THE GLEANER MINUTE: Two former PNP councillors join JLP | $1.7b Local Gov’t Election budget | Free travel on new highway
Sep 14th, 2023 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:54#JamaicaGleaner #JLP #PNP #Highway #Travel #PrimeMinister #AndrewHolness #ReggaeGirlz SEPTEMBER 14, 2023: The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) now controls the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation after two former People's National Party Councillors crossed the floor today… The Electoral Office of Jamaica has confirmed that it has submitted a $1.7-billion budget to the Ministry of Finance for approval ahead of the Local Government Election… Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that motorists will travel for free until year-end on the newly opened May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the East-West Highway… Nineteen-year-old Police Constable Christopher Ricketts died in Trelawny on Wednesday night as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision along the Hague Main Road… IN SPORTS: Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz Coach,
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