The Jamaica Police Federation is likening to treason the failure to expend the National Security Ministry's capital budget. In a statement yesterday, the Police Federation says with less than two months left in the year it's shameful that the government has only spent...
Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, ACP Gary McKenzie, says the police will not tolerate illegal actions as part of protests by transport operators. He's reacting to several individuals caught on video yesterday assaulting or harassing commuters...
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, PSOJ, is reporting a 50 per cent decline in production Monday due to the transport operator strike. The PSOJ issued a joint statement Monday afternoon with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, the MSME Alliance and The Jamaica...
Opposition Senator, Sophia Frazer Binns, is calling on the government to establish a special tribunal to try environmental cases. The Senator says far too often, environmental issues end up languishing in the courts. She says the importance of climate change and the...
King's Counsel, Peter Champagnie, says he has no positive expectations from the two week gun amnesty. The initiative was enacted through the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) (Firearms Amnesty) order of 2022 and Resolution passed by Parliament. The...
Opposition Senator, Sophia Frazer Binns, is calling on the government to establish a special tribunal to try environmental cases. The senator says far too often, environmental issues end up languishing in the courts. She says the importance of climate change and the...
Government Senator Don Wehby says the country's high debt has contributed to its crime problem. Wehby says the debt burden over the years has stifled the ability of the various governments to fund social improvements. Wehby was making his contribution to the State of...
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lloyd B Smith, says South West St. Catherine MP, Everald Warmington, should be sanctioned for his racially charged comments regarding Opposition Leader, Mark Golding. Smith says an apology will not be enough....
The opposition PNP is calling for more funds to be allocated to fisher folk who suffered losses due to an effluent spill in the Rio Cobre earlier this year. Minister with responsibility for the environment Mathew Samuda gave an update on the spill yesterday. As part...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country is facing a deficit in the current and future demand for housing. He says there needs to be adequate planning on providing houses to every existing household in Jamaica. The Prime Minister was speaking yesterday at the...