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14 students left at Somerset Primary as enrolment plummets

Somerset Primary and Infant School was void of the usual bustle and sounds that accompany a school day last Thursday, mirroring the quietness of the surrounding rural St Andrew community. A student peeking through the gate as the Gleaner vehicle pulled up provided the only initial sign of life. “If they see a vehicle, you see everybody peeping, even though we tell them not to do that. They tend…

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FCTA trains retiring civil servants

The Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission (FCT-CSC), in partnership with the Office of the Head of Service, FCT Administration (FCTA), has commenced a pre-retirement workshop.

Sri Lanka: 15 men jailed for life in 2019 Easter bombings

The 15 convicts have been given prison sentences of at least 200 years each, following a long trial in what was among Sri Lanka's deadliest attacks.

  • 15 men sentenced to life in prison for 2019 Easter bombings
  • 14 received 200-260 year sentences, 1 received lesser term
  • 9 defendants acquitted in trial of 25 suspects

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