THE GLEANER MINUTE: JLP MP Marsha Smith resigns | 783 murders | Vaz promises rural transport system
Sep 3rd, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:59#JamaicaGleaner SEPTEMBER 3, 2024: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Marsha Smith resigned with immediate effect on Tuesday… Police investigators were tasked to probe 783 murders in the first eight months of the year, 21 of which occurred during the period August 24 to August 31… Upset residents of New Haven in St Andrew this morning mounted a roadblock to protest the police fatal shooting of 17-year-old Devon Hall, a resident, early Tuesday morning… Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has promised to put in place a rural transportation system by January next year… IN SPORTS: Olympic Games 100 metres finalist Tia Clayton heads 14 Jamaicans listed for the 14th Zurich Diamond League on Thursday in Switzerland.
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