A comment about the hiring procedures and the recruitment of a slew of Generation 2000 (G2K) members at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited, which was directed to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Jennifer Griffiths,...
While concerns have been raised about the nearly $9 million in travel expenditure for Delano Seiveright , senior communications strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, for a 15-month period spanning February 2017 to May 2018, the man at the centre of...
Following revelations of conflict of interest in a programme designed to provide emergency grants to the poorest Jamaicans, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it has increased its capacity to identify fraud."Since the audit, we have...
Transport Minister Robert Montague has said that as soon as the House of Representatives approves Senate amendments to the Road Traffic Act and the governor general gives his assent, the Government would be rolling out an extensive public-education...
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is urging the minister of finance and the public service to urgently facilitate the appointment of a fully qualified chairman of the board of the National Housing Trust (NHT).In a news release...
The United States Government has provided US$4.5 million (J$540m) to support a local initiative aimed at significantly denting the incidence of human trafficking, especially as it affects children in Jamaica.A Child Protection Compact Partnership...
Jamaicans who are summoned to carry out their civic duties serving as jurors are said to be crippled by fear, leaving the justice sector scrambling to put together jury panels to try cases, particularly in rural Jamaica.Justice Minister Delroy Chuck...
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has urged some public servants to desist from carrying out their duties in an unprofessional manner, citing the action of a police officer in 1995 who "negligently seized an aeroplane" and racked up judgment debts to...
With a massive $26 billion owed by National Water Commission (NWC) customers, President Mark Barnett says the company is now in discussions with several entities that have expressed an interest in purchasing the outstanding receivables.Barnett told...
The Ministry of National Security has said that it is working on a policy on how to treat, care, and house mentally ill persons who are incarcerated but who are unfit to plead.State Minister for National Security Rudyard Spencer told his...
Pedal cyclists who run the red light or refuse to obey stop signs on the nation's roads could be dragged before the courts and face a maximum fine of up to $24,000 or, in default of payment, spend 10 days in prison.Under the new Road Traffic Act,...
While lauding the Government for its efforts to certify early childhood institutions, Opposition Spokesman on Education Ronald Thwaites has said that this is insufficient to bring about the revolution of care and healthy socialisation required for...
Acknowledging that Jamaica's crime problem is fuelled primarily by gang-related activities, Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has indicated that Parliament will be asked to review the anti-gang law, formally titled the Criminal Justice (...
Four members of Jamaica's bicameral legislature recently benefited from a parliamentary fundamentals course on practiceand procedure staged by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Pearnel...
Debris piling up in a gully on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston may not be good news for companies in the area that suffered immensely from extensive flooding in September 2016.Heavy showers in the last few days serve as a reminder that the start of...
The promises to grant citizenship and other benefits to the Windrush Generation, including Jamaicans, could be enshrined in law soon if the Theresa May-led Tory Government bows to pressure from some 200 British members of parliament who are...
The Postal Corporation of Jamaica (PostCorp), which was established in 2000 to leadthe modernisation and commercialisation of the public postal service, has failed to make any meaningful breakthrough in carrying out its mandate 18 years later....
Speaker of the House of Representatives Pearnel Charles drew the proverbial red line in the Lower House on Tuesday by standing twice to restore order during a tumultuous sitting in which he compared the behaviour of some lawmakers to that of...
Inundated by a flood of harsh criticisms and public outrage over its handling of the Windrush Generation saga, the Theresa May-led Conservative Party Government yesterday moved beyond apology and compensation and pledged to grant citizenship to...
Jamaicans and other Caribbean nationals dubbed the Windrush Generation who have been aggrieved by the actions of the United Kingdom (UK) government should immediately take steps to seek redress, advised Diana Baxter, solicitor in Britain.At the...
Frustrated and battle-worn but refusing to relent! This depicts the mood of Annie Smith, a resident of Albion Estates in St Thomas, who has been fighting for more than 20 years to reclaim four acres of land that had been originally designated for...
Despite calls for his resignation by the parliamentary Opposition for allegedly mishandling the ongoing health crisis at Cornwall Regional Hospital, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has insisted that the ministry acted responsibly when it was...
Opposition Senator Damion Crawford has raised concerns that large numbers of young black Jamaican males have been detained under the state of public emergency in St James, yet the security forces have only been able to press charges against a small...
Describing the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) in Jamaica as a powerful tool to tackle money laundering, United States (US) Department of State officials have raised concerns that the legislation is not achieving its desired or intended results,...
While inflation remains within the four-to-six per cent band during the last two years, Opposition Spokesman on Finance and Planning Mark Golding has argued that the impact on the Jamaican people is felt more severely in the food, vegetables, and...
