And while those men spoke about their families - on Saturday in Dangriga, police- mean were talking about Deputy Compol Broaster's green ceremonial outfit.
It looked sharp and mysterious - but was not the standard police ceremonial dress.
Now we know Broaster to have a creative flair, but he was there in his capacity as acting Compol so we asked his boss about the green get-up:
Ballistics Test For Jemmott's Gun?
Broaster was at the funeral of Superintendent Henry Jemmott - but the questions surrounding his death have hardly been put to rest.
Today we raised an all-important issue with the COMPOL.
It's the question of the ballistics test, did Jemott's weapon fire the shot that killed him?
But we put the question to him again today and not surprisingly he pointed out that the subject has already received more than adequate attention.
OJ on SP Severance
Earlier in the news, we told you about a fight over severance at BTL. Well, another fight over severance benefits is also brewing at the San Pedro Town Council. After the March Municipal Elections, residents of that island town elected a PUP slate under the leadership of Mayor "Wally" Nunez.
They unseated a UDP Council, and the transition led to the termination of a number of employees. They were supposed to be compensated as part of a severance package, but there is a dispute over the sum they got, and the calculated sum they think they deserve. 15 of those former employees have retained attorney OJ Elrington to press the issue on their behalf, and this evening, we spoke via telephone with him about the discrepancy:
Elrington tells us that he has written the San Pedro Town Council to bring the matter to their attention, and he has received a written response from one law firm that was representing the new Council. He tells us that another law firm has contacted him about the matter, as the council's new legal team, and they are trying to resolve the issue out-of-court. He added that if no resolution is forthcoming, his clients will have no choice but to take the matter to the Supreme Court.
