Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the Government will implement a pension auto enrolment initiative. Under the initiative, employers will be required to automatically register eligible staff into a workplace pension scheme, rather than requiring them to apply.

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The hospital was flagged by the Auditor General for the alleged misuse of its tax exemption status to facilitate the importation of goods on behalf of private companies.The alleged breach contributed to losses of over $20 million.A multi-agency probe is underway, and the UHWI Institutional Review Committee was appointed to look into gaps and weaknesses in the operations of the hospital.

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The issue, which surfaced yesterday, prevented customers from completing transactions in-office and online.Impacted services included renewal and new motor vehicle registration, the transfer of vehicles, and the purchase of registration plates.

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Tax Executive Director at Ernst & Young, John Butler, told IRIE FM News that, after reviewing the measure, he found it unclear whether the GCT Amendment of Schedules Order, which was approved in Parliament last week, has the effect of taxing Airbnb rentals.

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A Ministry of Family and Parenting is among solutions proposed by Hear the Children’s Cry (HTCC) to deal with violent incidents it says are affecting Jamaica’s children and threatening the nation’s future.

The group highlights the complexity of the challenges facing children in 2026 and is pressing for a dynamic, multifaceted attack on the daunting complex of violent dangers and alarming deficits affecting Jamaica’s children and threatening the nation’s future.

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The $1.4 billion road rehabilitation initiative will focus on heavily trafficked roads that are critical to public transportation, commerce, emergency access, tourism, and the daily movement of Jamaicans. Residents in sections of St. James and St. Elizabeth have staged several protests, over recent weeks highlighting the poor condition of the roads among other issues. One such protest occurred this morning.

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Her comment follows the landmark ruling by Jamaica’s Constitutional Court that the 2020 environmental permit issued to bengal development limited for a limestone mining project was unconstitutional. The decision marks a significant win for residents of St. Ann who had mounted a legal challenge against the approval.

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Popular social media comedian and actor Kevin Swaby, widely known as Kevin2twoKrayzee, is urgently appealing for blood donations for his father.

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The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) made the disclosure during the police's "Force for Food" Podcast yesterday. Quality Assurance Officer, Inspector Cherise Johnson noted that victims include children as young as 10 years old.

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As such he stressed that no single organization can resolve the issue alone. He was speaking yesterday at the candlelight vigil in memory of children who died under violent circumstances. The event was held at the Secret Garden in Downtown Kingston.

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