KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A judge Monday has set a November 5 date for the start of the hearing of a case in which a mother, Shamoya Green, has been accused of throwing her infant daughter off a rooftop to her death last December. Justice Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton set the date during a virtual hearing at the St. James Parish Court, indicating also that the trial judge will determine if Green, who is charged with the murder of her five-month-old daughter Destiny Brown, will attend the court session in-person or virtual. A fitness to plea hearing will take place in the circuit court on November 5 to determine whether Green, who suffers from mental challenges and seizures, will be fit to stand trial. Media reports said that on the evening of December 6, last year, Green was at home with her common-law husband and other family members when she tried to have a conversation with the man about their relationship. Green reportedly became enraged and left the room, taking the baby with her. She then reportedly took the child to the roof of the third floor of the family’s house and threw her onto a concrete pit in the yard. The police were alerted and Destiny was taken to hospital, where she died while being treated.

The Barbados Water Authority is advising residents and businesses in St. Lucy that its swabbing exercise to address discoloured water issues in the parish will recommence on Wednesday, October 2 and continue until Friday, October 25, 2024. In a release, the BWA says this swabbing exercise is a continuation of its actions to address discoloured water in the distribution system supplying the areas following areas: Colleton, Checker Hall, Shermans, Clinketts, Half Moon Fort, Fustic Village, Six Men’s Village, Sutherland Hill, Maycocks, Maycocks Development, Content, Harrisons Plantation Road, Bourbon and surrounding districts. Work will be conducted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. The BWA says residents and businesses may be affected by discoloured water, chlorine taste, low pressure or a water outage during these hours. Residents are asked to store an adequate supply of water to assist, and water tankers will also be dispatched to service the affected areas. The Barbados Water Authority apologises for any inconvenience this work may cause.

Despite a magnificent century from Nicholas Pooran, Trinbago Knight Riders have finished in 3rd place of the Republic Bank CPL, and will therefore have to play in tomorrow’s eliminator match. The Knight Riders went into last night’s final preliminary match against hosts Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence in 3rd place, and needed a big win to get into the top-two places and qualify for the 1st qualifier. Winning the toss and batting, TKR posted 211 for 5. Player of the Match Pooran led the onslaught, smashing 101 from just 58 deliveries, that included 9-fours and 8-sixes; while pacer Shamar Joseph took 3 for 50. Warriors, in reply, needed to score 104 to ensure their net run rate would keep them in the top two, and to score 114 to remain in the top spot, they ended up making 137 off 18.5 overs to lose by 74 runs, but still finish in first place on 14 points with a superior net run rate over St. Lucia kings and TKR. Rahmanullah Gurbaz top scored with 36, while Terrance Hinds took 3 for 17, Nathan Edward 3 for 19, and Waqar Salamkheil 3 for 26. So in the playoffs fourth place Barbados Royals will take on third place Knight Riders in tomorrow’s eliminator, with the loser going home. The first qualifier between 1st place Warriors and 2nd place Kings will be on Wednesday, with the winner advancing straight to the final. The 2nd qualifier will be between the loser of the first qualifier and the winner of the eliminator and that will be on Friday, with the winner advancing to the final on Sunday. All matches in the playoffs will be played at Providence in Guyana. Tomorrow’s eliminator match between the Royals and TKR will be live on MCTV’s Sportsmax channel 310 from 7 p.m. CBC TV8 is bringing tape delayed coverage from 8:03 p.m.