JAPHI calls for action against men who impersonated public health inspectors

By Kimone Witter    

 

The Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) has called for the relevant authorities to take strong action against two men who impersonated members of the profession at the recently reopened Crab Circle eatery.

 

President of JAPHI, Michael Myles says this misrepresentation is a breach of the Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act and Regulations and requires necessary intervention and sanctions.

 

He has condemned the growing trend of people impersonating public health inspectors, noting that this compromises the health and safety of the public. 

 

"JAPHI wishes to inform the public that these men are not public health inspectors and by no means speak on behalf of public health inspectors nor do they represent the profession. They are merely imposters who have committed the criminal act of fraud. I want you to know that all public health inspectors have a Ministry of Health and Wellness issued identification card. If you are in doubt, contact the local health department for verification of the identity of these persons," he advised. 

  

Mr. Myles urged the public to be vigilant in identifying impostors and report any suspicious activities to the police. 

 

He also appealed for people to immediately desist from this practice. 

 

In the meantime, one of the impersonators was identified as Randy Buck in interviews with media houses.

 

The other fake public health inspector was identified as Chuck Starr in a video which has been posted to the Instagram page of Cashment Entertainment, seemingly boasting of the deception.

 

From the video, it also appears that the men visited other food establishments dressed in the brown pants and beige shirts of public health inspectors where they presented fake identification cards.

 

One of the employees at a restaurant visited by the men recognised that their identification cards were fake.