Nurses and UTECH students stage protests calling for end to violence against women and girls

Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Nurses across the island to stage sensitization sessions today against violence against women and girls

Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Violence against women and girls is a stain on Jamaica’s national character – Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang

Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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Human skeletal remains found at St. Catherine beach believed to be that of missing UTECH student

Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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PM Holness condemns murder of policeman; urges citizens to not take cops service for granted

Demonstrations are taking place today to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Protestors, including members of the country’s two major political parties, say the issue is not a political one.

For the past few weeks, there have been several violent acts against women and girls which have sparked national outrage.

These incidents include the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of Anisa Dilworth, a missing University of Technology (UTECH) student on a beach in St. Catherine on Saturday, the physical assault of a nurse in uniform, in a road rage incident in Mount Friendship, St. Andrew last Tuesday, the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, four days earlier and the sexual assault of two girls, ages nine and 10 in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 7.

The protests are taking place at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Heroes Circle.

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