THE GLEANER MINUTE: Farm worker dies in Canada | US woman stabbed to death by son | Lawyer freed
Oct 24th, 2023 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:58#JamaicaGleaner #MinistryOfLabour #Canada #FarmWorkProgramme #USEmbassy #DarylVaz #MikaelPhillips #Transportation #ReggaeGirlz OCTOBER 24, 2023: The Labour Ministry today confirmed reports that Jamaican Farm Worker Daniel Brown died earlier this month, during a stint in Canada on the work programme… Lawyer Peter Asher was today freed of fraud and forgery charges in the case involving Total Jamaica’s acquisition of eight gas stations from National Fuels and Lubricants Limited in 2004… The United States Embassy in Kingston has expressed sadness at the stabbing murder of American 54-year-old Marvel Johnson, allegedly by her son on Monday… Opposition Spokesman on Transport, Mikael Phillips, has withdrawn from the Transport Sector Committee following comments made by Transport Minister Daryl Vaz about his role in the decision to grant a
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