President of West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT), Dr. Paul Brown, says a meeting will be held at the Ministry of Labour this afternoon to discuss their concerns.The meeting comes after WIGUT indicated that lecturers would take industrial action today.

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JLP Spokesperson Senator Abka Fitz-Henely condemned the protest at a press conference this morning, which he said was called to address matters concerning governance, in particular the appointment of Dennis Chung as Chief Technical Director of the Financial Investigation Division (FID).

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That was the comment from Opposition Leader and President of the People's National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, during a peaceful protest at Heroes Circle in Kingston this morning.

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This as the union representing them says the university's management has not responded to the teachers' concerns about changes to health and pension benefits, which would affect new staff members coming on as of August 1.

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Public Passenger Vehicle Operators who ply the Kingston Metropolitan Area are being urged to avoid protest zones today.

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Opposition Leader and People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has called on members of the public to join in protesting against the appointment of Dennis Chung as the Chief Technical Director of the Financial Investigations Division (FID).Mr. Chung's appointment takes effect today.

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Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has urged party members to protest against demonstrations by the People's National Party (PNP) over the appointment of Dennis Chung to the Financial Investigations Division (FID).

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The Opposition People’s National Party will be staging a peaceful protest against the appointment of Dennis Chung as the Chief Technical Director of the Financial Investigations Division, FID, tomorrow.

The protest will begin at 9 am in Heroes Circle Kingston.

It comes after the PNP issued a 72 hour ultimatum to the government on Thursday  to rescind Mr. Chung's appointment which is set to take effect tomorrow.

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IRIE FM’s multi award winning journalist, Myesha Broadie has received the 2024 Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Ms. Broadie won the award at the staging of the event at Jamaica House yesterday.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Junior, is stressing the importance of timely contribution payments to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).

He says, making consistent payments will help build a stronger and more secure future.

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