6 Things You Need To Know Today – October 22, 2015

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  1. Momentum Driven – PNP Head To Westmoreland For Warm-Up. With the general election believed to be on the horizon, the governing People’s National Party (PNP) will on Sunday head to its safest parish – Westmoreland – to warm-up for upcoming polls… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com

  2. UN Reps Horrified At Babies’ Deaths – Offer Support To Government. Shocking, painful and horrendous were some of the words used by United Nations representatives to describe the deaths of 18 babies within a four-month span at two of the island’s top public hospitals… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com

  3. No Christmas Elections. With Jamaicans having been called on in 2011 to go to polling stations four days after Christmas to vote for a new Government, Paul Burke, the general secretary of the governing People’s National Party (PNP), says no Christmas election is on the cards this year… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com

  4. ‘Carnival Of Overspending’ At HAJ. The financial  affairs and operations of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) have come under intense scrutiny by its parent ministry and Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis as well as the Office of the Contractor General… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com

  5. A Miracle If There Were No Deaths. A senior Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) officer has testified that it would have been “a miracle” if there were no casualties during the May 2010 police-military operations in Tivoli Gardens… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com

  6. St George’s, Wolmer’s Final. Defending champions St George’s College and 2013 winners Wolmer’s Boys will contest the ISSA/FLOW Walker Cup final, following contrasting semi-final wins at Constant Spring Complex yesterday… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com