THE GLEANER MINUTE: Riverton smoke | $150m for trucking water | Olympics prize $$$ for Track & Field
Apr 10th, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:57#JamaicaGleaner APRIL 10, 2024: Thick smoke blanketed sections of the capital city, Kingston and parts of St Andrew Wednesday following a major fire at the Government’s Riverton City Dump… Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) suspended operations at its facilities at Newport West for several hours on Wednesday due to the smoke and poor air quality resulting from the fire at Riverton… Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the Government has allocated $150 million in emergency funding to truck water to areas in Jamaica affected by drought conditions… Former Jamaica Defence Force soldier Ricardo Dacres, who is accused of stealing a rental car, was remanded when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday… IN SPORTS: Track and Field is
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