THE GLEANER MINUTE: Cabinet secrecy…New shadow cabinet…Baby thief sentenced…Businessman freed
Oct 3rd, 2019 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:46OCTOBER 3, 2019: The Government is to withdraw the resolution tabled to increase from 20 to 70 years, the period Cabinet documents may be barred from public access… New shadow cabinet revealed… The woman who pleaded guilty to stealing baby Sae'breon from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital sentenced to three years and four months at hard labour in prison… The businessman captured on video pointing his licensed firearm at motorists during the 2017 Carnival celebrations freed of criminal charges… IN SPORTS: Jamaica’s Daniel Thomas-Dodd copped silver in the Women’s shot put while Shericka Jackson won bronze in the 400 metre final at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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