THE GLEANER MINUTE: Taxi driver shot | Fiery crash | Councillor in court | Care package delay
Dec 9th, 2021 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:54#JamaicaGleaner #Firearm #FieryCrash #JLP #KariDouglas #ReggaeBoyz #TheodoreWhitmore DECEMBER 9, 2021: Sixty-year-old Manchester taxi operator, Linford Powell, died in a fiery crash along Decarteret Road in Mandeville this morning… In Liguanea, St Andrew, a taxi driver and another man had to seek medical attention after being shot by an elderly licensed firearm holder during a tussle… Jamaica Labour Party Councillor for the Trafalgar Division in St Andrew, Kari Douglas, is to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on January 13 for the continuation of her trial on assault and obstruction charges… The COVID care packages for Jamaican medical students in Cuba promised in September are yet to be delivered… IN SPORTS: Assistant Reggae Boyz Coach Paul Hall has been
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