Weekly Round-up: Dengue epidemic… Audit reveals fraud at Dunn’s River … Three killed in August Town
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton on Thursday declared a dengue fever outbreak in the island as the virus surpassed the epidemic threshold with 123 cases reported in December.
It was revealed on Wednesday that the independent audit into the operations of Dunn’s River Falls and Park in St Ann has identified significant and long-term fraud control failures, financial misstatements, insufficient processes, and gaps in information technology controls.
And the island recorded the year’s first reported murders on New Year’s Day when three men were gunned down in August Town, St Andrew.
Watch as OBSERVER ONLINE wraps this week for you.
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Gov’t steps up anti-dengue campaign after December leap
Holness, Phillips agree to meet Monday
Phillips turns down Holness’ invitation to discuss SOE tomorrow
JDF colonel assigned coordinator in Office of National Security Adviser
Soldiers will remain on the streets with police
Vaz admits there will be transitional problems with plastic ban
Riverton to become green space — gov’t
Gov’t failing to deliver growth and prosperity, PNP says
UDC to act on recommendations from audit of St Ann attractions
Canadian woman dies in St James crash
St Mary taxi driver found dead in car
Two more murders in August Town on New Year’s Day
Cops seeking ‘Babylon’ in relation to murder in Manchester last night
