The education ministry says it’s not to blame for the delay which has prevented the appointment of a principal at St. Mary High school. The ministry issued a statement on Tuesday responding to a call from Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Omar Newell. Newell has called for a principal to be appointed before […]

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Speaker of Jamaica’s House of Representatives and Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic (CAA), Juliet Holness, delivers remarks during the CPA-CAA’s 48th Regional Conference at the Moon Palace Jamaica Hotel in St. Ann on Monday (August 31). (Okoye Henry/JIS) Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness, has announced a national legislative […]

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Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness says Caribbean democracies must catch up with the rest of the world in combating the threat of misinformation and other damaging rhetoric online. He issued the warning while addressing the 48th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA, opening ceremony on Monday. Chevon Campbell tells us more. Prime Minister, Dr. […]

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NCB Capital Markets has closed a bond offer for its parent company, the NCB Financial Group, raising $10.21 billion. The money is being used to refinance existing debt. Chevon Campbell tells us more. The offer drew subscriptions of about $11.06 billion. This is against an initial target of $6.8 billion — an over-subscription of roughly […]

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Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris-Dixon, is being urged to approve the appointment of a principal at St. Mary High School before the new school year begins. The call is coming from Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Omar Newell. He points to the minister’s recent comments that she had signed off on all principal […]

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Barita Investments and its subsidiaries have been upgraded one notch across all four of their credit ratings by the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services CariCRIS. It’s a move the investment house says shows growing confidence in its market position. The upgrades also come with stable outlooks. Chevon Campbell tells us more. On the Jamaica […]

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Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, is suggesting that he country must return to capping the public sector wage bill to a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, GDP. During a heads of agreement signing with the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions on Thursday, Minister Williams called for stakeholders to come to the table to negotiate the recreation […]

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Barita Investments and its subsidiaries have been upgraded one notch across all four of their credit ratings by the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services CariCRIS. It’s a move the investment house says shows growing confidence in its market position. The upgrades also come with stable outlooks. Chevon Campbell tells us more. On the Jamaica […]

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The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association, JMDA, says its members are becoming increasingly restive, five months after the Industrial Disputes Tribunal, IDT, closed hearings in the doctors’ long-running dispute with the Government. No award has been handed down. The JMDA says the dispute turns on compulsory overtime. Robian Williams tells us more. The case wrapped up […]

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The Government will spend $365 million over the next two months to repair bus routes across the island. The money comes from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development’s recurrent maintenance programme for secondary roads. The work covers the western, southern, southeastern and northeastern regions, targeting corridors used daily by commuters, students and workers. […]

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