A man was fatally shot by police during an alleged confrontation on Jacques Road, Mountain View, Kingston this morning.
The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Devar Hodges, also known as “Skedo” or “Black Head,” of Trison District, St. Ann, and Jacques Road.
Even as nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James have reportedly agreed to resume normal duties following a protest yesterday, an appeal is being made for them to hold strain.
This, as management, is reportedly in the process of setting up a dome to serve as temporary space for putting patients and relieve the over-crowding in the Accident and Emergency department.
Discussions involving the management of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, nurses and health authorities are being held in a bid to resolve issues at the St. James based facility.
Upset nurses attached to the hospital's Accident and Emergency department staged a protest today, calling for better working conditions, among other things.
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says focus must be placed on building a new, stronger economy, for the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa.
He was speaking at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM's, building supplies handing over ceremony in Luana St. Elizabeth, today.
Doctors and nurses attached to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, have stopped working and are protesting conditions at the department.
The placard bearing workers are calling for improvements in the working conditions, indicating they cannot work in an unsafe environment.