He made the statement in Parliament today as he opened the debate on the National Reconstitution and Resilience Authority, NARRA, Bill.

The Facilitated Acceleration of Strategic Transformation (Fast Jamaica) will establish a dedicated pathway to fast track strategic priority investment projects critical to Jamaica economic transformation that can commence implementation within a year and could be integrated into the NARRA, network of projects.

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Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital Eric Hosin made the disclosure in response to questions posed during parliament's Public Accounts Committee, PAC meeting this morning.

Officials of the Hospital are appearing before the Committee as investigations continue into the misuse of the tax exemption status to facilitate the importation of goods on behalf of private companies.

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In its World Economic Outlook Report, the IMF said in a worse case scenario where oil, gas and food prices spike and remain high this year and next, global growth could fall below 2% in 2026. The IMF said this would mean a close call for a global recession which has happened only four times since 1980, most recently during the Covid Pandemic.

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Dead is Gabriella Wright of St. John's Gardens, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Reports are that on April 8 at about 4:40 PM, fire gutted Gabriella's home, killing her. Her brother , 25-year-old Connie Daley sustained severe burns and remains hospitalised.

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The project is aimed at uplifting communities such as Park Lane and Cassava Piece. Walls are being erected to replace the zinc fencing.

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Reggae fans across the United States have plenty to anticipate this summer as Buju Banton gears up for his highly anticipated Roots and Rhymes Summer Tour.

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Peter Tosh Day and 4/20 celebrations will take place in Negril this year, marking a historic homecoming for the event.

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Opposition Leader Mark Golding says Jamaicans continue to suffer as a result of what he describes as poor management and ineptitude in the government’s response to Hurricane Melissa’s impact.

The Category 5 system wreaked havoc on the island, especially western parishes, last October.

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Caribbean states are being urged to take a more pro-active and coordinated approach to strengthening submarine cable resilience to safeguard the region's digital future.

Telecommunications and Energy Minister, Daryl Vaz made the call at the 31st Forum of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) this morning.

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The family of the United States national who was wounded in a shooting incident at the Big Wall Post-Carnival Party on Sunday, says no decision has been made so far about taking legal action.

Jeremy Watson was reportedly struck by a stray bullet approximately five minutes after entering the event, being held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew.

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