Parliament has approved the further $1,000 increase in the national minimum wage, moving it from 16-thousand to $17,000 per 40-hour work week. Minister of Labour Pearnel Charles Jr. says this will come into effect on July 1. The minister was speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Minister Charles Jr. reminded the country that […]

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Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says Hurricane Melissa interrupted Jamaica’s tourism momentum but did not diminish the sector’s strength. In his presentation in the Sectoral Debate on Tuesday, Bartlett told Parliament that the island welcomed 3.7 million visitors in 2025 and generated almost $US 4 billion in gross foreign exchange. Chevon Campbell tells us more. Edmund […]

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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has confirmed that his lawyers have written to the Integrity Commission demanding they make the findings of the Financial Investigations Division public. The prime minister, who was speaking during an exclusive interview with Nationwide News‘ Cliff Hughes on Monday, avoided suggesting the commission is biased against the Jamaica Labour Party. […]

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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has implemented a new Accountability Framework aimed at strengthening governance, financial management, and procurement oversight across the island’s public health sector. Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, signed the framework into effect on Friday at a ceremony with Regional Health Authorities, Health Professional Councils, Boards, and other public health bodies. […]

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Discussion for 10,000 individuals to come to Jamaica was part of a separate programme not related to the Third Country National arrangement with the United States. This was previously confirmed by National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang days before the Gleaner reported that Ambassador Audrey Marks had initiated the arrangement. Checks by Nationwide News confirmed […]

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Minister of Works Robert Morgan, says a record number of roads have been rehabilitated under the government’s Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement Road Rehabilitation, SPARK, programme. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate earlier this week, Minister Morgan, says well over 100 roads have been addressed with hundreds more in the pipeline. SPARK is a […]

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The government is constructing four new courts under the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, NaRRA. Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, says this was a major policy position adopted by the cabinet. The minister, who was speaking during his Sectoral Debate presentation earlier this week, also gave a commitment to address the ageing infrastructure plaguing the sector. […]

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The Opposition PNP, says Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, has questions to answer in relation to what he knew regarding Science, Technology and Special Projects Minister, Dr. Andrew Wheatley’s illicit enrichment probe. This is after the Integrity Commission recommended that Dr. Wheatley be charged following its nine-year probe of his statutory filings. During a media […]

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Opposition Leader Mark Golding is calling for National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, to face Parliament’s Privileges Committee, to account for whether he was truthful in his claim that the Third Country Nationals arrangement originated with the United States. Golding’s call follows a newspaper article suggesting that the arrangement was first proposed to the US […]

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Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, says he will vigorously defend his reputation following a recommendation by the Integrity Commission, IC, that he be charged with illicit enrichment. He made the pronouncement by way of a personal explanation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Dr Andrew Wheatley. Dr. Wheatley […]

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