THE GLEANER MINUTE: $155m not extravagant for JTB trips says Auditor General | Foreigners robbed
Jan 15th, 2026 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:03#JamaicaGleaner JANUARY 15, 2026: The Auditor General’s Department says there is no evidence to support allegations that nearly $155 million dollars in overseas trips involving Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and Jamaica Tourist Board officials were extravagant… The Ruling JLP’s youth arm, Young Jamaica, has dismissed Opposition Health Spokesman Dr. Alfred Dawes’ claims that oversight failed at the University Hospital of the West Indies… St Andrew North Police are warning the public after two foreign nationals were allegedly robbed while visiting the ‘Lookout’ area in Golden Acres, Red Hills early Wednesday… Inspector Martin Walker, charged in a multi-million-dollar cocaine seizure in Woodford Park, St. Andrew, was granted $2.5-million-dollar bail during his first court appearance Wednesday… IN SPORTS: Jamaica Football Federation President Michael
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