THE GLEANER MINUTE: Richie Stephen's case closed | Dad chains son to grill | Reggae Boyz to play USA
Oct 4th, 2021 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:49#JamaicaGleaner OCTOBER 04, 2021: Australian authorities say a criminal investigation that was opened after Jamaica’s music ambassador Richie Stephens was accused of sexual abuse in 2019 is closed…A dramatic stand-off Sunday between the Spanish Town police and an angry crowd, and an enraged 69-year-old man ended with the man’s adult son being freed from his dad’s clutches…Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down in parts of the world on Monday…Several world leaders have denied wrongdoing after featuring in a huge leak of financial documents from offshore companies…IN SPORTS: Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will play the United States in front of a sold-out crowd when the next round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers kicks off on Thursday.
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