Prime Minister Andrew Holness has assured that the full weight of law enforcement as well as the security and legal apparatus will be brought to bear on the heartless thugs who carried out an attack on 2 Grange Hill High School students in Westmoreland, yesterday.
The incident which police say is gang related resulted in a teen boy being killed and left a teen girl wounded.
Commanding Officer for the St. Andrew Central Police Division, Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth, says the police are actively pursuing measures to address violence among schools in the Corporate Area.
One of the most recent incidents was a brawl in Half Way Tree, St. Andrew, involving students from Calabar, Mona, and Queens high schools.
The Road Traffic Appeal Tribunal, tasked with hearing appeals related to traffic offenses and violations, was sworn in today.
The Tribunal was established under Road Traffic Act 2018.
The World bank has priced a catastrophe bond that provides 150 million US dollars in insurance coverage for the Government of Jamaica against named storm events over the next four years.
Finance Minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke notes that this is the second consecutive catastrophe bond that Jamaica has sponsored with the assistance and support of the World Bank.
Classes have shifted to the online modality at the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland, following the shooting death of a student and the wounding of another yesterday.
Dead is 16 year old Carson Barrett of Top Lincoln in Grange Hill.