The National Integrity Action, NIA, is reaffirming its call for timetables for the completion and application of the government's Accountability Framework, in particular the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament. This comes after Prime Minister Andrew Holness...
The Advocates Network says members of the political directorate should follow the Prime Minister's lead and roll back their unconscionable salary increases. In a release to the media, the Network says the government must roll back salary increases to politicians to no...
President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egeton Newman, has welcomed the appointment of Daryl Vaz as Minister of Transport , but expressing concern that the portfolio has once again been absorbed into a super ministry. Prime...
Two people have been hit with multiple charges following the seizure of a gun and ammunition at their Burke Lane, Kingston 8 home on Monday. Charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon and Possession of Ammunition are 28-year old Ricardo Gould, otherwise called...
A St. James man has been slapped with robbery charges following an incident caught on CCTV camera in Trelawny. Charged is 30-year old Sheldon Lawrence of Moore Park in Adelphi. The police report that at around 10:30pm on February 2, Lawrence along with other...
The Caribbean Examinations Council, CXC, says the breach which resulted in the leaking of the Paper Two section of the CSEC Mathematics exam on Wednesday, originated in Jamaica. Reports on Wednesday had suggested that the exam script was first accessed by persons in...
The Jamaica Tourist Board, JTB, has been named the Tourist Board of the Year by Canadian travel advisors at the fourth TravelPulse Canada Reader's Choice Awards. The event was held at the Steam Whistle Brewery in downtown Toronto on Thursday. Jamaica has now taken...
CEO of the Caribbean Examination Council, CXC, Dr. Wayne Wesley says as a result of the breach of Mathematics Paper 2, grades will be determined using the modified approach for this year's exam. Dr. Wayne Wesley, CEO of the CXC
The National Works Agency, NWA, has begun work on a drainage and surface improvement project along Danks to Crofts Hill roadway in Clarendon. The NWA's Manager of Communication and Customer Services, Stephen Shaw says the two months long project will include site...
The two most powerful voices in the local business community are calling for accountability and transparency in light of the massive salary increases announced for parliamentarians. The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, PSOJ, and the Jamaica Manufacturers and...