Teary-eyed Holness says he's haunted by country's murders
Jan 6th, 2022 | Category: Special Reports | 12:25#JamaicaGleaner #AndrewHolness #Crime #Westmoreland #Kingston JANUARY 6, 2022: With his voice cracking at times, Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday, Wednesday, January 5, 2022, said the country's murders weigh heavy on his mind while speaking at the National Day of Prayer held at The Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St Catherine. Referencing Tuesday’s murder of two brothers, Dervin, 43, and Sheldon Jones, 41, in Westmoreland and the killing of 10-year-old Jezariah Tyrell in a home attack in central Kingston last week, the Prime Minister said he was haunted by the country’s murder wave.
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