THE GLEANER MINUTE: Hold off on pregnancies…GasPro truck in Rio Cobre…Holness’ wife JLP candidate
Jan 18th, 2016 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:26JANUARY 18, 2016: Jamaican women are being encouraged to delay becoming pregnant for the next six to 12 months as the Zika Virus (ZIKV) comes closer to the island… The Rio Cobre and its environs in St. Catherine escaped serious environmental catastrophe on the weekend after a trailer carrying liquid petroleum gas overturned into the river… Juliet Holness, the wife of JLP Andrew Holness has been officially presented to the party as the candidate for East Rural St. Andrew… IN SPORTS: Chris Gayle hit a 12-ball half-century to equal the record for the fastest fifty in Twenty20 Cricket.
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