MINISTER with responsibility for information Robert Morgan has reiterated the declared commitment to press freedom by the Andrew Holness Administration amid jitters locally after Jamaica slipped 20 places on the 2023 World Press…
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$50-m prosthesis programme
The Government will be pumping $50 million into a new programme that will provide prosthesis to Jamaicans who have lost their limbs, enabling them to return to optimal productivity and social participation. Minister…
MORE DOCTORS
THE Government is hiring 1,112 additional doctors in permanent posts over the next three to five years to provide better health care services for Jamaicans, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton told…
Public Opinion Is Vital to Constitutional Reform
The Constitutional Reform Committee will take the advice from the public into account when reviewing the Constitution. This is the assurance coming from the minister of Constitution and Legal Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte….
Free Wi-Fi being planned for resort towns
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Chief executive officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes said the entity, which is mandated to further Jamaica’s access to information and communication tools, is currently…
More support needed for parents, says Blaine
THE advocacy group Hear the Children’s Cry is calling for more support for parents even as the country focuses on the needs, rights and welfare of our children during Child Month 2023. According…
Jamaica’s head of State — meaning and importance
1. Who is a head of State? The head of State is the chief public official who represents a country and provides an image of national identity and unity. He or she holds…
Car dealership fined $1m for income tax breaches
USED car dealership Von’s Motor and Company limited, which, along with its Director Loraine Von Strolley, pleaded guilty to breaches of the Income Tax Act before the Sutton Street Revenue Court in March,…
Police conduct near 4,000 praedial larceny raids
As part of efforts to combat the scourge of praedial larceny, which is costing farmers up to $5 billion annually, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and…
PM counters ‘untrue narrative’ about compensation review
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans to avoid falling for misinformation being circulated on social media that public sector workers are earning less salaries after the compensation review. “I have been monitoring…