THE GLEANER MINUTE: Government won’t renew JPS licence | Sentencing in Mario Deane trial
Jul 1st, 2025 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:07#JamaicaGleaner JULY 1, 2025: Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government will not renew the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) all-island electricity licence under the existing terms, when it expires in July 2027… The Westmoreland Circuit Court today began the sentencing hearing for three cops convicted in the 2014 death of Mario Deane, with his mother, Mercia Fraser, delivering a moving victim impact statement through the Court Registrar… The taxi operator charged with the murder and kidnapping of UTech student Anisa Dilworth is now also facing a separate charge for refusing to give police access to his cell phones, which investigators say could aid the probe… The Linstead Police in St Catherine are investigating the death of 92-year-old Gloria Oldham of
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