For the first time in history, all of the country's sitting Members of Parliament have filed their statutory declarations with the Integrity Commission. The Commission made the revelation as part of its annual report tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday....
The Integrity Commission is again calling on parliament to remove the so-called gag clause in its legislation that prevents it from openly discussing investigations. That's according to remarks made in its Annual Report tabled in the House of Representatives...
The Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Richard Byles, is standing by the decision to raise interest rates amid growing concerns from the business community. The aggressive monetary stance adopted by the central bank was again questioned by members of the Opposition at...
The long-awaited regulations which are to govern the amended Road Traffic Act have finally passed in the House of Representatives. Transport Minister, Audley Shaw, who tabled the regulations called them critical to the Government’s agenda of establishing and...
This story has been updated from a previous version. Students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education, PATH, are to receive one-off grants as part of additional social support totalling $1.8 billion. Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke made the...
One of the suspects in the June 18 robbery of a Farmstore in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth is now in police custody. Reports from the St. Elizabeth Police are that at about 9:57.a.m., men armed with handguns went to the store where they stole 950,000 dollars. The men...
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the People's National Party has healed its divisions and is ready for upcoming elections. The Opposition Leader says the PNP has made significant progress in the last two years and is in a position to take on the mantle of...
Two persons have been charged in connection with the killing of a policeman and a taxi operator in Big Lane, Central Village, St. Catherine last year. Charged are Andre Martin and Daniel Gillespie. They were charged yesterday after being questioned by detectives...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the East-West Highway is now 75 per cent complete. The Prime Minister says it will be open to the public by the first quarter of next year. Mr. Holness says even in its unfinished state travel time...
The Ministry of Justice says an investigation is being launched into the videotaping of Rushane Barnett by Justices of the Peace, while he was being held in custody. In a statement yesterday the Ministry says JPs should perform voluntary community-based activities as...