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Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Gleaner
- New mic system expected to keep ‘unruly’ legislators in checkby Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter on September 25, 2023 at 5:10 am
Describing some of her colleague legislators as “unruly” Juliet Holness, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, says Parliament’s $18-million microphone system upgrade reflects the rules of the Standing Orders. The Parliamentary...
- Grants Pen triple murder paints grim picture of days aheadby Andre Williams/Staff Reporter on September 25, 2023 at 5:09 am
There is heightened tension in Grants Pen, St Andrew, after a bloody weekend culminating in a shooting that claimed the lives of three men yesterday afternoon. In the incident, gunmen in a motor car drove up to a worksite and fired on a group of...
- ‘I will not refuse’by Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter on September 25, 2023 at 5:09 am
If the gavel is passed to St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament (MP) Juliet Holness on Tuesday, the legislator intends to have a firm grip on the reins of Parliament’s Lower House “in keeping with the Standing Orders”. Holness, the deputy...
- ‘Unbelievable success’by Lester Hinds/Gleaner Writer on September 25, 2023 at 5:09 am
Dr Robert Clarke has described a recently concluded health mission to Jamaica as exhausting but very rewarding. Speaking with The Gleaner, Clarke said he was always left with a good feeling when giving back to Jamaica and assisting people who are...
- Speaker’s resignation protected Parliament’s integrity, says Goldingby Christopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer on September 25, 2023 at 5:09 am
WESTERN BUREAU: Following last Thursday’s resignation of former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert in the wake of an Integrity Commission ruling that she should be charged for making a false statement on her statutory declarations, the...
- Parents share big dreams for first liver-transplant patientby Sashana Small/Staff Reporter on September 25, 2023 at 5:07 am
AN ENERGETIC Zaiden Clarke tried to get his father’s attention during a telephone interview with The Gleaner. As he intensified his efforts, his father Jermaine Clarke cheerfully shared that his son is very playful. “He is a lot of trouble right...
- $3m water bill drowns NWC customer with concernsby Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter on September 25, 2023 at 5:07 am
A man who received a National Water Commission (NWC) bill for $3.1 million, and has flagged it as a billing error, is prepared to challenge the state agency in court after it insisted that the “charges are deemed accurate” and must be paid. Donald...
- ‘16 years in hell!’by Livern Barrett - Senior Staff Reporter on September 24, 2023 at 5:10 am
A fisherman whose boat was forfeited to the Government in 2005 by order of a lower court judge has been forced to wait 16 years to appeal that ruling. That’s because the legal challenge he filed on January 17, 2007 in the Kingston and St Andrew...
- Opposition calls Parliament’s new $18 million PA system a ‘gag-o-phone’by Erica Virtue - and Kimone Francis - Sunday Gleaner Writers on September 24, 2023 at 5:10 am
The new state-of-the-art microphone system installed in the Jamaican Parliament over the summer holidays, and which gives the presiding officer sole authority to determine who speaks and when, cost approximately $18 million, The Sunday Gleaner was...
- Rita threw away nearly $1b on overpriced shares, says expertby Jovan Johnson - Senior Staff Reporter on September 24, 2023 at 5:10 am
An expert witness has contended that “flawed” accounting used by Cornerstone caused businesswoman Rita Humphries-Lewin to waste US$6 million on “overpriced” shares in the investment company. At the average exchange rate for September 2021, US$6...
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Jamaica Information Service
Jamaica Information Service
Jamaica Information Service The Voice of Jamaica
- Deposit Refund Law Will Improve Recycling Activities – Samudaby Astha Prendergast on September 25, 2023 at 8:17 pm
The soon-to-be-legislated Deposit Refund will seek to improve recycling activities locally. This will boost the effort to improve the country’s environmental and waste management thrust. To date, the scheme, which
- Vulnerable Groups Encouraged to Take Flu Vaccineby Astha Prendergast on September 25, 2023 at 7:55 pm
Vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and children, as well as front-line healthcare workers are being encouraged to get the influenza vaccine. The influenza season normally starts in October. The
- Rollout of NSLC This Academic Yearby Astha Prendergast on September 25, 2023 at 7:44 pm
The Ministry of Education and Youth will be rolling out the National School Leaving Certificate (NSLC) later this academic year. This was noted by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon.
- Plans Under Way for Upcoming 10th Biennial Diaspora Conferenceby Astha Prendergast on September 25, 2023 at 6:41 pm
The planning process for the upcoming 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, scheduled to take place in June 2024, is under way. This was announced by the Minister of State in
- Greater Participation for Backbenchers in Parliamentby Astha Prendergast on September 25, 2023 at 5:11 pm
Parliament has adjusted its Standing Orders to allow for greater participation of backbenchers during parliamentary sittings. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament (MP) for St.
- Diaspora Registration Portal to be Tested Later This Yearby Astha Prendergast on September 25, 2023 at 4:58 pm
The Digital Registration Portal, which will collect data to facilitate evidence-based decision-making for diaspora engagement, is slated for public testing later this year. Being developed in partnership with the Inter-American
- Tourism Stakeholders Urged to Promote a More Sustainable Sectorby Astha Prendergast on September 25, 2023 at 2:32 pm
Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has called on industry stakeholders to play a critical role in promoting a more sustainable tourism sector. “Whether we are travellers, industry workers or policymakers,
- Youth Inclusion Key to Diaspora Movement – Terrelonge by Sean Hunter on September 24, 2023 at 9:37 pm
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says youth inclusion is critical to the sustainability of the Jamaican diaspora movement. “Central to
- Householders Urged to Welcome Vector Control Workers by Sean Hunter on September 24, 2023 at 8:29 pm
As the Ministry of Health and Wellness heightens measures to contain the outbreak of dengue on the island, there is a call for householders to accommodate vector control workers. Public
- Moravian Church Saluted for Contribution to Primary Education by Sean Hunter on September 24, 2023 at 5:48 pm
The Ministry of Education and Youth is hailing the Moravian Church for its contribution to the development of primary education in Jamaica. Moravian missionaries established the first elementary school for
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Jamaica Star
Jamaica Star
- Murder accused reunites with wifeon September 25, 2023 at 8:59 pm
- Opposition wants legislators under Integrity Commission probe namedon September 25, 2023 at 7:42 pm
Opposition Leader, Mark Golding and founding Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, are calling for the six legislators under investigation for illicit enrichment to be named. Golding, speaking at a PNP National...
- Landslide in Portland damages higgler's homeon September 25, 2023 at 7:27 pm
Brian Rose, a higgler from Bryans Bay in east Portland, is now seeking a place of safety after his two bedroom house was damaged during a landslide on Monday. The landslide follows heavy rainfall which pounded the parish from Sunday night into...
- Lawyers ask for leniency in Clansman trialon September 25, 2023 at 7:16 pm
The lawyers of convicted gang members Michael Whitely and Tomrick Taylor have asked Chief Justice Bryan Sykes to exercise leniency, as their clients wait to be sentenced later today.
- Heavy rains suspend classes at schools in Portlandon September 25, 2023 at 6:39 pm
Classes at several schools in Portland were suspended on Monday after heavy rainfall made roadways across the parish impassable. Titchfield High, Norwich Primary, Port Antonio Primary, Portland High, and Port Antonio High are...
- 'Blackman’ quotes scriptures during gang sentencingon September 25, 2023 at 6:22 pm
Leader of the One Don Gang Andre 'Blackman' Bryan quoted several bible verses during today's sentencing in the Home Circuit Court. Earlier, Bryan, who was convicted of leading a gang and six counts of facilitating the...
- 'Blackman', Clansman-One Don to be sentenced todayon September 25, 2023 at 3:09 pm
Reputed gang leader Andre 'Blackman' Bryan, and 14 other members of the Clansman-One Don Gang will know their fate when they appear before the Home Circuit Court for sentencing this morning. The matter which was...
- Grants Pen tense after triple murderby TIFFANY PRYCE - STAR Writer on September 25, 2023 at 10:04 am
A peaceful Sunday on Shortwood Lane, just off Grants Pen in St Andrew, was disrupted by the sound of gunshots, prompting them to seek refuge in nearby businesses and the closest available residences. Two persons were killed on the spot while a...
- Killings shock St Andrew communityby Tiffany Taylor - STAR Writer on September 25, 2023 at 10:04 am
'Heinous' and 'tragic' are how Senior Superintendent Kirk Ricketts, commanding officer of the St Andrew South Police Division, described the murder of two brothers and their cousin at their home in 69 Lane off Chisholm Avenue, Kingston. "We...
- Suspected thief held with 13 bags of orangesby Rasbert Turner - STAR Writer on September 25, 2023 at 10:03 am
The Guys Hill police in St Catherine have arrested one man on suspicion of praedial larceny, after he was held yesterday with 13 bags of oranges valued at $65,000. The incident occurred about 5:30 p.m. at the Tradewinds Orchard along the New...
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