Former Transport and Works Minister Dr. Omar Davies is defending his decision to come public with certain revelations which have plunged the opposition People's National Party into further turmoil as the campaign funding scandal deepens. Speaking on Nationwide at Five...
Two employees of the Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, have been suspended as investigations continue into the all-island black out on Saturday. The light and power company in its initial statement on the matter said the power outage which lasted for several hours...
The National Water Commissioner, NWC, is reporting that no meaningful increases have been seen at the Corporate Area's main water reservoirs despite periods of rainfall over the weekend. That's according to NWC Public Relations Manager, Charles Buchanan. [audio_mp3...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says a trade delegation is being created to hold further discussions with Trinidad and Tobago. T&T Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley was recently in Jamaica holding bilateral talks with Prime...
The Caribbean Policy Research Institute, CAPRI, is recommending that the government privatize the National Solid Waste Management Authority, NSWMA. Capri made the revelations following their research into the state of Jamaica's solid waste management and the NSWMA....
The youth arm of the Jamaica Labour Party, Young Jamaica, is renewing its call for Opposition Leader Portia Simpson-Miller to release her financial statements. President of the group, Howard Chamberlain, says the Jamaican people have not forgotten the commitment that...
Four people are now dead following a motor vehicle collision in Portmore, St. Catherine this morning. Among those killed is 47-year-old Dillon Davis, a Police Sergeant from the Kingston Central Police Division. The other deceased are 29-year-old Tameka Davis from 3...
A minister of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands says any suggestions to allow abortions for babies with microcephaly must be viewed in the context of Jamaica's laws. On Tuesday MP for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell called for abortion to be...
JMMB Group Limited has reported net profits of $2.3 billion for the financial year ended March 31. This is a 12.3-percent increase over the $2.05-billion the company reported for the same period last year. Meanwhile, operating revenue reported a 10.7-percent increase...
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF is warning that adolescents are dying of AIDS at an alarming rate. UNICEF’s announcement comes as the 21st International AIDS Conference opened in South Africa on Monday. The UN body says an average of 29 adolescents between...