"I am envisioning a government system where somebody can be a member of the Cabinet even if they are from the other political party," Charles Frost told the gathering at Campion College in Liguanea to loud howls of disapproval.
Despite owing millions of dollars to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Mayor of Kingston Angela Brown Burke says the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be holding back 20 per cent of funds due to the light and power company...
Education Minister Ronald Thwaites says the performance of Jamaica's education system was under par when he took over in 2012, and he is claiming that the People's National Party-formed government is bringing about major transformation in...
More than a dozen of the homeless people removed from downtown Kingston ahead of last month's visit of United States President Barack Obama have been reintegrated with their families, says the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke. Some...
A senior member of the governing People's National Party (PNP) has said parents who do not take responsibility for their children should not be considered good Comrades. Ronald Thwaites, the Member of Parliament for Central Kingston and...
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 ...
Science minister Phillip Paulwell has announced that he intends to issue licences to the University of the West Indies and the University of Technology to undertake ganja research. Contributing to the Sectoral Debate in the House of...
Shahine Robinson, the opposition spokesperson on tourism, has blasted her government counterpart for not doing enough to grow the sector. Speaking in the Sectoral Debate after McNeill made his presentation, Robinson said that the...
Cabinet has approved the establishment of a pension scheme for workers in the tourism sector. Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill says that a defined contribution scheme is to be setup for workers in the sector. Contributions are to be provided by...
More than $54 billion has been invested in the tourist sector since 2012, Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill said today. McNeill said the investments in the sector represent part of a surge which he said will lead to the generation of thousands of...
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is currently undertaking a study on the effects that the opening up of Cuba could have on Jamaica's tourism market, particularly as it relates to visitors from the United States. Dr Wykeham McNeill, the minister...
United States President Barack Obama has vowed that his country will assist the Caribbean region with its energy security as a means of generating economic growth. "Often times people in the Caribbean, despite having less resources, are paying...
It was not quite the call for divine intervention, but a Government Member of Parliament today made it clear, through prayers, that Jamaica requires the guiding hands of Almighty.
Jamaica is seeking the permission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend by one year, the target of reducing the public sector wage bill. The country had agreed with the IMF that the wage bill would be lowered to nine per cent of GDP by...
