THE GLEANER MINUTE: Sept.3 election…Rivers, beaches to close...Woman set ablaze...Horse race caution
Aug 11th, 2020 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:49#Gleaner #JaVotes2020 #GeneralElection AUGUST 11, 2020: Prime Minister Andrew Holness announces that Jamaicans will be going to the polls on September 3… Amid concerns about COVID-19, the Government is moving to close 17 beaches and 19 rivers… A St Ann man is now in police custody facing murder charges after he allegedly set his wife ablaze on Emancipation Day… OVERSEAS: Joe Biden names California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate… IN SPORTS: Chairman of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), Clovis Metcalfe, warns that his organisation is closely monitoring the recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country.
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