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2022
Name Breach Decision
R v. UC RUSAL (2022/#3) Alumina Jamaica Limited

Breach of the Wildlife Protection Act (s.11), Causing noxious or polluting matter to enter the Rio Cobre, a water body and breach of the NRCAA (s.12(1)(a).

St.  Catherine Parish Court]

Spanish Town

 

First mention date 19 September 2022

R v. UC RUSAL (2019) Alumina Jamaica Limited

Did cause whether directly or indirectly noxious or polluting matter to enter the Rio Cobre, a water body containing fish, contrary to s. 11 of the Wild Life Protection Act.

Decision(s)/Orders(s):

[St. Catherine  Parish Court]

Spanish Town

 

Three further trial dates:

 

  1. Monday, September 19, 2022
  2. Thursday, October 20, 2022; and
  3. Friday, October 21, 2022
R v Dwight and Marsha Robinson

Breach of s 24(3) TCPA

[St. Catherine Parish Court]

Spanish Town

 

First Mention date 6 September 2022 next mention date 4 October 2022.

R v. Anthony Vassell

Breach of the Wild Life Protection Act

Did on diverse days between 21 February and 10 March 2020 hunt a protected animal, to wit an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) causing the death of said crocodile.

Contrary to the Wild Life Protection Act, s. 6

[Clarendon Parish Court]

 

Trial set for Wednesday, September 14, 2022

R v Everton Taylor

Breach of s 24(3) TCPA

[Corporate Area Parish Court – Criminal Division]

 

First Mention date was 7 September 2022 matter has been

reissued for 25 October 2022.

R v. UC RUSAL (2021) Alumina Jamaica Limited

Did cause whether directly or indirectly noxious or polluting matter to enter the Rio Cobre, a water body containing fish, contrary to s. 11 of the Wild Life Protection Act.

 

[On divers days between 01 August and 03 in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-one]

[St. Catherine Parish Court]

Spanish Town

 

Three further trial dates:

 

 i Monday, November 21, 2022

ii Wednesday, November 23, 2022; and

iii Monday, November 28, 2022

R v. Cecil Bird

Breach of section 40 of the Endangered Species (Protection, Conservation and Regulations of Trade) Act 2000

[St. James Parish Court]

Montego Bay

 

Trial set for Monday, October 10, 2022.

R v. Anissa Geraldine Lyn

Breach of the Wild Life Protection Act:

 

Did unlawfully hunt game birds without a hunter’s licence contrary to Regulation 3 of the Wild Life Protection (Hunter’s Licences) Regulations, 1973 

Decision(s)/Orders(s):

(Manchester Parish Court)

2 days trial

 

Trial Set for Wednesday September 21, 2022 and Thursday, September 22, 2022

R v Nyam & Jam

Breach of the Natural Resources Conservation (Plastic Packaging Material  Prohibition) Order

Decision(s)/Orders(s):

[St. James Parish Court]

Montego Bay

 

Fined $15,000 or 10 days imprisonment at hard labour

R v. Winston Moo Pen

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):

[St. Elizabeth  Parish  Court]

Santa  Cruz

 

Trial Tuesday, January 3, 2023 and Monday, January 9, 2023