THE GLEANER MINUTE: JPS bill hike | 18-y-o charged with rape | 600 teachers not returning September
Aug 23rd, 2022 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:58#JamaicaGleaner #JPS #Rape #JTA #BackToSchool #Jamaica #Netball #SunshineGirlz AUGUST 23, 2022: Electricity bills for Jamaicans will be increased by an average of 0.7 per cent... The Police in Clarendon have charged 18-year-old Clifford Pratt of Seven Ground District for the alleged abduction and rape of a 14-year-old girl in June… Jamaica Teachers’ Association President La Sonja Harrison says the organisation’s analysis showed that 600 teachers will not be returning to the classroom when the new school year starts September… The 2009 winner of the now discontinued Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall Competition, Omar Johnson, also called ‘Poor and Boasy,’ has pleaded guilty to uttering forged documents, conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money by means of false pretence… IN SPORTS: Sunshine
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