's Land, Wood, Air and Water.
| Name | Breach | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| R v. Herman Smith | Breach of the Wild Life Protection Act: Did unlawfully hunt a protected bird. contrary to The Wild Life Protection Act, s. 6 |
Decision(s)/Orders(s): Thursday, October 03, 2019 Sentence: $20,000.00 |
| R v. UC RUSAL Alumina Jamaica Limited | Did cause whether directly or indirectly noxious or polluting matter to enter the Rio Cobre, a water body containing fish. |
Decision(s)/Orders(s): Listed for trial on: Friday, April 16, 2021 Monday, April 19, 2021 Thursday, April 29, 2021 Friday, April 30, 2021 Monday, May 10, 2021 Monday, May 17, 2021 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
| R v. Kyle Ramsay | Breach of the Wild Life Protection Act: Did unlawfully kill capture or willfully molest any animal or bird in a Game Sanctuary contrary to s. 4(1)(a) of the Wild Life Protection Act. |
Decision(s)/Orders(s): Listed for trial, Monday, June 28, 2021 |
| Name | Breach | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| R v. Vivian Robinson (Water’s Edge Villa ) | The Defendant is charged with breaches of the Beach Control Act. More specifically: i. Encroachment of 21 pylons. |
Decision(s)/Orders(s): Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Plea: Guilty Listed for sentencing, Monday, December 10, 2018. Monday, December 10, 2018 Sentence: $100,000 or Three (3) months imprisonment |
| R v. Dragon Court Foods Ltd | Breach of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Plastic Packing Material Prohibition) Order, 2018 |
Decision(s)/Orders(s): Wednesday, November 11, 2019 Sentence: $25,000.00 or 30 days in prison |
| R v. Nordie Smith | The Defendant was charged with the operation and construction of a wastewater treatment facility without a permit contrary to The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act s. 9(2) |
Decisions/Order(s): Wednesday September 20, 2018 Order: Admonished and discharged. |
| R v. Rashidi Williams | The Defendant was charged with breaches of the Beach Control Act. More specifically:
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Decisions/Orders granted: September 6, 2017 Plea: Guilty Sentence: $150,000.00. Following pleas in mitigation the charge was withdrawn. |
| R v. Trevor Dunkley | Breach of the Natural Resources Conservation Act, 1991 s. 9(2). Defendant was charged for operating a dispensing and storage petroleum facility without an environmental permit. |
Decisions/Orders granted: Mention on Thursday September 13, 2018 (Bench Warrant served.) |
| R v. (1) Michael Harris and (2) Clive McNuff | Breach of the Wild Life Protection Act: Did unlawfully kill, capture or willfully molest a protected animal as well as possess parts of a protected letter contrary to s. 6 and 6A of the Wild Life Protection Act. |
Decision(s)/Order(s): Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Sentence: $25,000.00 for each charge. [Each defendant was fined a total of $50,000.00] |
| R v. Brett Thwaites | Breach of the Wild Life Protection Act: Did unlawfully hunt game birds in excess of the maximum of twenty by one person during the period sunrise 9:00a.m. contrary to The Wild Life Protection (Game Bird Hunting Limit) Regulations 2007, Regulation 2 |
Decision(s)/Orders(s): Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Plea: Guilty Sentence: $20,000.00. |
| . R v. Neville J. Melvin | Breach of the s. 3(1) of the Wild Life Protection (Hunters Licences) Regulations |
Decisions/Orders granted: June 5, 2018 Plea: Guilty. Sentence: $20,000.00 or forty-four days. |
| R v. Harish Lachmandas et al (17 Dillsbury Avenue) | Breach of section 12 of the Natural Resources Conservation Act, 1991 – The defendants discharged Sewage Effluent into Waters, on the Ground or into the Ground at Millsborough Gully, behind Wiggan Loop, Barbican Mews |
Decisions/Orders granted: June 21, 2018 Admonished and discharged because the parties came into compliance. |
| R v. Gregory Lee | Breach of the Wild Life Protection Act: Did unlawfully kill capture or willfully molest any animal or bird in a Game Sanctuary contrary to s. 4(1)(a) of the Wild Life Protection Act. |
Decision(s)/Orders(s): Listed for trial, Monday, June 28, 2021 |
| Name | Breach | Decision |
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| R v. Bobby Chang | The Defendant is charged with breaches of the Beach Control Act. More specifically:
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Decisions/Orders granted: December 12, 2017 Plea: Guilty Sentence: $150,000.00 for each offence |
| R v. Pan Caribbean Sugar Company Limited | The Defendant was charged under: 1) The Waste Water Sludge Regulations, Reg. 6(1) for discharge of trade effluent into the environment without a licence; 2) The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act s. 12(1)(a) for discharge of trade effluent into the environment without a licence; and 3) The Wild Life Protection Act s. 11 for discharge of trade effluent into a river containing fish. |
Decision(s)/Order(s): December 11, 2017 Matter adjourned sine die |
| R v. Equipment Maintenance Limited (Michael Causwell) | The Defendant was charged for contravening an Enforcement Notice dated 19 September 2017 [Enforcement Notice issued pursuant to Town and Country Planning Act s. 23B] |
Decisions/Orders granted: December 4, 2017 Plea: Guilty Sentence: $20,000.00. |
| R v. Proprietors Strata Plan No. 561 (Gardens of Arcadia) | The Defendant was charged with operating a sewage treatment facility contrary to section 9 (2) of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act without the requisite licence. |
Decisions/Orders granted: October 30, 2017 Plea: Guilty Sentence: $20,000.00 |
| R v. Nohaud Azan | The Defendant is charged with a breach of the Beach Control Act. More specifically: Encroachment of a groyne. |
Decisions/Orders granted: September 13, 2017 Plea: Guilty Sentence: $150,000.00 |
| R v. Silhouette Bay Limited | The Defendant is charged with breaches of the Beach Control Act. More specifically: i. Encroachment of a groyne; and ii. Encroachment of 10 pylons. |
Decisions/Orders granted: September 13, 2017 Plea: Guilty Sentence: $150,000.00 for each offence |
| R v. Ronnie Elmhirst | Breach of the s. 9(1) of the Beach Control Act |
Decisions/Orders granted: August 22, 2017 Order: Ms. Elmhirst ordered to collect and pay for her Beach Licence. [Ms. Elmhirst complied on September 5, 2017] |