President of the People's National Party, Mark Golding, has again declared that the PNP is ready for the general election and to govern Jamaica.

He made the statement at the party's North Trelawny mass meeting yesterday.

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Government Senator Charles Sinclair says the Andrew Holness-led government will not apologize for the use of States of Public Emergency, SOEs. 

He made the remark in the Senate yesterday.

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Three bills that seek to appropriately treat with and increase the penalties for the offence of murder under Jamaican law were debated and passed in the Senate today.

They are the Offences Against The Person (Amendment) Bill, the Criminal Justice (Administration) (Amendment) Bill and the Child Care Protection (Amendment) Bill.

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Chin of Irish and Chin says the Jamaican music industry is placing too much value on hype rather than actual pulling power.

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One half of the dancehall duo Brick and Lace, Nyla has ventured into fashion with a shapewear line.

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There has been an improvement in the Grade 6 results for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams this year.

Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon revealed this morning that the results are better than last year's

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The opposition People's National Party has claimed that there has been a pattern of non-performance in education over the last 9 years, under the Jamaica Labour Party government. 

Making his claim, Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Damian Crawford pointed to a fall in literacy rates.

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Fewer than 15 murders were recorded each week in the past 14 weeks. 

This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang during the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Transformation Expo.

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The first phase of the programme, set to begin this September, involves the deployment of 100 buses to service about 258 schools and over 3 hundred thousand students in rural areas.

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Police Commissioner Dr. Kevin Blake says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will continue to improve its quality of service to citizens. 

Dr. Blake made the comment during the JCF’s Transformation Expo at the National Arena moments ago.

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