Weekly Round-Up: PM withdraws ATI extension… Louie Rankin dies… Girlz beat Cuba 12-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday decided to withdraw the resolution to extend the waiting period for public access to Cabinet documents from 20 to 70 years.
The resolution, which was tabled on Tuesday, received strong backlash from media and civil society after which Holness withdrew the resolution, which was designed to amend the Access to Information Act.
Meanwhile, Jamaican deejay/actor Louie Rankin died after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle accident on Highway 89 in Ontario, Canada, on Monday.
In sport, Jamaica’s senior Reggae Girlz made a convincing start to their Concacaf Women’s Olympic Caribbean Qualifying campaign, when they beat Cuba 12-1 inside the National Stadium on Monday
And, at the close of Thursday, Jamaica had three historic medals in field events at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha Qatar.
Watch as OBSERVER ONLINE wraps this week for you.
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Gov’t pulls resolution to extend waiting time for Cabinet documents after public pressure
$640-m bill to fix roads damaged by floods
NWC to ease water restrictions
More than $10 billion expected from TransJamaica Highway IPO
Gov’t bans ranitidine; distributors to withdraw drug from pharmacies
Education ministry orders schools to stop fingerprinting
Just over three million visitors to Jamaica since January
UK marks house where Bob Marley, Wailers lived
Cop caught unloading ganja from vehicle fined $615k
Man shot dead just after dropping off child at school
Taxi operator slapped with numerous charges following pursuit
Reggae Girlz maul Cuba in Olympics qualifier
GAYLE FORCE! – Tajay leaps to historic gold
Magnificent Dacres wins discus silver
Mega shot! – Dodd mines silver in shot put final
MOMMY ROCKET! – Fraser-Pryce dismantles field to land 4th 100m title
Jamaicans happy with Mixed Relay silver
Shericka Jackson battles bravely to win bronze
Oh no! Injury forces Elaine Thompson’s withdrawal from World Champs
