THE GLEANER MINUTE: ‘Machete dad’…Cop pleads guilty…New UWI principal…J’can World Cup referee
May 9th, 2018 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:44MAY 9, 2018: Westmoreland businessman Joseph Arthurs charged with assault occasioning bodily harm after allegedly using a machete to hit his daughter… Constable Walter Spike is to be sentenced on June 8 after pleading guilty to manslaughter for fatally shooting a nine year-old girl nearly 15 years ago… Senators scheduled to continue debate on the road traffic bill on Friday… Professor Dale Webber is to be appointed principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona… IN SPORTS: Football referee, Odette Hamilton, will be in Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup… $125.80 for US$1.
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