Smoke shuts down schools
Published:Friday | March 13, 2015 | 4:27 PM
The Ministry of Education reported that several schools in St Catherine and the Corporate Area closed prematurely yesterday due to the adverse effects of smoke emitting from a fire at the Riverton City Landfill.
In St Catherine a total of 12 schools were forced to send home students early. In the Corporate Area 34 schools also closed their doors prematurely as a result of the smoke nuisance.