Registrar of the University of the West Indies, Dr. Maurice Smith, is denying media reports that Vice-Chancellor, Hilary Beckles, is investigating the ceremonial head of the regional institution, Chancellor Robert Bermudez. Dr. Smith was questioned yesterday by...
The Integrity Commission has accused the Ministry of Labour under the then Portia Simpson Miller-administration of breaches in the granting of work permits to foreign nationals. This in relation to the 2014 and 2015 granting of work permits for the construction...
Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke has tabled a third Supplementary Estimates of Expenditures for this fiscal year to effect a change in the composition of ministries and agencies of government. Dr. Clarke says this will facilitate the removal of the Ministry of...
The Education Transformation Commission is calling on the government to treat as critical the issue of teacher licensing. That forms part of the recommendations in its draft report on reforming the education system. The report says through the regulation of teacher...
The Health and Wellness Ministry is seeking to give assurances that measures are in place to respond to the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections currently being experienced across the island. It gave the update in a media release this afternoon as the country continues...
The Jamaica Education Transformation Commission draft report is calling for legislative changes that place greater emphasis on assessing teacher performance and discipline. Nationwide News has obtained a copy of the document prepared by the Orlando Patterson-led...
Chief Justice Brian Sykes, says the court system has remained resilient in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. He says this is evident by the 94 per cent clear-up rate of criminal cases in the Parish Courts within 24 months. Justice Sykes was speaking yesterday's...
One of the largest companies in the country the GraceKennedy Group has announced requirements for its employees, contractors and consultants to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or undergo regular PCR testing. The decision was announced by group CEO and government...
Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Morais Guy, gave the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic through 2021 a middling grade at best. He gave the assessment while speaking with Nationwide News. As the country enters the early stages of the fourth wave of...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is lamenting the increase in murders and violent crimes which have beset several communities across the island. He was addressing the National Day of Prayer hosted at the Power Of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St. Catherine. Reports from...