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Finance minister appoints IMF expert as chief fiscal advisor
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke yesterday announced that Calvin McDonald has joined the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service as chief fiscal advisor to the minister. Read More
$7-m theft forces closure of financial service centre
THE closure of Grace Kennedy Financial Service Centre (FSC) on King Street in downtown Kingston, after thieves broke in and stole approximately $7 million, has left dozens of customers in that section of the city inconvenienced.... Read More
'Enough is enough'
GRANGE HILL, Westmoreland — Over 200 teachers and students of Grange Hill High School, members of Grange Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church and community members staged a peaceful march through the violence-torn community last Thursday to vent their disgust over the spate of crime...... Read More
New JDF aerial fleet a commitment to security, says PM
The Government yesterday commissioned into service a new surveillance aircraft, two of nine Bell 429 helicopters, and a maritime patrol aircraft hangar, an investment that Prime Minister Andrew Holness said demonstrates his Administration's commitment to secure the...... Read More
House committee to examine MPs compensation
The Human Resource and Social Development Committee of the House of Representatives said it will take up the issue of the salaries and benefits paid to parliamentarians and other public servants. Read More
Woman beater freed
A man who went on the run in 2015 after he dragged his ex-girlfriend into a room, then punched and kicked her when she refused his demands for sex, walked from the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court a free man on Tuesday. Read More
PAAC turns heat on USF board for employment of CEO
THE Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) of Parliament says the Universal Service Fund (USF) board must explain its reasons for overlooking 24 highly qualified candidates for the position of chief executive officer in 2016, and shortlisting at least one applicant... Read More
'Airline should refund fares, compensate passengers for ordeal'
JAMAICA Observer online readers have weighed in on yesterday's front page story, Stranded, empathising with Jamaicans who have been unable to return home since the crash-landing of a Fly Jamaica Airways carrier in Guyana last Friday, and who were up to yesterday still unaware of when they will... Read More
This Day in History — November 15
Today is the 319th day of 2018. There are 46 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT Read More
Retired Gov't worker revealed as US$343-m Powerball winner
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Robert Bailey has been playing the same six lottery numbers for 25 years and plans to keep on doing it — even though his digits finally hit for a US$343.8-million Powerball win, the largest in New York Lottery history. Read More
List of missing in fire includes many in their 80s and 90s
CALIFORNIA, USA (AP) — Authorities searching through the blackened aftermath of California's deadliest wildfire have released the names of about 100 people who are still missing, including many in their 80s and 90s, and dozens more could still be unaccounted... Read More
White House claims right to exclude 'grandstanding' Acosta
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — President Donald Trump's Administration is trying to fend off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta's White House “hard pass”. Read More
Preparations under way to list Wigton Windfarm on stock market
THE Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has commenced preparations to list Wigton Windfarm Limited on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE).This is in keeping with the Government's plan for a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement for the entity's operations. Read More
Ministry to collaborate with social agencies to transform communities
THE Ministry of National Security will continue to collaborate with social intervention agencies to reform and build communities while positively transforming the lives of the residents. Read More
Stony Hill Health Centre to benefit from PAHO project
THE Stony Hill Health Centre has been selected for the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization PAHO/WHO Smart Health Care Facilities Project, which is aimed at providing safer and greener health facilities that operate more efficiently, and are more resilient to... Read More
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