THE GLEANER MINUTE: Black Princeton valedictorian ... J'can pilot dead ... Bar, churches to re-open
May 12th, 2020 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:46MAY 12, 2020: Twenty-five year-old Jamaican student pilot Mark Scot, died and his instructor injured today in a plane crash in Florida ... The over 10,000 bar operators and churches will be able to open their doors again as the government looks to relax some COVID-19 restrictions ... The Jamaican government says it does not support the decision by other CARICOM member states for the July sitting of CXC exams ... Twenty-two year-old Nicholas Johnson, of Jamaican roots, is the first black valedictorian for the prestigious 274-year-old Princeton University in the US ... IN SPORTS: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has raised speculation levels that he is returning to the ring.
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