Chief james has a new shirt is this statement correct

A simple one!

The statement "Chief James has a new shirt" is grammatically correct. It follows the standard subject-verb-object (SVO) word order in English, where:

• "Chief James" is the subject (a noun phrase)
• "has" is the verb (a linking verb)
• "a new shirt" is the object (a noun phrase)

So, yes, the statement is correct!