A damning report into the financial management of the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew shows millions of dollars were either misappropriated or unaccounted for at the institution. The audit carried out by the Ministry of Education for the period September 2017 to...
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National Covid-19 Vaccination Operationalisation Task Force Seeks to Triple Current Monthly Target
The National Covid-19 Vaccination Operationalisation Task Force will seek to expand current vaccination rates from one-hundred thousand a month to three times that number over a similar period. That was outlined by Task Force Chairman, Professor Gordon Shirley....
Private Sector and Trade Union Groups Issue Joint Statement Outlining Possible Vaccine Mandate Protocols
Various private sector and trade union groups have issued a joint statement outlining the possible scenarios in which an employee can be dismissed for failing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, if mandated by their employer. The advisory statement is signed by the Private...
Economist Calls on the Gov’t To Use Budget Surplus to Fund MSME Loans
Economist at the JMMB Group, Theodore Mitchell, says the government should utilize part of its surplus for the April to July period to provide low interest loans to micro, small and medium sized enterprises. Mr. Mitchell says a targeted approach is required to...
Health Minister Says Gov’t May Have to Revisit Expenditure to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the government may have to revisit it's expenditure to combat misinformation surrounding vaccinations. According to the Health Minister society has under estimated the well resourced anti vaccine message. Dr. Tufton was...
PNP Election Evaluation Committee Finds the Party’s Inability to Settle Under Peter Phillips Contributed to Election Loss
The PNP's election evaluation committee, says the party's inability was to settle under the stewardship of former President, Peter Phillips contributed to its election loss. The Evaluation Committee was set up by the party to analyse the stinging 2020 Election defeat....
Private Sector Leader Welcomes Over Performance of Government Revenues for April to July Period
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica and Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, Keith Duncan, is welcoming news of the over performance of government revenues for the April to July period. Mr. Duncan says this news augurs well for...
Finance Minister Expected to Table First Supplementary Estimates in September
Finance Minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke, is expected to table the first Supplementary Estimates for the Financial year, this month as the government has over performed in revenues by more than $26 billion. The Finance Minister made the announcement in a statement on Friday...
PNP’s Election Evaluation Committee is Recommending the Party Revamp Aspects of Its Leadership
The People's National Party, has been called on by its own Election Evaluation Committee, to settle its core principles. That's one of many recommendations stemming from a report analyzing the party's crushing defeat during the September, 2021 General Elections. The...
Health Ministry to Introduce New Sector Specific Initiatives to Revamp Vaccine Delivery
Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton says sector specific initiatives are coming to revamp and address issues around delivery of Covid-19 vaccines. Dr. Tufton says the nation will be privy to more information in the coming days. The Government has been criticized...