Opposition seeks FLA chief resignation as CVM newscast covers police murder charge and Portmore boundary talks

Opposition members used Wednesday’s sectoral debate in the House of Representatives to demand the resignation of Firearm Licensing Authority chief executive Shane Dalling, after the tabling of an Integrity Commission report into the agency. The report examined alleged corruption, abuse of authority and serious irregularities in the firearms licensing system.

Opposition justice spokesperson Zuleika Jess said Dalling should be held accountable for findings that included missing firearms and ammunition from the authority’s vault, manipulated records linked to a firearms dealer, and a server failure that erased evidence needed to identify who authorised the actions. She also criticised Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake and the justice ministry’s response to fatal police shootings, arguing that public concern requires stronger accountability, training, body-worn cameras and respect for due process.

In St. James, Constable Andrew Wilson was denied bail after being charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Latoya Bulgin in Granville. INDECOM submitted a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions, and a ruling received on May 29 directed that Wilson be charged. Granville councillor Michael Troupe said residents remain anxious, but he has urged them to avoid roadblocks or marches while the court process continues. Wilson is due back in court on June 16.

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith addressed several international matters, including the USS Nimitz’s scheduled five-day stop in Kingston Harbour before decommissioning. She said the visit was arranged through established maritime cooperation between Jamaica and the United States. The minister also said government secured an increased stipend and early payment for Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba, and pointed to the June 14-18 Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay and renewed Jamaica-Ghana cooperation after 21 years.

Other reports said Caribbean Cement Company Limited has improved supply by more than 20 per cent after April rains disrupted operations, with production up by more than 50 per cent between April and May 2026 and customer dispatches rising over 23 per cent. The Electoral Commission of Jamaica has also begun consultations to adjust constituency boundaries following Portmore’s designation as Jamaica’s 15th parish in February 2025. Proposed changes affect St. Catherine Southeastern, St. Catherine East Central, St. Catherine Southern and St. Catherine South Central.