THE GLEANER MINUTE: PM Holness warns against extortion | Children’s home in abuse hot water
Jan 16th, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:50#JamaicaGleaner JANUARY 16, 2024: Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday warned against extortion on the multibillion-dollar Spanish Town Hospital redevelopment project… The Child Protection and Family Services Agency is now in the process of pulling the licence of the Sunbeam Children's Home in St Catherine amid instances of child abuse, with steps to have the children removed… The police in Portland have charged three persons in relation to the kidnapping and robbery of two foreigners in Folly in December… IN SPORTS: Molynes United secured their second win of the Wray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League season when they blanked Vere United 2-0 at the Stadium East field on Monday.
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