THE GLEANER MINUTE: SOE detainee on rape charges…US man held with cocaine…FLA warns permit holders
Aug 19th, 2019 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:54AUGUST 19, 2019: Twenty-nine-year-old upholsterer, Romando Kerr arrested under state of emergency regulations in Westmoreland, charged with rape and abduction charges… Thirty-nine-year-old American Marcesa Lewis arrested at the Sangster International Airport in St James after cocaine was found in his luggage… The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) warns rogue permit holders who disregard the conditions of their licences… Males, including minors arrested for allegedly being involved in robberies using motorcycles… IN SPORTS: Fabian Haynes, President of the Clarendon Netball Association, has hit out at the Paula Daley-Morris-led Netball Jamaica administration for showing little interest in the sport’s growth in rural areas.
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