THE GLEANER MINUTE: Police say no Maroon event | NIDS this year | “I have tried” says PM about crime
Jan 5th, 2022 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:48#JamaicaGleaner #AndrewHolness #Crime #DrGraceMcLean # NovakDjokovic #COVID JANUARY 5, 2022: An emotional Prime Minister Andrew Holness told a church service today that he has tried to address Jamaica’s murder problem… The Finance Ministry has contradicted reports from the Education Ministry that Permanent Secretary Dean-Roy Bernard and Acting Permanent Secretary Dr Grace McLean have been ordered to repay monies for the $124 million allegedly unaccounted for at the Education Ministry… The police are warning against the hosting of any events tomorrow in Accompong, St Elizabeth because of COVID-19 restrictions… Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the voluntary National Identification System (NIDS) will be fully operational this year… IN SPORTS: World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to Australia over
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Feb 19th, 2026
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THE GLEANER MINUTE: Mother, daughter fatally shot | No change on Corruption Index | 5.6 magnitude earthquake
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Feb 5th, 2026
THE GLEANER MINUTE: Chief Justice Sykes accepts Silvera’s guilty plea | Schools to allow jackets


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