Weekly Round-up: Petrojam takeover… Baby abducted… VCB pregnant
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica on Tuesday announced that it will take legislative action for ownership of the 49 per cent share in local oil refinery, Petrojam, held by Venezuela state-owned oil and natural gas company, PDV Caribe.
Meanwhile, a baby was abducted from the maternity ward at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston about 5:00 am Wednesday.
In sport, Olympic and World Championships gold medallist Veronica Campbell Brown on Tuesday announced that she is pregnant with her first child and hinted that she could hang up her spikes.
Watch as OBSERVER ONLINE recaps this week’s news.
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Jamaica to take over Venezuela’s 49% stake in Petrojam
Oppostion against ‘hostile takeover’ of Petrojam
PM blames PNP for exposing Petrojam to fiscal risk
Parents of kidnapped baby hopeful
Education ministry intervenes in Glenmuir Prep dispute
Small farmers’ ganja project to start by March — PM
Holness promises full public disclosure on Dunn’s River matter
Holness says Corporate Area murders now a cause for concern
Gov’t, Opposition agree to further talks on national security
Man shot dead just before SOE lifted in Denham Town
Rejoicing after alleged robber shot
Campbell Brown announces pregnancy, hints at retirement
JOA president calls for statue of Paralympian Alphanso Cunningham
Replacement of the Stadium East track remains on track — Grange
