THE GLEANER MINUTE: Mr Vegas apologises | Protest along Waltham Park Road | Jaheel Hyde retires
Feb 3rd, 2025 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:01#JamaicaGleaner FEBRUARY 3, 2025: Entertainer Clifford ‘Mr Vegas’ Smith on Monday issued an apology to People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary, Dr Dayton Campbell, saying he made comments about the politician without facts… Taxi operators and residents on Monday mounted roadblocks along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew to protest the condition of the road surface and the presence of wastewater along the roadway… Jamaica’s homicide figures for the start of the year show a promising decline, with 73 murders recorded so far—a 13 percent drop from the 84 homicides reported during the same period last year… IN SPORTS: Olympian and Pan American 400m hurdles gold medallist Jaheel Hyde announced his retirement from professional athletics on his birthday on Sunday.
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