THE GLEANER MINUTE: Kartel freed | Lawyers thank Constitution | Shericka Jackson out of 100m race
Jul 31st, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:23#JamaicaGleaner #ParisExpress JULY 31, 2024: Dancehall star Vybz Kartel is free. The Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that it was not in the interest of justice that Kartel and three co-accused should be retried for murder… Defence attorneys in the case Isat Buchanan and John Clarke are celebrating the Jamaican Constitution following the Court of Appeal's judgment… Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) customers who received estimated bills in July will pay 40 per cent less on their August bills after an intervention by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR)... IN SPORTS: Back-to-back World 200-Metre Champion Shericka Jackson will not contest the sprint double at the Paris Olympic Games.
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