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.
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.