Weekly Round-up: Flood dilemma…Elderly women slaughtered… Nugent freed
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Heavy rains associated with a trough across the central Caribbean again wreaked havoc on the island’s infrastructure, dumping up to a month’s volume of rainfall on some areas, washing away bridges, tearing up roads, forcing rivers to burst their banks, and leaving a number of Jamaicans marooned.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday disclosed that a master drainage plan has been developed for Jamaica and its implementation will now have to be fast tracked.Meanwhile, two elderly women were on Wednesday slaughtered in separate instances in St Ann and Trelawny.And, embattled Jamaican hurdler Kaliese Spencer is to know her fate on June 15, after it was alleged by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) that she refused to give a sample when asked.Watch as OBSERVER ONLINE wraps this week for you.
