Some government lawmakers are calling into question the viability or usefulness of a centralised database for the government’s various social intervention efforts. The issue came up for discussion as legislators continued their review of the auditor general’s performance audit report on the management of the government’s social benefit programmes at Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, PAC. […]

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The PNP says when it forms the next government, it will allow individuals and families who have lived for decades on government-owned lands the opportunity to purchase them at affordable rates. This plan was put forward by Member of Parliament for South West Clarendon, Lothan Cousins, as part of his Sectoral Debate presentation on Tuesday. […]

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The Integrity Commission is citing a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court last year affirming its authority to request information from financial institutions. The written judgement was provided on Tuesday. The judgement comes as the Integrity Commission Act is being reviewed by parliamentarians. One concern raised as part of the deliberations is the Commission’s ability […]

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Director of Investigations for the Integrity Commission, Kevon Stephenson, has concluded that there were serious breaches of procurement procedures, misuse of authority, and unethical conduct in the procurement of services by the National Education Trust, NET. The report was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Stephenson alleges that Acting Executive Director of the […]

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Opposition Spokesperson on Persons with Disabilities and Inclusion, Denise Daley, says a People’s National Party, PNP, administration will create a national disabilities fund within its first year of office. Ms. Daley was making her contribution to the Sectoral Debate on Tuesday. She says the PNP will launch a public education drive to inform people with […]

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The Ministry of Local Government has strongly rejected claims of duplication or irregularities in its poor relief efforts. Addressing concerns raised by the auditor general, permanent secretary in the ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin, stood by the efficacy and transparency of the Municipal Social Assistance Programme, MSAP. Henry-Martin was addressing Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, […]

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Culture minister, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, says the government is working on a national policy to guide the development of the creative economy. She made the announcement as part of her Sectoral Debate Presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Minister Grange says her ministry is determined to create an enabling environment for creatives. She […]

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Shock and disappointment! That’s how Sports Minister, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, is reacting to news that four of the country’s premier athletes in the field events have been lured away by Turkey. Speaking in the sectoral debate on Tuesday afternoon, Minister Grange says she accepts that athletes are entitled to seek the best financial arrangements for […]

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Member of Parliament, MP, for Western Hanover, Tamika Davis, is confident she’ll retain her seat in the upcoming general elections, despite stiff competition from the opposition People’s National Party, PNP. Davis is a first time MP. Tamika Davis defeated the PNP’s Ian Hayles in the 2020 general elections by 1,029 votes. In the process she […]

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Public sector workers are set to benefit from a boost in their basic salaries. Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, has announced that eligible employees will receive up to three increments in their substantive salary scales for the 2025-26 financial year. In a statement on Monday, Minister Williams says this amounts to an approximate 7.5 percent increase. […]

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