JAMAICA NOW: Gunmen, police shootout | Westmoreland pastor killed allegedly by son | Tokyo Olympics
Jul 24th, 2021 | Category: Jamaica Now | 10:02#JamaicaGleaner #JamaicaNow #TokyoOlympics #Fire #PNP JULY 24, 2021: Gunmen take on the police in firefight along Spanish Town Road amid gang-on-gang conflict… Westmoreland pastor stabbed to death allegedly by his son… 32nd Olympiad gets underway in Tokyo, Japan amid concerns about COVID-19… Prime Minister wants new law to ban corporal punishment… COVID cases going up and deaths too! The Prime Minister warns that there could be tighter containment measures… The Health Minister floats the idea of mandatory COVID vaccination for Jamaicans… $50 million dollar fire at Hydel Group of Schools… Court fines PNP activists for contempt in Dr Dayton Campbell defamation case.
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