DANCEHALL STAR Vybz Kartel, who was recently released from prison after more than a decade behind bars, has announced plans to sue the State for the costs incurred during his legal battles. The revelation came during a TikTok live session with his lawyer, Isat Buchanan. Vybz Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, expressed frustration over family time which he cannot recoup, but hinted at his intention to recover the substantial sums spent on his court proceedings. The deejay, known to his fans as the ‘Worl’ Boss’, revealed that he spent more than £600,000 (approximately J$119 million) for his appeal to be heard at the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, and an additional J$14 million during his recent retrial. Vybz Kartel could not estimate the cost of his initial 2014 murder trial, which spanned 65 days, but said that the financial strain was immense. In initially quashing the conviction in March, the Privy Council ordered the Government to pay the entertainer’s legal fees for his appeal. “Mi can’t get back them time deh weh mi miss out. When mi go in, my sons dem did little. Now them a man, mi daughter she even graduate,” he lamented. He also spoke about missing key moments in his family’s life, including the passing of his grandmother and other loved ones while he was incarcerated. THE MONTHLY GLEANER | AUGUST 15 - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | NEWS 5 Please respond within six (6) weeks of the date hereof to: THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT 12 Ocean Boulevard, Kingston, Jamaica Telephone: 922-1830-3 or 922-0700-5 or 618-1542, Fax: 922-4201 E-Mail: admingen@agd.gov.jm Website: www.agd.gov.jm Administrator of the estates named below would like to contact the following persons, their personal representatives, beneficiaries or anyone knowing their whereabouts: THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT FOR JAMAICA Canada United States of America England Canada Willowdene, St. Catherine, Jamaica Horizon Park, St. Catherine, Jamaica Canada Last Known Address Franklin Ashley Deon Ashley Kevin Ashley Paul Ashley Kaven Ashley Okeino Ashley Dawn Ashley Persons To contacted HERMAN ASHLEY late of 26 Mona Avenue Horizon Park, Spanish Town in the parish of Saint Catherine Estate Anyone knowing the whereabouts of SABRINA GATNNELL HASKINS KELLY, whose last known address is Arlington, Virginia 20301 in the United States of America, or anyone related to her is being asked to contact the offices of CT Walker Glegg, Attorneys-at-Law of 61 Manchester Road, Mandeville in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. Telephone Nos. 876-503-4459/876-525-0069 Email: ctwalkerglegglegal@gmail.com or legalassistantctwg@gmail.com N O T I C E Will Gary Pinnock whose last known address is New York, United States of America or anyone knowing his whereabouts kindly contact the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, 10 Hanover Street, Spanish Town St. Catherine. Telephone: 876-301-4983 N O T I C E Vybz Kartel plans to sue the State Prime Minister Andrew Holness and National Security Minister Horace Chang (left) confer during the press briefing addressing the mass shooting in Four Paths, Clarendon on August 11. ANTOINE LODGE/PHOTOGRAPHER District Constable Michael Hall (right) and his son, Michael Hall Jr. CONTRIBUTED Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel leaving the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility after being set free by the Court of Appeal. With him are his fiancée, Sidem Ozturk, and Tommy Thompson of Brite Lite Funeral Home. RICARDO MAKYN/PHOTOGRAPHER [NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED] FINGERS ARE being pointed at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) as a conduit for organised crime following a mass shooting claiming eight lives and leaving 10 people injured in Four Paths, Clarendon, last Sunday night. Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Monday said that criminal players from overseas and incarcerated persons are believed to be behind the deadly attack on a group of more than 50 people gathered for a birthday celebration along Cherry Tree Lane. A seven-year-old boy was among those fatally hit, while a one-year-old infant is among those injured in the shock attack that sent chills down the nation’s spine. On Monday, Brigadier Radgh Mason, the head of the DCS, said it is difficult to plug the holes in correctional facilities, acknowledging that his subordinates are complicit in smuggling contraband or looking the other way. He said the DCS continues to conduct daily random searches, collaborate with the police, and implement technology to counter the recurring issue. Added to that, he said measures are being taken to prevent the public from throwing prohibited items over prison walls. Still, hits are ordered from inside the island’s prisons. A FATHER is laden with guilt over the death of his 14 year-old son, who was killed along with eight other relatives in a car accident in Palm Beach County, Florida in the United States (US) last Monday. District Constable Michael Hall said he travelled with his son, Michael Hall Jr, to visit his relatives in the US for the first time, and planned a summer filled with adventures. But those plans were tragically cut short. A sombre Hall told The Gleaner that he and his son left Jamaica for Connecticut on July 11 to visit relatives. The younger Hall was very excited to spend the summer holidays with his cousins who he would be meeting for the first time. The excited duo even documented the entire journey from their home in Ocean View, East Kingston to the airport, in photos and videos. Soon after they arrived in Connecticut, Hall said he sent his son with some cousins to spend time with his aunt in Florida. The aunt had also invited her other nieces and nephews from Ohio and New Jersey to spend part of the summer holidays with her. The tragic accident occurred when they were on their way to the airport to travel back to Connecticut. US media reported that the vehicle in which the family was travelling got out of control, drove off the road, slammed into a guardrail and then flipped over, landing in a canal. Hall Jr was among four who were pronounced dead at the scene while six others were taken to hospital. Only one of the injured, 21 year-old Jordan Hall, survived. The other victims were identified as eight year-old Imani Andre Ajani Hall, two year-old Naleia Tucker, five yearold Yasire Smith, 30 year-old Leiana Alyse Hall, 21 year-old Anyia Monique Lee Tucker, five year-old Kamdien Edwards, three year-old Ziaire Mack, and the driver, 56 year-old Pamela Wiggins. Porous prisons Heartache for cop as son among 9 family members killed in Palm Beach crash
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