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New measures to boost National Insurance Fund
CABINET has approved several measures to enhance the National Insurance Fund's (NIF) sustainability and boost the adequacy of the accompanying benefits. Read More
Draft of guidelines for board appointments being reviewed
THE Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has received the first draft of revised guidelines governing the nomination, selection and appointment of the Boards of public bodies from the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC). Read More
Ministers must hold regular board meetings
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says Cabinet ministers are now required to convene regular meetings with the board chairs and members of public bodies under their portfolios as part of measures to strengthen the entities' governance and accountability frameworks. Read More
Jamaica adopts UN protocol on global migration
JAMAICA has adopted the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, according to an official statement issued Tuesday. Read More
St Lucia warns against consuming unsafe meat
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Health authorities are warning against consuming unsafe meat during the National Day and Christmas holidays. Read More
UK PM survives confidence vote over Brexit deal
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday survived an attempt by her own MPs to remove her but more than one-third voted against her, signalling the battle she still faces to get her Brexit deal through Parliament. Read More
Trump's ex-lawyer sentenced to 3 years
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen delivered a blistering attack on his ex-boss as he was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday for multiple crimes, including making hush payments to silence two women who claimed to have... Read More
Trump says he's innocent in legal scandal, blames lawyer
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump tried to shield himself from rising legal heat Thursday with tweets insisting that he never ordered his former lawyer Michael Cohen to break the law. Read More
Serial killer pleads guilty in Texas woman's 1994 death
DALLAS (AP) — A 78-year-old prisoner who says he killed about 90 people over nearly four decades as he moved around the country pleaded guilty to murder Thursday in the 1994 strangulation of a Texas woman. Read More
O-Wrap: JDF soldier in custody... Flu vaccine available... J'cans urged to check for hypertension
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today:1. JDF soldier in police custody after wife's murder Read More
Forex: J$129.40 to one US dollar
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, December 13 ended trading at J$129.40 up by 31 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exchange trading summary. Read More
Regional stakeholders urged to prepare for strong winter tourist season
MIAMI, United States (CMC) – Director General and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Frank Comito has urged Caribbean's private sector to generate strong profits in the New Year with the unprecedented quantity of airlift coming into the region. Read More
Shaw urges microfinance institutions to employ modern technologies
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minster, Audley Shaw, is urging microfinance institutions (MFI) to employ the most modern technologies and best practices in order to better serve their customers. Read More
Flu vaccine available to high-risk groups – Health Ministry
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says that the flu vaccine is now available to high-risk groups, including children, the elderly and people with immuno-compromised conditions such as cancer and... Read More
JDF soldier in police custody after wife's murder
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) lieutenant is in now police custody following the stabbing death of his wife, 34-year-old Nordraka Williams-Burnett, an attorney-at-law, at their home in West Kirkland Heights, St Andrew today. Read More
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