Published:Monday | February 8, 2016 | 5:30 PMEdmond Campbell
Finance and Planning Minister Dr Peter Phillips says Jamaica will continue to hedge against any sharp upward movement in the price of oil. He said any jump in the price of oil could have the effect of significantly impacting the country's balance of...
Published:Wednesday | February 10, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Opposition Spokesman on Justice Delroy Chuck yesterday ridiculed claims by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Andrew Holness defamed her on nomination day. Chuck told The Gleaner that he heard what Holness,...
Published:Monday | February 8, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell says he will be holding talks with private-sector interests who have signalled a willingness to invest in the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam.Late last year, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) President Warren...
Published:Wednesday | February 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Passage of the new Road Traffic Act, which is expected to drive down the high levels of road fatalities in Jamaica, will be delayed with the dissolution of Parliament tomorrow, but road safety experts are confident that a new government will enact...
Published:Monday | February 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
As the Office of the Political Ombudsman heightens plans for all candidates to reaffirm or initiate the signing of the Political Code of Conduct, the woman given the mandate to police the process in the run-up to elections has sounded a warning that...
Published:Sunday | January 31, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Robert Montague, said he was disappointed with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s presentation last night, as she sent Jamaicans to the polls on February 25. Montague said the prime minister...
Published:Wednesday | January 27, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Justice Delroy Chuck has called on the National Integrity Action (NIA) to place its microscope squarely on the electoral process in the upcoming weeks, warning Jamaicans against corrupt practices as election fever heats up....
Published:Wednesday | January 27, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the National Integrity Action (NIA) Professor Trevor Munroe says the prospects for increased investments and job creation in Jamaica have been enhanced by the country's significant jump by 16 places on the Corruption Perception...
Published:Tuesday | January 26, 2016 | 4:14 PMEdmond Campbell
THREE ANNUAL reports from the Integrity Commission, the body set up to receive statutory declarations from parliamentarians, have been languishing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) for sometime now, and there is no word from that office as...
Published:Monday | January 25, 2016 | 6:34 PMEdmond Campbell
Former Mayor of Spanish Town, Dr Raymoth Notice, says he welcomes an investigation from the Office of the Political Ombudsman into an incident, last December, in which he was shot three times by criminals outside house in Bog Walk,St Catherine."I...
Published:Tuesday | January 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Dave McIntosh is suggesting that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) should seriously consider introducing a 'fit-for-duty' policy aimed at mitigating risks of criminal and...
Published:Thursday | January 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
DESPITE RENEWED calls for the director of investigations, under the proposed new corruption body, to be given the power to halt a government contract if alleged corruption is uncovered, the parliamentary committee which reviewed the bill is...
Published:Tuesday | January 12, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has raised serious concerns about the governance of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), which disburses pensions benefits amounting to $14 billion to more than 109,000 contributors annually.In an activity-based...
Published:Tuesday | January 12, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
A massive judgment handed down by the court totalling $2.19 billion in favour of a claimant who brought a lawsuit against the Financial Sector Adjustment Company Limited (FINSAC) has left the special vehicle company reeling as it racked up losses...
A PROVISION in the Local Governance Act, 2015, yesterday irked Opposition Spokesman on Local Government Robert Montague, who accused the governing People's National Party of trying to silence the ringing of the bell by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP...
Published:Thursday | January 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
ECONOMIST JOHN Jackson is urging Jamaicans to "awake from their slumber" and speak to issues of national importance in a consistent, logical and researched manner so that the country can benefit from a plethora of views and ideas.He said that...
Published:Wednesday | January 6, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
CALLING FOR urgent radical tax reforms, economist John Jackson has suggested that the Government increase tax on gasolene in order to fund the national budget.Jackson, in making the proposal, said diesel should be exempted from the cess in order to...
Published:Tuesday | December 22, 2015 | 5:24 PMEdmond Campbell
THE BUREAU of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the state-owned Petrojam oil refinery yesterday started a major probe into allegations of substandard gas that has been distributed by petrol stations across the country, leaving some motorists incensed as...
Published:Wednesday | December 16, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Recalcitrant block makers, who breach stipulated standards set out by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and continue to sell substandard blocks to consumers, will face tough sanctions as the regulatory body vows to take action against wayward...
Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
A parliamentary committee has set aside a recommendation by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), which wanted a provision in the Integrity Commission Act, 2014, giving the subject of a false complaint the right to file a civil suit and...
Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
People's National Party (PNP) Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament (MP) Dwayne Vaz has buckled under pressure from a wave of stinging public criticism and has "categorically and unreservedly" apologised for his offensive utterances on a...
Published:Monday | December 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
President of the Jamaican Bar Association, Donovan Walker, is declaring it unfortunate that legislators have rejected a proposal from the Integrity Commission that it become mandatory for parliamentarians to report the income, assets and liabilities...
Published:Thursday | December 10, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Opposition Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte yesterday raised questions about a clause in the DNA law which speaks to a prisoner-transfer arrangement and the taking of DNA samples of those persons transferred to Jamaica to complete their sentences.A...
Published:Wednesday | December 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Youth and Culture Minister Lisa Hanna has indicated that the Child Development Agency (CDA) gave her misleading information that the manager of the Sunshine Child Care Facility, Vivilyn Morgan, had failed in her attempt to get an extension from the...
