JAMAICA NOW: Kartel freed | New album released to mark freedom | August light bill reduced | Paris Olympics
Aug 3rd, 2024 | Category: Jamaica Now | 14:43#JamaicaGleaner #VybzKartel #Paris #ParisOlympics2024 #Olympics #ShellyAnneFraserPryce AUGUST 3, 2024: Kartel is free! Jubilation across the streets of Kingston and Waterford in Portmore, St Catherine… Moments after leaving prison, Kartel issued a warning to Jamaica’s young people… Attorneys Isat Buchanan and John Clarke celebrated for their role in freeing Vybz Kartel and his co-defendants… The popular Dancehall entertainer wasted no time in releasing a new album to mark his freedom… The Forestry Department is defending itself against what it describes as the "misleading and false narrative", over the seizure of lumber in a section of the Cockpit Country in Trelawny… Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) customers who received estimated bills in July will pay 40% less on their August bills after
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