Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill says Jamaica has to be aware and nimble in how it responds to the trade war between the United States and China.

The United States announced a 104% tariff on goods from China which came into effect today.

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Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the Rural School Bus System is not a business opportunity, but a moral responsibility of the government to improve the safety of students.

The rural school bus system is to be rolled out in the new school year.

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Junior opposition Spokesman on Health Jesse James Clarke has indicated that the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation will be implementing measures to assist in resolving water quality issues.

This after Clarke, who is the councillor for the Trafalgar Division, and chair of the KSAMC’s Public Health Committee, moved a resolution during yesterday’s council meeting on the matter.

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The Social Security Ministry has lauded the National Council for Senior Citizens, 'Meals on Wheels' programme, for encouraging elderly Jamaicans to eat healthy, even if on a budget.

Portfolio Minister Pearnel Charles Jnr noted that the programme plays a vital role in providing daily sustenance to shut-in elderly people, in the corporate area.

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The opposition People’s National Party, PNP is calling on Mayor of Montego-Bay Richard Vernon, to immediately cease and desist from the unlawful removal and destruction of PNP advertising boards and other paraphernalia which have been mounted in the parish, particularly Montego-Bay.

In a statement, PNP General Secretary Dr. Dayton Campbell, pointed out that the town and country planning control of advertising regulations, provide that advertising relating specifically to an independent parliamentary or local election may be undertaken without the express consent of the municipal authority.

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Heated exchanges and a walk out by an upset councillor, marred today's meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC, following a resolution moved by councillor Jesse James Clarke about water quality issues.

Mr. Clarke, who represents the Trafalgar division, and is also the opposition Peoples National Party Junior Spokesman on Health, had raised concern about alleged contaminated water being supplied by the National Water Commission, NWC to customers, especially those in rural St. Andrew.

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