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York castle student dies in accident

Thu, 2014/09/18 - 9:32pm -- dwright

A trauma response team from the education ministry is to visit York Castle High School in St. Ann this morning following the death of one of its students in a traffic crash yesterday.

The ministry says the Grade 10 student was killed approximately 5 o’clock yesterday evening as she and other students made their way home via public transportation.

It says the bus in which the student was travelling was hit by a truck going in the opposite direction.

The ministry did not name the dead child in a media release last night.

FA chairman Greg Dyke to return £16,000 watch

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke says he will return a 16 thousand-pound watch given to him by the Brazilian Football Confederation, CBF.

FIFA has asked officials to return the watches or risk disciplinary action.

The commemorative gifts were handed out by one of the CBF's sponsors to various people at the World Cup, including 28 members of FIFA's executive committee.

The watches were given to 32 association chiefs, 28 FIFA executive committee members, and five other members of South American associations.

Waterhouse blank Montego Bay United 3-0

Waterhouse completed Match Day 2 of the Red Stripe Premier League with a 3-0 victory against defending champions Montego Bay United last night.

The match was played at the Stadium East field and was the first game was Waterhouse.

It was the first match between the teams since Montego Bay whipped Waterhouse 5-2 to win the Premiership title in May.

Waterhouse started the new season late because of the club’s involvement in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Clive Lloyd pleased with new Windies players

Meanwhile, West Indies cricket legend Clive Lloyd says he is impressed with the new crop of young players on the West Indies cricket team following the series against Bangladesh.

Lloyd has singled out opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite who was adjudged man of the series which West Indies won two-nil.

The Barbadian batsman scored a double century in the first test which the regional side won by 10 wickets.

WICB and WIPA ink new 'watershed' agreement

A new Collective Bargaining Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, has been signed between the West Indies Cricket Board, WICB and the West Indies Players Association, WIPA.

President Dave Cameron signed on behalf of the WICB, while WIPA president Wavell Hinds penned the deal for the players’ association during a ceremony at the Accra Beach Hotel in Barbados.

JLP on passing of Joan Ross

Thu, 2014/09/18 - 8:31pm -- dwright

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is expressing sympathy to the family and friends of Joan Ross, the widow of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Alva “Siney” Ross.

A thanksgiving Service is to be held at 10 o’clock this morning at the UWI Mona Chapel, followed by internment at the Bethel United Church, Highgate, St. Mary.

The JLP says it salutes the late Mrs. Ross for a life of exemplary service, discipline and decorum. 

It says Mrs. Joan Ross always displayed humility in both victory and defeat. 

INTl 8 killed in Florida shooting

A grandfather has shot and killed his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in Bell, Florida.

The Gilchrist County Police say the children range in age from 3 months to 10 years old.

The authorities have identified the gunman as 51-year-old Don Charles Spirit.

The police say they received a call from Spirit making threats to his family and himself before he committed suicide.

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