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Gov't slays Opposition's response to MoBay bypass order

The Opposition's call for a divide in the House of Representatives yesterday failed to halt the Government's plans to advance the Public Procurement (National Development Project) (Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project) Order and Resolution, 2021.

Auditor general, PAC Gov't members clash over report

AUDITOR General Pamela Monroe Ellis and Government members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) locked horns at yesterday's sitting over aspects of an internal audit on her department carried out out by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in 2019.

Police retrieve slain businessman's shotgun

Police and firefighters yesterday afternoon went to the sports bar operated by murdered businessman Robert Fletcher to retrieve a shotgun registered to him from a vault.

No 'extraordinary' reports of adopted children being abused, says Morgan

WITH almost 10,000 cases reported last year, child abuse has become disturbingly prevalent across Jamaica. But state minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Nesta Morgan has said that gladly, there are no “extraordinary” reports that children are...

GOOD JOB!

Local security experts Robert Finzi-Smith and George Overton have praised the manner in which the police's quick response team engaged three gunmen in a firefight in heavy midday traffic close to the intersection of Hope and Trafalgar roads on Monday.

Samuda laments teacher shortage at juvenile centres

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Citing that education is a key component to prevent repeat juvenile offenders, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security Senator Matthew Samuda says he is saddened that the juvenile facilities run by the Department of Correctional...

Frustrated residents slam NWC over water woes

PALMER'S CROSS, Clarendon — Residents of Kennedy Grove housing scheme here are frustrated about inconsistent water supply that, they say, has been affecting their hygiene and sanitation efforts, compounded by poor communication from the National Water Commission...

Road being named in honour of Councillor Prince

In a rare display of unity the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) yesterday unanimously approved a resolution to give names to three unnamed roads in Cassia Park Division, one of which will be named in honour of the sitting councillor, Beverly...

Men pool $370,000 for man thrown in hole

A group of men have pooled $370,000 to hand over to 66-year-old George Smart, who was abducted and thrown into a 55-foot pit in Spanish Town, St Catherine, where he remained for four nights before being rescued.

Sandals South Coast celebrates nurses

With their gifts of appreciation from Sandals South Coast, nurses (from left) Sasheva Lewis, of Omega Medical, and Shanice Vickers, Tader Suban, and Tavia Smith of Athena Medical pause for a photo op on their way from a celebratory luncheon in their honour ahead of International Nurses'...

Gov't targets 150 more social workers to help children

AN organisational review of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has revealed the need for an additional 150 social workers, state minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Robert Morgan has reported.

Figueroa: Vaccine safe for pregnant, breastfeeding women

MEMBER of the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on COVID-19 Vaccines, Professor Peter Figueroa, says the AstraZeneca vaccine is very effective and safe for almost everyone to receive, including pregnant and breastfeeding...