Work has so far been completed on 110 roads under the SPARK programme. Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness says among the roads rehabilitated is the Caenwood Road in Portland. The Prime Minister says based on its engineering and design, the Caenwood Road is expected to...
The state owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC, says based on its investigations, none of its employees has anything to with an illegal gun found on one of its buses in Walkers Wood, St. Ann last Saturday. Reports elsewhere in the media say a man sitting in the...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Kasan Troupe says there must be a mindset change for Jamaica to benefit from advancements in technology. Dr. Troupe says the first step in the process is that Jamaicans must begin to see themselves as innovators...
The Cannabis Licensing Authority, CLA says it's handling an influx of applications, as players seek a stake in the potentially lucrative local ganja industry. Chairman of the CLA, Dr. Nadeen Spence gave an update during an interview with our news-centre. The role of...
The Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck is warning Justices of the Peace against placing their JP seals on their windshields or using them as decals. He was addressing a Commissioning Ceremony for JPs in Falmouth, Trelawny last Friday. Meanwhile Minister Chuck says...
As stakeholders eagerly anticipate the detailed report from the Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS about what caused the islandwide blackout earlier this month, an engineering expert is not ruling out the possibility of more black-outs. Dr Andrew Isaacs is Associate...
Despite having some concerns, the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services, TODSS is welcoming the move by the Government to implement a Demerit Points System to punish errant motorists. The TODSS President is Egeton Newman. Transport Minister, Daryl Vaz...
An 11-year-old boy and an adult male perished in a two-vehicle collision in Manchester late Sunday afternoon. The deceased are 11 year-old Hussi Connor and 37-year-old Jermaine Kathing, both of Battersea District, in the parish. The crash occurred at the intersection...
Opposition Leader, Mark Golding says the next PNP administration will move the income tax threshold to $3.5 million. He made the announcement at a PNP mass rally in Mandeville, Manchester on Sunday. Golding says the income tax threshold could be raised even further...
The Jamaica First Movement, JFM, says the split from the Jamaica Progressive Party, JPP, has not hurt the organization. JFM announced a mutual dissolution of the political alliance on Sunday. According to a statement, the groups are not firmly agreed on the...