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| Saturday, 10 May 2008 | |
A Westmoreland gas station operator who was prosecuted
for breaches of the Petroleum Corporation Act and operating without a food
permit was fined just under $50,000 in the Sav-la-mar Resident Magistrate's
Court on Friday. Carrol James the operator of the Darliston Cool Oasis Service Station, was fined $9,000 for retailing petroleum products without a license. He was fined an additional $40,000 for operating a food establishment without a valid food handler's permit. Mr. James is one of four operators in the parish who were prosecuted early last month. Operator of the Sav-la-mar Texaco, Roy Hutchinson, and the operator of the Whitehall Cool Oasis, Deltona Williams are scheduled to appear in the Sav-la-mar RM Court on June 3 for breaches of the Petroleum Corporation Act. Head of the Westmoreland Island Special Constabulary Force Commander Jonathan Boyd said at least one gas station has been closed since the police started the crack down on the illegal sale of petroleum products. |