The Opposition People's National Party, PNP, is calling on the Office of Utilities Regulations, OUR, to put on hold, the planned increase in electricity bills which took effect on September one. Yesterday the OUR announced it had granted the Jamaica Public Service...
Some teachers are expressing relief at news the school's principal has been suspended. At least one current and one former teacher at the school told our news centre that they have been subjected to poor treatment and unprofessional behaviour at the hands of the...
Political scientists are expressing concerns over the latest findings of the Nationwide/Bluedot polls, which signal there is growing political apathy across the country. According to Bluedot, 48-percent of Jamaicans, almost one in two, described themselves as neutral,...
Residents of Burger Gully in East Kingston are pleading for help amid a worrying gang warfare plaguing the community and resulting in several murders. The residents say men who were once close friends, are now at odds and have designated turf in the community. They...
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Matthew Samuda, says some 50 staff members at Correctional facilities across the island currently have COVID 19. Mr. Samuda says 13 inmates are currently afflicted with the virus. He says since...
The National Water Commission, NWC, is seeking to defend its recent action of disturbing mangroves in a protected area along the Palisadoes main road. The Jamaica Environment Trust, JET, had chided the NWC for the action saying it did not have a permit from the...
Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says he is happy to know that the country has given the Government, himself and his ministry a favourable rating for its management of the novel coronavirus pandemic. A recent Nationwide/Bluedot Poll which was...
The Education Ministry says starting this school year, it will begin the formal implementation of two additional years of high school for students who complete Grade 11 and want alternative opportunities alongside the traditional sixth form CAPE curriculum. In a...
The Opposition People's National Party, PNP, is hitting out at the government for taking what it says is an easy route by ordering schools to vaccinate at least 65-percent of students before resuming face-to-face classes. Opposition Spokesman on Education and...
The Opposition People's National Party, PNP, says the government has done little to improve the accessibility to technological devices and internet connection necessary for remote learning. The Education Ministry says it's delivered thousands of tablets to needy...