Reports indicate that at about 5:30 A.M., police searched a premises in the area and found a Taurus pistol and a Troy Carbine Rifle, along with 96 9 millimetre cartridges and 44 5.56 cartridges.
The assurance came from the St James Public Health Services, following a protest by upset nurses , at the hospital last Friday. Parish Manager Lennox Wallace acknowledged the concerns of the nurses.
The agreement was made during what has been described as a productive telephone conversation, yesterday. During the conversation they discussed ongoing cooperation between both countries, including U.S. assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, as well as broader regional, economic and security priorities.
Two senior government officials, a man and a woman, have been arrested following the seizure of over $5 m worth of cocaine during an operation at the Sangster International Airport in St. James, yesterday.
Jamaica now has a poverty index that will enable government and other stakeholders to better track depravation and design appropriate support programmes.