Among the accomplishments of her government Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller highlighted at a People’s National Party mass rally on Sunday was that the inflation rate is running at less than three per cent — the lowest in more than...
People's National Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller has declared herself to be "the teacher" and has run the red ink through the books of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Simpson Miller at a PNP mass meeting in...
Lisa Hanna, the South East St Ann MP who was earlier this year at the centre of a leadership controversy, has told Comrades at a People's National Party (PNP) rally in Brown's Town, St Ann that on many occasions she had come close to giving...
Sixty-eight year old Elaine Hylton hustles into Brown's Town square in North West St Ann, blowing her vuvuzuela and declaring victory for the People's National Party (PNP) in the upcoming general election. "Labour wrong caah win down...
Opposition Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte has been suspended from service in the Senate until she furnishes the president, Floyd Morris, with a letter supporting her claims that the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had expressed an interest...
K.D. Knight put it succinctly when he used the phrase "that is what democracy is about".The people vote for a Government, and that Government is empowered to take decisions in the best interest of the people.Parliament, as Knight explained, is that...
Amid concerns that criminals are hiding online in plain sight, a member of the Government said in Parliament on Tuesday that monitoring suspected persons online may be an important step in preventing misdeeds.Closing the debate on the Cyber-crime...
THE MINISTRY of Health has vowed to tackle the increase in mosquito population across all parishes, with special focus on schools.Residents are being urged to contact the health department in their parish to report any area that is in need of...
Political protests which have resurfaced in North Trelawny, Eastern Portland and North East St Elizabeth have been featuring in discussions among Comrades gathered at the Riu Hotel in St Ann for the People's National Party (PNP's) candidates' preparation retreat.
The Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives and Friendly Societies has signalled its intent to cancel the registration of the National People’s Cooperative Bank (NPCB) unless it can be shown that the bank is conducting its financial...
Having won Central St James by only 98 votes, the People's National Party's (PNP) Lloyd B. Smith has sounded an ominous warning that the seat is in real danger of falling to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in the next general elections....
Raymond Pryce will not go forward as a candidate for the People's National Party (PNP) in North East St Elizabeth. The first time MP, who is also deputy general secretary of the party, was tonight told by the executive of the party that his...
West St Andrew Member of Parliament Anthony Hylton has announced plans to create a workforce college in Seaview Gardens as part of a thrust to prepare the people to benefit from logistics-related activities."The college will provide skills training...
Former parliamentarian Sharon Hay Webster has expressed a renewed interest in serving as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP's) candidate for North East St Catherine. Hay Webster, a two-term MP for the old South Central St Catherine constituency for...
Opposition Leader Andrew Holness is claiming that the Government in paying off the PetroCaribe debt is putting itself under a cash-flow threat. “What is of great concern to us is that in trying to manage down the cost of debt, and the stock...
With the vast majority of the 602 persons murdered in Jamaica since the start of the year, Police Commissioner Dr Carl Williams is touting the Get The Guns Campaign; as an effective programme to put the lid on murder. The Commissioner did not...
Robert Brooks gazed into a wide open, rugged pit at Johnson Bottom in North Central Clarendon. A few decades ago, the area was a hive of mining activity. Bulldozers, backhoes and trucks were engaged to rip the ore from the earth, the aim being to...
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...
CHRISTIANA, Manchester: Having seen his winning margin sliced dramatically in the last general elections, North East Manchester Member of Parliament has told constituents that he needs his dominance restored. Shaw, referred to as a five-star...
CHRISTIANA, Manchester: South Trelawny Member of Parliament Marisa Dalrymple Philibert Sunday night delivered a sobering address to Labourites in Christiana, Manchester, telling them that hard work and unity are necessary for the Jamaica Labour...
CHRISTIANA, Manchester: A Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parish council aspirant has called for parents across the island to wear black and join teachers in their fight for increased wage. "Wear black because we need to ensure that the nation'...
Despite a $4-billion shortfall in the nominal primary surplus target under the extended fund facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Fund’s staff team, which reviewed Jamaica’s performance, is to ...
If there were doubts as to whether quality presentations can be made in the Sectoral Debate without members of parliament being on their feet for upwards of two hours, think again.The revamped debate, which ended last week, demonstrated that members...
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...
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...
