THE GLEANER MINUTE: Furious Juliet Holness...February vaccine roll-out...JUTC discontinues free ride
Feb 2nd, 2021 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:53FEBRUARY 02, 2021: A furious Juliet Holness briefly walked out of this morning's sitting of parliament's public accounts committee "terribly upset" that reports had reached the media that government members did not support a request to invite key audit personnel from the Labour Ministry to a meeting last week…Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton announced Tuesday that 125 thousand Jamaicans will participate in the first phase of a COVID-19 Vacciion Programme to start this month…The state-owned bus company JUTC is to discontinue free rides for essential workers…IN SPORTS: Sports Minister Olivia Grange is imploring the new board of the sports development foundation to help former athletes who have fallen on hard times as a priority for this year.
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