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13-Y-O CRITICAL An eighth-grade student has been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries to his kidney and intestine after he was reportedly shot by a policeman during an incident his family claim was unprovoked. The 13-year-old Cedric Titus High student was on the rooftop of a bar adjoining his home in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on Sunday night, when a uniformed cop inside the venue fired a single bullet that struck him, according to a family member.
Probe deepens after Carnival night erupts in gunfire Investigators probing Sunday night’s shooting at the Big Wall Carnival after-party say it is still “very early days as it relates to charges”, even as eyewitness accounts, reported security gaps, and the experience of an injured American visitor intensify scrutiny on safety at major entertainment events. The event, staged for several years after the Carnival road march, was held this year at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road in St Andrew.
‘We’re just hoping for the best’ Still grappling with the physical and psychological toll of Hurricane Mellissa, schools across the worst-affected parishes are racing to ready grade-six students for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams, now just days away.
Gordon Harrison suggests Child Diversion Act clarifies ‘accepting responsibility’ Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison wants the Child Diversion Act to make it clear that the ‘accepting of responsibility’ by a child who commits an offence should not automatically be followed up by a guilty plea in the courts before the youngster can be referred to the Child Diversion Committee.
Chinese community donates $1m to Howard Cooke Primary’s recovery WESTERN BUREAU: The Howard Cooke Primary School in Montego Bay, which had its furniture, equipment and vital records destroyed when mud, debris and floodwaters associated with Hurricane Melissa devastated the institution, got a major boost in their recovery plans yesterday, thanks to a $1-million donation from the Chinese community. The contribution was handed over by Ziping Chen, chairman of LCH Development Limited, developers of The Pinnacle, who noted that thedonation reflects the Chinese community’s commitment to Jamaica and its education sector.