Two Orderlies to the Houses of Parliament were ordered out of the Chamber earlier today following a dispute between them and the management of Gordon House over allowances for shoes. The Orderlies claim the $5,000 contribution they've been...
REUBEN KELLY walks with an air of confidence as he leads a touring party through various sections of the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre.The senior superintendent in charge of the correctional facility is not six feet in height, but he stands...
THE JAMAICA Defence Force (JDF) is seeking to recover three-quarter billion dollars from the National Water Commission (NWC) after claiming that the utility company overcharged it over an eight-year period.Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...
THE BREADBASKET Parish of St Elizabeth is currently reeling from the effects of severe drought conditions, with farmers said to be experiencing significant losses as their crops dry up in the field."Just from the drought alone, many persons would...
AS THE two major political parties start preliminary work on their election machinery, the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is working feverishly to tweak its polling system in the event an election is called.On Monday, the electoral body received...
Very high risk! Several communities within a five-kilometre (3.1 miles) radius of the Riverton dump were given that designation as a result of their exposure to...
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today heard that the Riverton City fire has cost two major public bodies a total of $311 million and the amount could further rise. That is because the figure does not include any medical claims...
Published:Wednesday | April 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
A comprehensive revi-sed policy for persons deprived of their liberty by the state has been approved by Cabinet and is expected to make significant changes to the way individuals are treated whilein police custody or while incarcerated in a...
As major players in the manufacturing sector strongly oppose the Government's plans to impose a cess on imported refined sugar, head of Jamaica Customs, Major Richard Reese, has disclosed that his agency has clamped down on manufacturers who have...
Published:Tuesday | April 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has revealed that investments by the National Housing Trust (NHT) totalling $2 billion in three major projects have failed to produce any returns after periods spanning five to more than 10 years.The government...
Published:Tuesday | April 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
A PERFORMANCE audit of the National Housing Trust (NHT) conducted by the Auditor General's Department has shown that the board's failure to abide by recommendations made by technical personnel had proven costly.Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis...
The Auditor General is reporting the National Housing Trust (NHT) has failed to realise any return on three major projects in the past five to 10 years that cost taxpayers more than $2 billion. According to the Auditor General, the NHT ...
The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is giving up $43.8 million by waiving costs and penalties owed by companies and businesses that are delinquent in filing annual returns and renewing business names.Starting May 4, the COJ will be embarking on an...
The Administrator General's (Amendment) Act which was passed with two amendments in the Senate on Friday, will deal with, among other things, a spouse who will have access to the estate of a person who dies intestate (without leaving a will).
BEGINNING TOMORROW, persons found with two ounces or less of marijuana will no longer be subject to arrest or detention by the police but instead could be issued a ticket for $500 payable within a 30-day period at any revenue centre.On Wednesday,...
Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
THE MINISTRY of Industry, Investment and Commerce has revealed that there is a high probability that insufficient funding and/or lack of fiscal space could negatively impact its logistics hub initiative.In a risk management matrix which was tabled...
Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
A little more than a week before United States President Barack Obama is scheduled to make an official visit to Jamaica, the local police and security personnel at the US Embassy in St Andrew were forced to spring into action...
"We will protect them." A strong word of assurance to the country's children yesterday by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller who also warned men who prey on children that the full force of the law would be applied to punish them.The prime minister...
Published:Thursday | March 19, 2015 | 6:46 PMEdmond Campbell
Defence attorney K.D. Knight says while he supports the introduction of DNA legislation for fighting crime, legislative provisions with safeguards should be crafted to accommodate the mandatory taking of DNA samples from accused persons upon arrest....
When United States (US) President Barack Obama visits Jamaica on April 9 to hold talks with Jamaican officials and other Caribbean leaders, one of the issues that Brian Pengelley, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association, would want the...
WITH Jamaica locked in a cycle of marginal economic growth annually, financial analyst Errol Gregory said it was time the Government identified strategies that could lead to more meaningful growth.While acknowledging the Government's efforts at...
Unprecedented and dramatic scenes yesterday unfolded at the Medical Associates Hospital on Half-Way Tree Road in St Andrew, with scores of students from Corporate Area high schools being hastily ushered into the facility in buses, police cars and...
Published:Thursday | March 12, 2015 | 6:28 PMEdmond Campbell
The children of public-sector workers will enjoy interest rate at one per cent lower than the rates normally charged to applicants of the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB).Finance and Planning Minister Dr Peter Phillips who opened the 2015/2016 Budget...
Published:Wednesday | March 11, 2015 | 2:33 PMEdmond Campbell
Minister with responsibility for electoral matters Phillip Paulwell says the long-awaited campaign finance bill should be handed to him tomorrow by the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC) after which it will be taken to Cabinet within...
Executive Director of the National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, has called on Jamaica's international development partners to pressure the Government into passing tough laws to crack down on large companies that evade the tax net...
