Devon Evans, Gleaner WriterOcho Rios:
The six men who were taken into custody by the police during Thursday's protest in Salem, St. Ann, have all been charged with breaches of the Solid Waste Management Act.
The police have given their names as 42-year-old Christo-pher Ramgeet, 32-year-old Ian Sharpe, 29-year-old Otis Sutton, 35-year-old Roy Lewis, 25-year-old Omar Edwards and 17-year-old Winston Curtis, all of Salem, Runaway Bay addresses.
The men were held following a clash between residents and the police at the scene of a massive road block mounted on the busy Salem main road yesterday and which brought traffic to a halt for over eight hours.
granted bail
Following the clash with the police, the men, who were among the scores of onlookers, were taken into custody. The six who were granted bail are booked to answer to charges in the St. Ann's Bay Resident Magistrate's Court next week Thursday.
Meanwhile, commanding officer of the St. Ann police division Superintendent Ray Palmer was back on the job yesterday morning, after he was injured during the protest on Thursday.
Superintendent Palmer was hit on the side of the head by a stone thrown at the police by one of the protesters after he was trying to get things under control.
Shortly after he was hit, the Superintendent withdrew from service and went to seek medical attention.
Speaking with The Gleaner on Friday from his office in St. Anns Bay, Superintendent Palmer said that he was quite okay and has fully resumed duties.
