THE GLEANER MINUTE: Junior doctors sickout | Matthew Hyde’s family pays $2m to ex-girlfriend
Dec 9th, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:22#JamaicaGleaner DECEMBER 9, 2024: Operations at Jamaica’s public hospitals and health centres were crippled Monday following a sickout protest by junior doctors over unresolved salary issues with the Government… The family of Matthew Hyde, the man who confessed to torturing his girlfriend at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, has made restitution of $2 million to the victim… A policeman, a security guard and a sales representative of a telecommunication company are among six persons charged in connection with the multimillion-dollar smishing scam of an elderly National Commercial Bank customer… IN SPORTS: Jamaica and Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw delivered a dazzling performance Sunday by scoring twice, in her team’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Leicester in the English Women’s
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