The Ministry of Health has advised the Union of Technical Administrative and Supervisory Personnel, UTASP, that dental assistants in the public sector will have their retroactive payments settled on March 29. This comes after a group of dental assistants protested...
Minister with responsibility for Information, Robert Morgan disagrees with those who say the 'Massa Mark' reference was a case of race baiting by the Finance Minister. Speaking today on Cliff Hughes Online, Minister Morgan said Dr. Clarke was responding to previous...
"Nigel, where are you?' That was the chant from a group of dental assistants gathered outside the gates of the Ministry of Finance at National Heroes Circle this morning. Mahiri Stewart has the details: The dental nurses chanted and waved placards in a show of...
Concerned parents flocked to the Queens School on Central Avenue in St. Andrew Tuesday afternoon, in response to images on social media which showed a student walking on the roof of one of the classroom blocks. There was chaos at the school's front gate as parents who...
President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, JMEA, John Mahfood says its unfortunate that the government raised the minimum wage by 44% in one move. During his contribution to the budget debate last Thursday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness...
Public Relations Officer for the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks, says bush fires have gone down almost 100 percent since the country experienced recent rain. Statistics from the brigade show that the past four days have seen virtually no bush fires across the...
President of the United Independent's Congress of Jamaica, Joseph Patterson says he's shocked so many Jamaicans still retain trust in Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The Nationwide/Bluedot Polls powered by Total Tools show that more Jamaicans have indicated that they...
Information Minister, Robert Morgan says the timing of the Nationwide/Bluedot Polls powered by Total Tools may've been a factor in certain results. The Information Minister was responding to findings which show that more Jamaicans have indicated that they distrust the...
A 19 year old male has been hit with multiple charges following an incident in Kingston last year. He has been identified as Shawn Samuels of Smith Lane. Samuels has been charged with wounding with intent and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Reports are...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it has made arrangements to shelter senior citizens that were recently evicted from a nursing home in St. Catherine. Occupants of the Pleasant Care Nursing Home were sent scrambling for a new place to stay after the...