The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, has been asked to re-examine a file against retired chartered accountant Geoffrey Messado to see if there is a viable case against him. Messado was charged with two counts of obtaining money by false pretence and...
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority, NSWMA, Audley Gordon says a shortage of money is preventing the parish of Westmoreland from having its own transfer station for holding garbage. His comments come amid complaints from Councillors in...
Chairman of the Jamaica Festival Song Committee, Orville Hill says they've identified three song entries submitted for the Jamaica Festival Song competition that will be apart of Jamaica's 60th Independence celebration. This still means there'll be no competition...
Councillors from yet another parish are voicing their discontent at the National Solid Waste Management Authority, NSWMA, for poor garbage collection in their communities. This despite thousands of dollars paid over to the state's waste management authority by...
Two St Thomas residents who stole over $1 million worth of electronic devices from a phone repair store in Queen Street, Morant Bay, on March 10 have been charged. Charged with shop breaking, larceny and receiving stolen property are 41-year-old Ricky Francis...
Former Commissioner, Owen Ellington, has voiced his disagreement with suggestions that law enforcement should meet with gang leaders in their effort to curb crime. The proposal was recently made by State Minister Homer Davis and supported by Justice Minister Delroy...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Olivia Grange, says there's no written record at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, JADCO, that says competing athletes shouldn't be tested twice during a 24-hour period. Her comments come following the World...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says she wants to create a social support programme for the sectors under her portfolio. Grange was making her contribution to the Sectoral Debate yesterday. She's also seeking to establish a trust...
The Barbados Manufacturers' Association, BMA, is calling on CARICOM to make it much easier to get raw materials and production equipment shipped to the region. The call comes as global supply chain issues continue to hamper the local manufacturing sector. BMA...
Motorists will pay $4.50 more in gas prices today. A litre of 87-octane gasoline will open this morning selling for $215.89, while 90-octane will be sold for $220.90 per litre. Meanwhile, automotive diesel oil will also go up by $4.50 to be sold for $211.45 per litre....