Jamaican taxi operator gets life sentence for murder of Trinidad teacher

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday July 24, CMC – A Jamaican taxi operator, Ivan Taylor was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Trinidadian teacher Michelle Coudray Greaves.

Taylor,46,who was found guilty of murder on May 22, will serve 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole.

Coudray-Greaves, 39, was due to start a teaching job in the western city of Montego Bay, when she went missing after returning from a trip to Trinidad on June 2, 2012.

Taylor, who provided her with taxi service, was arrested shortly after her burnt remains were found in cane field on the outskirts of Montego Bay. Forensic science was used to determine her identity.

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Jamaican taxi operator gets life sentence for murder of Trinidad teacher

Taxi operator sentenced to life for murder of Trinidadian teacher

The taxi operator, found guilty of  the murder of  Trinidadian teacher Michelle Coudray Greaves, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday

Ivan Taylor of  Lindoes Hill, in the western parish of Westmoreland was found guilty on May 22.

He will serve 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole. The mother of  the deceased, Marlene Coudray, was at the sentencing.

“ (I’m) still distressed but a lot relieved, I still don’t have my daughter and the children are without a mother … but I am comfortable with the verdict,” said her mother who is a Government Minister in Trinidad and Tobago.

Taylor,46,who was found guilty of murder on May 22, will serve 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole.

Coudray-Greaves, 39, was due to start a teaching job in the western city of Montego Bay, when she went missing after returning from a trip to Trinidad on June 2, 2012.

Taylor, who provided her with taxi service, was arrested shortly after her burnt remains were found in cane field on the outskirts of Montego Bay. Forensic science was used to determine her identity.

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Taxi operator sentenced to life for murder of Trinidadian teacher

Restaurant operator Brian Lumley claims ... Stylysh wasn"t banned

Curtis Campbell, STAR Writer

Restaurant operator Brian Lumley has denied allegations made by some websites that he banned dancehall artiste Stylysh from performing at his restaurant-entertainment venue ’689 By Brian Lumley’.

According to Lumley, whose restaurant is located on Trinidad Terrace, New Kingston, Stylysh and her team made arrangements to host her ‘Stylysh and Friends Concert’ at the venue via a third party, however, the nature of the event does not complement the goals of ’689 By Brian Lumley’.

The restaurant operator says he has no problems with dancehall music, but his restaurant is not the right place for a hardcore event.

misled

“The show wasn’t banned. They had an arrangement with a third party. They were misled by the third party, and they should be careful because I don’t want anybody calling my name. I am a typical Jamaican who loves every genre of music, but there is a time and a place for everything. There are guidelines which I have to follow as a corporate citizen and with my obligations, and I cant promote that show here,” he said, seemingly disturbed by the allegations.

Stylysh, on the other hand, told THE STAR that Lumley pulled the plug on her concert because of her promotional flyers.

“Everything was agreed on and we started promoting. However, when the flyer started to circulate, Brian Lumley started to complain … . But that’s just how he feels. He said he don’t want it in his venue, so we just moving it to a next venue,” Stylysh said.

The deejay, who is also signed to Tommy Lee Sparta’s Guzu Music, said she made changes to the flyer to satisfy the operators of the restaurant, but that didn’t work.

Stylysh’s concert will now be held on July 10 at Gentry Mingle and Mellow, located at Clock Tower Plaza, 10 Half-Way Tree. The show will also feature performances from Tommy Lee Sparta, Destiny Sparta, Tabeta Cshae, and Ishawna.

The event will commence at 8 p.m. and patrons will be charged $1,000.

Curtis.campbell@gleanerjm.com

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Restaurant operator Brian Lumley claims ... Stylysh wasn"t banned

Restaurant operator Brian Lumley claims ... Stylysh wasn"t banned

Curtis Campbell, STAR Writer

Restaurant operator Brian Lumley has denied allegations made by some websites that he banned dancehall artiste Stylysh from performing at his restaurant-entertainment venue ’689 By Brian Lumley’.

According to Lumley, whose restaurant is located on Trinidad Terrace, New Kingston, Stylysh and her team made arrangements to host her ‘Stylysh and Friends Concert’ at the venue via a third party, however, the nature of the event does not complement the goals of ’689 By Brian Lumley’.

The restaurant operator says he has no problems with dancehall music, but his restaurant is not the right place for a hardcore event.

misled

“The show wasn’t banned. They had an arrangement with a third party. They were misled by the third party, and they should be careful because I don’t want anybody calling my name. I am a typical Jamaican who loves every genre of music, but there is a time and a place for everything. There are guidelines which I have to follow as a corporate citizen and with my obligations, and I cant promote that show here,” he said, seemingly disturbed by the allegations.

Stylysh, on the other hand, told THE STAR that Lumley pulled the plug on her concert because of her promotional flyers.

“Everything was agreed on and we started promoting. However, when the flyer started to circulate, Brian Lumley started to complain … . But that’s just how he feels. He said he don’t want it in his venue, so we just moving it to a next venue,” Stylysh said.

The deejay, who is also signed to Tommy Lee Sparta’s Guzu Music, said she made changes to the flyer to satisfy the operators of the restaurant, but that didn’t work.

Stylysh’s concert will now be held on July 10 at Gentry Mingle and Mellow, located at Clock Tower Plaza, 10 Half-Way Tree. The show will also feature performances from Tommy Lee Sparta, Destiny Sparta, Tabeta Cshae, and Ishawna.

The event will commence at 8 p.m. and patrons will be charged $1,000.

Curtis.campbell@gleanerjm.com

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Restaurant operator Brian Lumley claims ... Stylysh wasn"t banned