THE GLEANER MINUTE: Gunmen abduct toddler…Westmoreland COVID alarm…Chicken back fraud…New PEP dates
Dec 9th, 2020 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:54#Gleaner #AkeliaPatten #Abduction DECEMBER 9, 2020: St James police detectives are probing the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 18-month-old Akelia Patten, otherwise called ‘Paris’… The Integrity Commission recommends that the Agriculture Ministry immediately stop issuing permits to import chicken back and neck under the current arrangements… Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton warns that the Government could impose tighter restrictions on movement in Westmoreland as COVID cases there continue to surge… The Education Ministry changes the dates for next year’s sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) because of the disruptions caused by COVID-19… IN SPORTS: First-choice wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich will take no further part in The Windies' tour of New Zealand.
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