The Clerk of Courts on the St Catherine Parish Court docket indicated at present that the general public well being case in opposition to the property supervisor at Sovereign Village in Portmore ought to proceed, regardless of steps taken to deal with the problem.
Dennis Chung was summoned to court docket by the well being division relating to pigeon droppings within the meals court docket of the favored plaza.
Chung is dealing with expenses for breaches of the Public Well being Meals Rules.
On Tuesday, the well being inspector who summoned Chung testified that he had noticed some stage of compliance because the property supervisor was taken to court docket.
Senior Parish Court docket Choose Desiree Alleyne said that the choice to proceed was a matter for the clerk to resolve.
Legal professional-at-law Alese Minott, who represented Chung, argued that it might be prudent to finish the matter, as prolonging it might waste the court docket’s assets.
Nevertheless, the clerk declared that the breach was of public curiosity, and as such, the matter ought to proceed.
“Though the defendant has reportedly contained the issue, the offence was already dedicated. Due to this fact, the matter should be talked about once more till additional discover,” the clerk said.
The case was set for point out on March 21.
The court docket heard that on August 14, 2024, a consultant from the St Catherine Well being Division visited the plaza and noticed pigeon droppings within the eating space.
It was famous that the birds inhabit the highest part of the constructing.
Chung was reportedly warned to deal with the problem inside seven days, failing which he could be served a discover.
It’s alleged that the unpleasant prevalence continued, resulting in Chung’s summons beneath the Public Well being Meals Rules to seem in court docket.
– Rasbert Turner
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