Mayor Belnavis, machete attack accused reach mediated settlement
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November 9, 2026
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ST ANN, Jamaica—The man accused of attacking St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis with a machete has reached a mediated settlement with the mayor, bringing the criminal proceedings arising from the January 2025 incident to a resolution at the St Mary Parish Court.
The agreement was reached on November 9, before Parish Judge Nicole Kellier, following mediation in which defence attorney Charles Ganga-Singh steered the matter.
Under the terms of the agreement, the accused, Chad Thomas, from Ramble in Oracabessa, St Mary, is required to undergo counselling and must never return to Belnavis’s property in Boscobel, St Mary, or its surrounding area.
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