Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the People’s National Party, PNP, wants to deny the Jamaica Labour Party the distinction of being the party that creates a 15th parish in the country. Dr. Holness says this is the simple rationale behind the opposition’s stance on the government’s push to elevate Portmore to parish status. The […]

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Chairman of the Integrity Commission, retired Justice Carol Lawrence Beswick, says she needs more information to address concerns raised by the leaders of government business in the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament. Leader of Government Business in Parliament Edmund Bartlett, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson-Smith, wrote a joint letter […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has accepted that the goal of transforming Jamaica into a republic at this time, has been dashed. The prime minister places the blame of the failure squarely at the feet of opposition leader, Mark Golding. The prime minister delivered the rebuke while addressing a large crowd during the Jamaica Labour […]

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The long awaited and much anticipated Jamaica Teaching Council, JTC, Bill is set to face its last legislative hurdle. The Bill, which is aimed at establishing a professional oversight body for teachers, is now before the Upper House of Parliament for debate. It’s expected the bill will be passed in the coming weeks after nearly […]

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Another potential legal battle regarding the proposed parish of Portmore could be brewing. Attorney representing the People’s National Party, PNP, King’s Counsel, Michael Hylton, is sounding the alarm over a recent letter sent by the Houses of Parliament calling for the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, ECJ, to appear before its Constituency Boundaries Committee next Wednesday. […]

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The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC is drowning in debt to the National Water Commission, NWC. Nationwide News has obtained documents suggesting the Municipal Corporation owes the NWC over one-hundred-and-fifty–one-million dollars in unpaid water bills. A significant chunk of this mounting debt stems from the operations of the downtown market. This revelation comes […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the country must increase its capacity to undertake more large-scale, multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects. He made that comment on Tuesday while addressing recipients of the National Housing Trust Construction Scholarship. The prime minister says the scholarship, which targets areas such as civil engineering and project management, is geared toward […]

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Deputy mayor of Kingston, Delroy Williams, says comments by the opposition People’s National Party about the quality of the water in parts of Kingston and St. Andrew are being used as a distraction from alleged financial irregularities at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation. Councillor Williams says the corporation is approaching two quarters without […]

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The Ministry of Health says no Boil Water Advisory is needed at this time even amid concerns over water quality issues in the Kingston and St. Andrew region. The ministry’s dismissal comes swiftly on the heels of a resolution passed by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation demanding action and answers on the matter. […]

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The country’s Net International Reserves, NIR, have reached another record high. The latest information provided by the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, on Tuesday shows that the NIR is just under US $5.8 billion. This puts the country’s reserves significantly above the required international benchmark, as the country heads into a new financial year. Mahiri Stewart […]

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