Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton made the declaration during a protest staged by nurses and several members of the public at the University Hospital of the West Indies this morning.The healthcare workers are calling for justice after a video of the incident shows the nurse being beaten, wrestled to the ground and stomped on by a man armed with what appeared to be a gun.

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It has been reported that residents saw the vessel washed ashore at around 6:00 AM and alerted the authorities.The group consisted of men, women and children, including a toddler.

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Nurses across the island will be staging what's being dubbed as sensitization sessions today as they denounce violence against women and girls.Members of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) will be supported by colleagues from the Jamaica Enrolled Nurses Association and the Jamaica Midwives Association.

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A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation at a party in Aenon Town, Clarendon this morning.

He is 41-year-old Andre Ingram otherwise called ‘Jazz’ a resident of Aenon Town.

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Police have charged the man seen on a viral video assaulting a female nurse last Tuesday in St. Andrew.

The accused is 65-year-old businessman Robert Bell of St. Andrew.

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Opposition spokesman on national security Senator Peter Bunting has described the killing of a police man today as blow to public safety.

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The police high command has vowed that those responsible for the murder of a police man in St. Catherine today will be found and brought to justice.

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Police have identified the man who was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with officers in Brown’s Town, St. Ann yesterday.

Dead is 26-year-old Romario Brown, a labourer from Belle Air, Runaway Bay.

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Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Alfred Dawes has described the assault of a female nurse as an act of savagery.

The incident has sparked nationwide outrage after a video went viral on social media.

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The bill to amend the Pensions Public Service Act was passed in the Upper House yesterday.

Government Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, who piloted the bill, noted that the legislation gives workers the option to retire before attaining the normal retirement age of 65 years.

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