Opposition Senator, Damian Crawford, says the drop off in school attendance past grade 9 needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. He quoted a World Bank study which shows that a significant number of children stop attending classes as of grade 10. Mr. Crawford...
Noting that pregnancy is the single major issue which results in girls dropping out of school, Senator Damion Crawford called for the age of consent to be adjusted to 18 from 16. Mr. Crawford says the age of consent can be used to achieve outcomes including protection...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, speaking during the Public Bodies Corporate Governance Awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on December 1. (Mark Bell/JIS) Public bodies which have yet to complete adjustments under...
Senator Matthew Samuda is rejecting the narrative that the government is overstepping its bounds in its fight against crime as posited by the Human Rights Lobby Group Jamaicans for Justice. Senator Samuda, says he's well aware of their comments in response to recent...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda, participates in a panel discussion at the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on November 29. (Image:...
Human rights lobby group, Jamaicans for Justice, is calling for the pre-charge bail and detention component of the new Bail legislation to be struck out in its entirety. According to its Executive Director, Mickel Jackson, the provision is entirely offensive to the...
The Norman Manley Law School with Meridian Kohler, attorney representing the law school (inset). (Photos from the Norman Manley Law School website.) The Norman Manley Law School is raising concerns about the constitutionality of certain aspects of the new Bail Bill....
L-r: Keith Duncan - President of the PSOJ, Mark Golding, Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr - Vice President of the PSOJ, Senator Peter Bunting, Opposition Spokesman on National Security, John Byles - Vice President of the PSOJ, Lieutenant Commander...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, addresses the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Tuesday (November 29). (Rudranath Fraser/JIS) Finance minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke says, a database...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says legislation will soon be coming requiring households to properly separate and sort their solid waste. The Prime Minister made the announcement at a handing-over ceremony of 50 compactor trucks to the National Solid Waste Management...