Declaring that he will not be intimidated by threats and barbs directed at the commissioners and staff of the Integrity Commission (IC), Justice (ret’d) Seymour Panton has urged members of the anti-corruption body to fearlessly carry out their...
The chronic non-compliance of some ministries and public bodies to fiscal regulatory requirements is hindering the independent assessment of how more than $1.6 trillion allocated to these entities was utilised, raising concerns about transparency,...
TWO CRITICAL pieces of legislation – the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and a bill to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act to include unexplained wealth – are among a raft of proposed legislative measures that the Andrew Holness-led administration...
Long-awaited regulations to give effect to the Disabilities Act, 2014 received the nod from the Senate on Friday. Labour and Social Security Minister Karl Samuda had announced that the legislation would be implemented on February 14, 2022. An...
Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry has described as “an intrusion on a citizen’s personal space” the “massive” amount of biographic data that is required to receive a national identification number...
The leadership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is urging the Joe Biden administration to carry out a “dispassionate early review” of the United States’ scorched policy towards Venezuela, with a view to lifting draconian sanctions that have...
While debate rages over the chairmanship of sessional committees of the Lower House, some disgruntled staff of the country’s bicameral legislature have shared with The Sunday Gleaner the difficulties they face as they extend themselves beyond the...
As the Andrew Holness administration’s position on retaking the chairmanship of several sessional committees of Parliament from the Opposition hardens, Lloyd Distant, president of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), has cautioned the Government...
