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16/10/2008
Other NI News In Brief
SF Slams 'Keystone Cop' Tactics
A west Belfast MLA, Paul Maskey, has slammed the actions of the PSNI when he alleged they called a resident and asked her to check "if there was a dead body in her street". Speaking today Mr Maskey said: "This fact that a local resident was asked by the PSNI to go out to her street and check if there was a dead body in the street - the person was actually drunk - is nothing short of unbelievable. Had this actually been a dead body the outworkings of this scenario are countless; contamination of a murder scene, trauma for the resident discovering a dead body, or if it had have been a violent death the resident could have been putting herself at risk had an attacker been around. This type of keystone cop policing needs to be challenged at all levels," he said. The police did attend the scene after some time had passed, and this afternoon had not been able to confirm if the alleged call was made.
Police Probe Rape
After a 22-year-old woman was attacked and raped at University Street in the early hours of Wednesday, politicians are seeking a meeting with police. Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey said he had already spoken with the police after the University Street incident and was seeking a further meeting. The SDLP's Carmel Hanna also commented that the attack was only the latest such incident. A man has been charged over a separate attack in south Belfast on Monday morning. That alleged serious sexual assault happened in the Boucher Road area of the city.
Bookies Robbery Bid Fails
Police in Belfast are appealing for information after the attempted armed robbery of a bookmakers on the Shankill Road yesterday. A man walked into the bookmakers' premises after 5pm and approached a member of staff, asking for money. After cash was refused an object resembling a small firearm was produced before the man made off, empty-handed, towards Tennant Street.
Call For Executive To Meet
There has been a fresh call for an end to bickering over the failure of the NI Executive to meet. DUP MLA and member of the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee, Robin Newton, said as unemployment figures are confirmed as being the highest within the past 22 years. "As the construction industry pays off skilled tradesmen, retailers complain of falling sales and the unemployment rate rises to 4.5% Sinn Fein's obstructive attitude to an Executive meeting is an impediment to addressing the problems," he said. However, a Sinn Féin MLA has also called on the Assembly to deliver more much-needed construction jobs. Barry McElduff, Chairperson of the Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee, said the devolved government has the ability to to create more jobs in the ailing construction sector through capital spending programmes: "Sinn Féin are extremely concerned with the highest jump in over twenty years in unemployment figures," he said.
Illegals Targeted
A takeaway restaurant in Ballymena has been handed a £20,000 fine for employing four illegal workers, after an operation carried out by the UK Border Agency. Officers from the UKBA visited the Jade House in Henry Street in June, after receiving intelligence that workers were employed illegally there. Three Chinese men and one woman were discovered working at the takeaway, despite having no right to work in the UK. One of the men and the woman have already been removed back to China, and steps are being taken to remove the remaining two men from the UK. The Jade House was given a notice in June, warning that they could receive a civil penalty of up to £10,000 per illegal worker for not making the correct right to work checks. No evidence was provided, and the owner has now been given a £20,000 civil penalty.
Care For Disabled
A £2m residential complex for those with profound disabilities has been officially opened on the Ards peninsula. Housing Minister Margaret Ritchie and Health Minister Michael McGimpsey welcomed the completion of 10 self-contained apartments at Ardkeen, Marlborough Park North. The development, a partnership between Habinteg Housing Association and the Cedar Foundation, features innovative assistive smart technology that offers tenants control over functional tasks that would normally be outside of their physical capabilities.
(BMcC)
A west Belfast MLA, Paul Maskey, has slammed the actions of the PSNI when he alleged they called a resident and asked her to check "if there was a dead body in her street". Speaking today Mr Maskey said: "This fact that a local resident was asked by the PSNI to go out to her street and check if there was a dead body in the street - the person was actually drunk - is nothing short of unbelievable. Had this actually been a dead body the outworkings of this scenario are countless; contamination of a murder scene, trauma for the resident discovering a dead body, or if it had have been a violent death the resident could have been putting herself at risk had an attacker been around. This type of keystone cop policing needs to be challenged at all levels," he said. The police did attend the scene after some time had passed, and this afternoon had not been able to confirm if the alleged call was made.
Police Probe Rape
After a 22-year-old woman was attacked and raped at University Street in the early hours of Wednesday, politicians are seeking a meeting with police. Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey said he had already spoken with the police after the University Street incident and was seeking a further meeting. The SDLP's Carmel Hanna also commented that the attack was only the latest such incident. A man has been charged over a separate attack in south Belfast on Monday morning. That alleged serious sexual assault happened in the Boucher Road area of the city.
Bookies Robbery Bid Fails
Police in Belfast are appealing for information after the attempted armed robbery of a bookmakers on the Shankill Road yesterday. A man walked into the bookmakers' premises after 5pm and approached a member of staff, asking for money. After cash was refused an object resembling a small firearm was produced before the man made off, empty-handed, towards Tennant Street.
Call For Executive To Meet
There has been a fresh call for an end to bickering over the failure of the NI Executive to meet. DUP MLA and member of the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee, Robin Newton, said as unemployment figures are confirmed as being the highest within the past 22 years. "As the construction industry pays off skilled tradesmen, retailers complain of falling sales and the unemployment rate rises to 4.5% Sinn Fein's obstructive attitude to an Executive meeting is an impediment to addressing the problems," he said. However, a Sinn Féin MLA has also called on the Assembly to deliver more much-needed construction jobs. Barry McElduff, Chairperson of the Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee, said the devolved government has the ability to to create more jobs in the ailing construction sector through capital spending programmes: "Sinn Féin are extremely concerned with the highest jump in over twenty years in unemployment figures," he said.
Illegals Targeted
A takeaway restaurant in Ballymena has been handed a £20,000 fine for employing four illegal workers, after an operation carried out by the UK Border Agency. Officers from the UKBA visited the Jade House in Henry Street in June, after receiving intelligence that workers were employed illegally there. Three Chinese men and one woman were discovered working at the takeaway, despite having no right to work in the UK. One of the men and the woman have already been removed back to China, and steps are being taken to remove the remaining two men from the UK. The Jade House was given a notice in June, warning that they could receive a civil penalty of up to £10,000 per illegal worker for not making the correct right to work checks. No evidence was provided, and the owner has now been given a £20,000 civil penalty.
Care For Disabled
A £2m residential complex for those with profound disabilities has been officially opened on the Ards peninsula. Housing Minister Margaret Ritchie and Health Minister Michael McGimpsey welcomed the completion of 10 self-contained apartments at Ardkeen, Marlborough Park North. The development, a partnership between Habinteg Housing Association and the Cedar Foundation, features innovative assistive smart technology that offers tenants control over functional tasks that would normally be outside of their physical capabilities.
(BMcC)
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