THE GLEANER MINUTE: Councillor assaulted over parking | Barita must comply with IC request | Teen mother gets counselling
Jan 17th, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:01#JamaicaGleaner JANUARY 17, 2024: The Spanish Town police in St Catherine are searching for a man who slapped the Councillor for the Angels Division Patricia Harris today, leaving her face bloody and causing her to seek medical attention… The Supreme Court has ruled that Barita Investments Limited must comply with an Integrity Commission (IC) request for financial information on 151 current and former public officials… Government backbencher Robert Montague has scoffed at proposals for longer prison sentences for juveniles, insisting any punishment short of hanging would be a “waste of time”… The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it has offered counselling and other psychosocial support for Cameka Brown, the 14-year-old mother who was missing with her three-month-old baby
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