Left: Techa Clarke-Griffiths, president, Jamaica Civil Service Association, JCSA; right: O’Neil Grant, former president JCSA. The Jamaica Civil Service Association, JCSA, is distancing itself from its former president, O’Neil Grant, who it says is not authorised to speak on its behalf. The JCSA’s position came by way of a statement on Tuesday. It is in […]

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Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, says his nation backs Jamaica’s move to petition King Charles on the legality of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. He voiced his support during an address to a rare joint sitting of the nation’s parliament on Tuesday. Chevon Campbell tells us more. President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, […]

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Veteran attorney, Abe Dabdoub, believes the Integrity Commission should be stripped of its prosecutorial powers. Dabdoub is representing the Minister in charge of Science, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, in his case against the commission. The Integrity Commission, in a recent ruling, recommended that Dr. Wheatley be charged for illicit enrichment. According to the commission, his assets […]

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Water supply regulations across sections of Kingston and Saint Andrew are now in effect. The measures, announced last week, took effect on Monday, as inflows into the Mona Reservoir continue to decline. Daina Davy tells us more. The National Water Commission, NWC, says the restrictions apply to customers served by the Mona and Hope water […]

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Transport Minister, Daryl Vaz, says the government will be reviewing the implementation of the Road Traffic Act, including the demerit points system, amid growing public concern over the legislation. He announced the review in a statement on Monday. Robian Williams reports. Minister Daryl Vaz says he has directed a comprehensive review of all matters relating […]

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A former head of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, JCSA, is calling for an immediate moratorium on the recovery of more than $200 million in salary overpayments made to public sector workers under the compensation restructuring exercise. O’Neil Grant, who is now an industrial relations consultant, says the automated clawbacks have left thousands of public […]

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The Court of Appeal has upheld the Supreme Court ruling that stripped the Financial Services Commission, FSC, of control of the collapsed investment house Stocks and Securities Limited, SSL. However, it has thrown out the order that the regulator pay the company’s legal bill. That’s according to a judgement handed down on Friday morning. It […]

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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ legal team says Friday’s Court of Appeal ruling does not adversely affect his case against the Integrity Commission. In a statement following the decision, the team says the appeal was primarily about its request for the Commission to hand over unredacted copies of documents it had disclosed in the claim. […]

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Not surprising! That’s the reaction of Chairman of the JLP’s Communication Taskforce, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, to the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of the challenge by the PNP’s Paul Buchanan to the last year’s general election success of Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness in West Central St Andrew. The Appeal Court, on Friday morning, rejected Buchanan’s […]

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The Jamaican judiciary is mourning Senior Parish Judge Dionne Gallimore Rose, who died on Thursday morning. She was 60 years old. Judge Gallimore Rose presided over the Western Regional Family Court, which serves Westmoreland, Hanover and St James. She had held the post of Senior Parish Judge since 2017 and was still serving at the […]

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