IRIE FM

A technical review of the report from the JPS is being conducted.

The post Energy Minister Daryl Vaz commends JPS’ approach to blackout assessment appeared first on IRIE FM.

50 percent of the 33 pedestrians, who have died since the start of the year in road crashes, are between 50 and 70 years old.

The post Traffic Police to place special focus on protecting elderly pedestrians appeared first on IRIE FM.

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has pledged that the government is working on finding a practical solution to the traffic ticket problem. This as the hosting of special traffic ticket days, while temporarily helpful, is expensive and unsustainable.

The post Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says Gov’t working on finding practical solution to traffic ticket problem appeared first on IRIE FM.

This the KSAMC attributes to its signage compliance outreach programme. The Corporation says by taking its services directly into plazas and commercial centres, it engaged 140 businesses, increasing compliance from 9 to 53 percent.

The post KSAMC collects nearly $4 million in signage fees appeared first on IRIE FM.

The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has described as productive a meeting it had with three senior clerics from the Church of England on Monday, as it pushes for reparations. Member of the Commission's delegation to the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissong, said the church could be a possible ally in the push for reparation.

The post CARICOM Reparations Commission describes as productive a recent meeting with Church of England, as it pushes for reparation appeared first on IRIE FM.

In the Commission's annual report, which was tabled in Parliament last week, it indicated that 29 employees had left.

The Commission explained that the turnover rate for employees for the 2024/25 reporting period was 19 per cent, representing a seven per cent increase over the previous year.

The post Integrity Commission highlights staffing and legal challenges among hurdles faced appeared first on IRIE FM.

Dr. Morris Dixon was speaking at this morning's post Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House.

She stated that, as promised, the Ministry is placing emphasis on students at the lower levels of the system.

The post Education Ministry increases funding to all schools appeared first on IRIE FM.

Executive Director of the Students' Loan Bureau, Nickeisha Walsh made the disclosure at the Public Administration and Appropriation Committee (PAAC) meeting this morning.

The post SLB says delinquency rate stood at 48.22% up to March 2026 appeared first on IRIE FM.

The Court Administration Division says preliminary figures indicate that $97,454,200 in fines was collected over the two day exercise at the National Arena. Director of Client Services, Communications, and Information Kadiesh Jarrett Fletcher says data entry and reconciliation of the traffic ticket public days are ongoing.

The post Close to $100 million collected at traffic ticket public days in Kingston last week appeared first on IRIE FM.

This was revealed by Director of the Mona Geo-Informatics Institute at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Junior. He was speaking this morning at a National Road Safety Council NRSC press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner on Old Hope Road.

The post Death rate from fatal crashes doubles average for year within past week appeared first on IRIE FM.