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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:10:07 -0500
WAR PRICE HIKE
Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has conceded that Russia’s war against Ukraine may impact the global economy and critical projections made by the Government in the 2022-2023 Budget. The Government had forecast that the...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:10:50 -0500
‘Ersela’, ‘Anjanette’, ‘Vanquisha’: tests retrace gang gun history
A handgun that was reportedly recovered from the alleged bodyguard of reputed One Don gang leader Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan featured in three of the 10 murders that have been linked to the notorious St Catherine-based criminal organisation. The co...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:08:51 -0500
Westmoreland’s ‘Miss Virgie’ celebrates 110th birthday
WESTERN BUREAU: WESTMORELAND SUPER­CENTENARIAN Virginia Atkinson-Johnson was a picture of jubilation as she celebrated her 110th birthday with family, friends and members of her beloved People’s National Party (PNP) in Caledonia at the weekend......

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:10:58 -0500
District constable held with illegal gun absent from work 3 years
The district constable allegedly held with an illegal firearm in Seaview Gardens on Monday had not reported to work for more than three years and was not a paid employee of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. Head of the St Andrew South police, Senior....

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:10:40 -0500
Cops in hot seat for jailbreaks; firearm seizure surge continues
Several police personnel interdicted in relation to islandwide jailbreaks have been charged and will face a court of enquiry as investigations continue. The revelation was made on Tuesday by Major General Antony Anderson, the commissioner of police....

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:10:25 -0500
Wage overhaul to start with central gov’t workers
The Holness administration will first focus on the more than 100,000 workers in central government as it rolls out the compensation restructuring exercise this year before turning its attention to employees of the 100-plus public bodies. Finance...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:10:20 -0500
Man killed in Ensom City; gun seized in Windsor Heights
An unidentified man was killed in Ensom City, Spanish Town, Monday night. Residents said that explosions were heard around 7 o’clock and passers-by later stumbled upon the body and summoned the police. The dead man, who had dreadlocks, was found.....

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:10:02 -0500
July roll-out for NIDS in Kingston
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Floyd Green, says the National Identification System (NIDS) will be rolled out in the Corporate Area beginning in July. Green, who has responsibility for the NIDS, told lawmakers...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:09:21 -0500
Holness pledges fix for mountain roads
Commuters using the ramshackle Dustry Road have been promised that moderate repairs will be effected to the corridor during the new fiscal year that starts on April 1. But St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament Juliet Holness has cautioned that.....

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:08:44 -0500
Clifton Boys’ Home imposes rigid monitoring, training after abuse scandal
Nearly five months after Clifton Boys’ Home was rocked by an abuse scandal, the childcare facility has imposed strict operational standards to guard against a recurrence. Vincent Guthrie, chairman of the board, disclosed that greater emphasis has....

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:09:10 -0500
Narrow escape
When Esther Joy Thomas took to the streets of Kingston with her mom and two younger sisters last Saturday, it was the first time she was venturing out of her home since escaping Ukraine and reuniting with her family on February 20, three days...

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:09:18 -0500
Mom credits prayer for daughter’s Ukraine exit lifeline
While she accepts some credit for having the foresight to purchase a return ticket for her daughter to start medical school in Ukraine last November, Keisha Ann Thomas is convinced that divine intervention had a much bigger hand in getting Esther.....

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:10:49 -0500
Work hazard warning as gardener falls to death
WESTERN BUREAU: The freak death of a landscaper has triggered a caution to homeowners to ensure that their properties are free of occupational hazards. The warning comes after 59-year-old Shane Lee fell to his death into a pit that was covered only....

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:08:06 -0500
Golding down but not out, says Henry-Wilson
Maxine Henry-Wilson, chairman of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Unity Committee, is not surprised by a Bill Johnson-Mello TV poll finding that the party’s president, Opposition Leader Mark Golding, has a favourable rating of 17 per cent,....

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:09:57 -0500
Judge disqualifies bombshell claim of eight-year gang mole
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes was stunned on Monday by a claim from a police witness that one of the alleged Clansman-One Don gangsters had been supplying him with intelligence since 2014 but that he had never shared that “gold mine of information”....

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:08:22 -0500
Senior cop wants end to stigma against Westmoreland youth
WESTERN BUREAU: Private-sector interests have been urged to end the discrimination against poor youth living in Westmoreland’s squatter settlements. The call has been made by Senior Superintendent of Police Robert Gordon, head of the Westmoreland...

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:10:41 -0500
Farmer’s murder leaves Brandon Hill in mourning
The murder of a farmer in Bakers Ridge in Brandon Hill, St Andrew, on Sunday night has dealt a blow to the rural district, dampening the spirits of community youth who had been inspired by him to chart a path in agriculture. Relatives and friends......

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:10:22 -0500
Water woes spark new Hanover protest
The National Water Commission (NWC) has made another commitment to residents of eastern Hanover that supply will be restored to their communities by March 10. This pledge comes on the heels of a second major demonstration in five days staged by...

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:09:40 -0500
Single market protocol on CARICOM agenda
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will today begin to consider a critical protocol that could pave the way for members of the regional bloc to implement key aspects of the single market and economy ahead of those countries...

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:09:02 -0500
UN: Atlas of human suffering
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres was scathing in his review of policymakers and government officials, describing the findings of the latest Inter-Governmental Panel Climate Change (IPCC) report as an “atlas of human suffering” a...



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