Two deny breaching protection orders

Two men appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday for breaching protection orders over the weekend.

The men cannot be named for legal reasons.

One man, who was arrested on February 25, pleaded not guilty to attending the residence of the female who obtained the order. The 24-year-old man denied harassing her.

The other man, who is 38, also denied breaching the order. His lawyer said the alleged offence, which happened between February 7-16, involved gaining access to the couple's child. His lawyer said it appeared this was an instance of "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". He also said lawyers for both parents had agreed that contact would have to be made so the man could see his child.

Both men were released on $2,000 bail and will return to court early next month to deal with the matters.

Man admits swearing

A 27-year-old man was arrested on February 24 for swearing at and assaulting officers while they attempted to arrest him.

Annon McNeil Smith pleaded guilty and apologised for his actions that evening. Police were actually dealing with his brother when Smith came up and began yelling and swearing at them on Court Street. Police warned him that it was an offence to swear in public, nevertheless he persisted and was arrested. While Police tried to detain him he began punching and kicking officers.

He received $2,600 worth of fines for swearing and assaulting officers and violently resisting arrest.

Asbestos courses

Asbestos abatement control courses will run from March 13 to 20 at the Environmental Health Department.

Environmental Health Officer Roger Mello said there was still a lot of asbestos still on the Island ? particularly on old corrugated roofs.

"If someone is doing renovations, we prefer if they have an assessment prior to demolition, by someone who is trained to do it," Mr. Mello said this week. "There are four to five asbestos abatement contractors on the Island. Every year we put these courses on so they can get re-certified after a year, or if any new people want to come in."

Members of the public who want to learn how to safely remove asbestos from buildings were also welcome to attend the courses, he said.

The courses include ? an Asbestos Workers Certificate from March 13 to 16, an Asbestos Abatement Supervisor's Certificate from March 13 to 17 and a Supervisor's Refresher Course and Asbestos Worker's Re-certification both on March 20.

Persons wishing to register or those who wish further information can call Environmental Health on 278-4976 or 278-4977, or visit the office on No. 7, Point Finger Road, Paget, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Driver arrested

Police arrested a 47-year-old Southampton man after he lost control of his silver Renault and crashed on Crow Lane on Sunday evening.

The car was extensively damaged however the Southampton man was not injured. He was taken to Hamilton Police Station and detained after failing the alco-analyser test.