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Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Gleaner
- Warmington wants Integrity Commission’s prosecutorial powers yankedby Edmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter on March 23, 2023 at 6:29 am
Lawmaker Everald Warmington has proposed sweeping changes to the Integrity Commission Act that would overhaul the anti-corruption body, excising the auditor general from the rank of commissioners and reverting the prosecutorial role to the director...
- Verdict tilts against lawyer-heavy committeeby Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter on March 23, 2023 at 6:27 am
THE APPOINTMENT of 11 lawyers and a former army chief to the 14-member Constitutional Reform Committee is being heavily criticised by civil society and one member of the legal fraternity, even as Prime Minister Andrew Holness insisted on Wednesday...
- LAND SCAMby Ruddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer on March 23, 2023 at 6:24 am
A suspected land scam in which hundreds of persons are believed to have lost millions of dollars has been uncovered in Naseberry Villa, an informal development near Kitson Town, St Catherine. The Housing Authority of Jamaica (HAJ) has been...
- ‘We will not be scared’by Edmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter on March 23, 2023 at 6:21 am
Integrity Commission Chairman Justice (Ret’d) Seymour Panton has lashed out at persons who have reportedly threatened the lives of persons working with the anti-corruption body. “We will not be frightened or scared into inactivity,” Panton told The...
- Dental assistants restive over delay in payment of new salariesby Corey Robinson/Senior Staff Reporter on March 23, 2023 at 6:14 am
ABUSE FROM patients, lack of staff and resources, long working hours, poor salaries, and the ever-looming threat of working in volatile communities. These are but some of the issues faced by public dental assistants, who are reportedly leaving...
- GUARDS’ RIGHTS UNDER FIREby Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter on March 23, 2023 at 5:53 am
A PUSH for security guards across the island to sign contracts ahead of April 1 when they are to be recognised as employees instead of independent contractors is being met with resistance by one legal mind and a seasoned trade unionist who argue...
- Brown Burke’s outburst exposes her to censureby Edmond Campbell/Senior Parliamentary Reporter on March 22, 2023 at 6:38 am
House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple Philibert appears to be on a collision course with St Andrew South Western Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Angela Brown Burke as the latter faces possible sanction next week after telling a government minister to “shut...
- Clarke says payroll system working overtime to pay public sector by month endby Erica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer on March 22, 2023 at 6:38 am
Public sector workers who have accepted new pay scales under a reclassification exercise will receive promised monies, including retroactive sums, Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke said on Tuesday as he closed the Budget...
- Rainfall not enough to ease restrictions, says NWCby Asha Wilks/Gleaner Writer on March 22, 2023 at 6:34 am
Despite rainfall in sections of the island over the past week, the National Water Commission (NWC) says the drought-induced water restrictions in the Corporate Area will not be lifted just yet. According to the NWC, the rainfall experienced has not...
- 3-y-o delights with prodigious memory, spelling prowessby Tamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer on March 22, 2023 at 6:30 am
ASIA, Manchester: From as early as age one, little Jullania Morris began exhibiting behaviours that caused her mom to pay keen attention to significant advancements in her development. As she grew older, Stacy-Ann Thomas started recognising how...
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Jamaica Information Service
Jamaica Information Service
Jamaica Information Service The Voice of Jamaica
- Month-end Saturday Business for Tax Officesby Kamroy Ogilvie on March 22, 2023 at 9:53 pm
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding the public that it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday, March 25, 2023, which represents the last of ... Read More
- JANAAC Presents Document to Certification Body in Trinidad and Tobagoby Jessica Bailey on March 22, 2023 at 9:34 pm
The Certification Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is the first certification body to be accredited by the Jamaica National Agency ... Read More
- Jamaica on Track to Attain Lowest Debt Levels in 50 Yearsby Jessica Bailey on March 22, 2023 at 8:44 pm
Over the next two years, Jamaica is likely to attain debt levels lower than at any time in the last 50 years, says Minister of ... Read More
- Minister Grange Calls for Dynamic Agenda to End Racial Discriminationby Jessica Bailey on March 22, 2023 at 3:40 pm
A call is being made for a more dynamic agenda to end racial discrimination globally. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, ... Read More
- Gov’t Investing $12 Billion in Agricultureby Jessica Bailey on March 22, 2023 at 3:34 pm
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is making the largest capital investment ever made in agriculture, ... Read More
- Finance Minister Thanks Civil Servants Accepting Restructured Compensation Packageby Jessica Bailey on March 22, 2023 at 3:31 pm
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has thanked civil servants for accepting the Government’s restructured public-sector compensation package. Dr. ... Read More
- Jamaica Commemorates World Water Day March 22by Jessica Bailey on March 22, 2023 at 3:26 pm
Jamaica will commemorate World Water Day on Wednesday (March 22), an annual observation initiated by the United Nations (UN). This year’s theme is ‘Accelerating Change ... Read More
- NWA Undertaking Road Rehabilitation In Trelawnyby Kamroy Ogilvie on March 21, 2023 at 9:50 pm
The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently rehabilitating three main roads in Trelawny at a cost of nearly $180 million. Community Relations Officer at the ... Read More
- MET Service Joins with Forestry Dept. to Plant Treesby Kamroy Ogilvie on March 21, 2023 at 9:49 pm
In celebration of the International Day of Forests today (March 21), the Meteorological Service of Jamaica has joined the National Forestry Department in its thrust ... Read More
- Charge Electronic Devices on Hard Surfaces – JFBby Kamroy Ogilvie on March 21, 2023 at 9:35 pm
Jamaicans are being encouraged to put electronic devices on a hard surface when charging, away from combustible materials, to prevent unintended fires. The advice was ... Read More
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Jamaica Star
Jamaica Star
- Burglar chops man after breaking into homeon March 23, 2023 at 10:04 am
A 22-year-old St Thomas labourer has been charged by the St Thomas police with burglary and wounding with intent in relation to an incident that occurred on the Prospect main road in the parish on March 15. According to the Morant Bay police,...
- Teen charged with murderon March 23, 2023 at 10:04 am
Detectives in the St Andrew South Police Division have charged a 16-year-old boy with several offences including murder, following an incident on Seventh Street, Kingston 13, which left one man dead and a teenage girl injured on October 24, 2022...
- J’cans urged to go cashlessby Shanel Lemmie - STAR Writer on March 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
In light of the recent attacks at automated banking machines, conversations about Jamaica moving towards being a cashless society have become prominent again. A cashless society refers to one that primarily uses digital means to make financial...
- Cops searching for men who tried to torch homeson March 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
The police are appealing for information that will help their investigation into an attack by thugs in the Rose Town community in Kingston on Tuesday. The Corporate Communications Unit noted that the police are aware of video being circulated on...
- Foreign affairs ministry seeks relatives of deceased soldieron March 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is seeking the public's help in locating relatives of Jamaica-born, Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Sergeant Peter Brown, who died alone in his home in Westminister, North London, England, on December...
- Men charged with firearm offenceson March 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
Randy Cole, 25 a tattoo artist of Waterloo district, Ewarton, St Catherine was charged with wounding with intent, unauthorised possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition following an incident on February 7....
- Residents hand over alleged machete attackeron March 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
A Manchester man was handed over to the police after he reportedly chopped another man in Victoria Town in the parish on Sunday. The accused is 25-year-old Gowayne Hynes of Victoria Town. Reports from the Mandeville police are that about 10 p.m...
- ‘My days are empty’ - Slain teen’s mom reflects on anniversary of his murderby ROXROY MCLEAN - STAR Writer on March 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
Today marks a year since 16-year-old Kenute Williams Jr was shot and killed along Liguanea Avenue in St Andrew as he walked to school. The teen was ambushed and robbed by gunmen, who took his cell phone and $1,000 lunch money. The heartless act...
- ‘Bad boy’ TikTok star wants to lead youth on right pathby Simone Morgan-Lindo - STAR Writer on March 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
Despite having bleached skin and sporting various tattoos, which cause some to stereotype him as a 'bad boy', TikTok star Smash has been using the platform to deliver motivational sermons directed to youth who are heading down a path of...
- Grange pushes reparations agendaon March 23, 2023 at 10:02 am
Jamaica used Tuesday's observation of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as a platform to call for reparations from Britain and an end to racial discrimination globally. Culture Minister Olivia Grange, in a...
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