$Billion$ in breaches! - Contractor General's annual report finds public entities wanting
In another no-holds-bar approach, Contractor General Greg Christie has highlighted billions of dollars worth of breaches in the awarding of government contracts, chief among them, the procurement of health services for members of the public service, at an estimated cost of $2 billion....
Ministry's GSAT blunder
The Ministry of Education and Youth is yet to say when expansion will begin on the three Portmore schools, which are to accommodate some 250 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students who were reassigned to them because construction on their new school...
Campaign financing report ready by July
THE LONG-AWAITED Electoral Commission (EC) report on campaign financing may be submitted to Parliament in July, says EC chairman, Professor Errol Miller.Speaking to The Gleaner from Barbados recently, Professor Miller said EC members met Thursday at its St. Andrew office...
Human trafficking training ends today
A TWO-DAY conference to sensitise local organisations on the challenges of human trafficking opened yesterday at the Family Life Ministries in St.Andrew. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is conducting the sessions which come two years after...
No bail for 15-year-old
A 15-year-old schoolboy has been charged with the murder of another student on the compound of the Braeton Primary and Junior High School in St. Catherine last Thursday. He was remanded to a place of safety when he appeared in the St. Catherine Children’s Court yesterday.
ILO tackles child labour in farming
Today is being observed as World Day Against Child Labour andaccording to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the focus this yearwill be on the elimination of child labour in agriculture.
Hold parents accountable - DPP
THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Kent Pantry, wants parents to be held accountable for children, involved in sexual cases, who fail to turn up for court. Mr. Pantry noted last week that there have been several cases...
GSAT placements irk some parents
WESTERN BUREAU: As students across the island celebrate their Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results, some parents are upset at what they believe is a clear disregard for their children's geographical location. According to the disgruntled parents...
Student escapes kidnap attempt in Hanover
WESTERN BUREAU-A 16-year-old girl sustained minor injuries yesterday when she reportedly jumped from a moving motor car at Ramble, Hanover in an attempt to evade the driver who tried to kidnap her. "She was travelling to school in the car when she asked for a stop...
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