Cops sick of talks - Lawmen go awol, Phillips steps in
National Security Minister Dr. Peter Phillips has intervened in the salary dispute between the Police Federation and the Ministry of Finance, following an islandwide sick-out by hundreds of rank-and-file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force...
Police chief upbeat on drug arrests
While conceding that Jamaica should remain on a United States drug trafficking blacklist, police chief Lucius Thomas declared that the nation had made significant progress in curbing the illicit trade.
Christie under fire from Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Government members on Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday accused Contractor General, Greg Christie, of presenting an incomplete report into the US$43.3 million cost overruns on the Sandals Whitehouse hotel project.
PNP honchos promise the mother of all conferences
Two days before the start of the People's National Party's (PNP) annual conference, the top brass of the ruling PNP says all is set for what is expected to be an unprecedented four days of activities...
Millions pledged for forestry fund
A US$16 million Forest Conservation Fund (FCF) was yesterday launched to provide long-term funding to protect and manage the island's forest reserves and national parks. The fund is the result of a debt-for-nature swap signed in 2004...
Contractor General slams UDC claims
Contractor General Greg Christie has dismissed documentary reports by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) relating to the hiring of consultants on the controversial Sandals Whitehouse hotel project.
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) clarifies free education policy
Opposition Spokesman on Education Andrew Holness yesterday moved to clarify the position of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on free education. He stated that the JLP was not proposing total free education, but rather a tuition-free education.
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