Tank-Weld flagged Tank-Weld Metals (TW), the leading supplier of steel products in Jamaica, is “likely abusing its dominance in the market by harming rivals and customers”, a report by the country’s fair competition watchdog has concluded. The report is based on an investigation conducted by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) into a complaint filed by another company, ARC Manufacturing Limited, alleging that TW was selling steel reinforcing bars – also known as rebar – below cost to the detriment of rivals.
Hamilton’s lawyers warn Williams to cease ‘unwelcome contact’ Attorneys for Rae Town Councillor Rosalie Hamilton have issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Kingston Central Member of Parliament (MP) Donovan Williams, threatening Supreme Court action unless he ceases “unwelcome contact” and alleged harassment against her. The legal strike, contained in two letters dated March 26, also rejected claims that the councillor defamed Williams in a series of leaked voice notes now widely circulated.
Education ministry rallies stakeholders in hunt for 300 students missing from school The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has indicated that it has engaged multiple stakeholders to help locate the more than 300 students who have been missing from the formal school system since the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October last year. Speaking yesterday during a quarterly press briefing hosted by the Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the education ministry, said the ministry has revamped its Find The Child initiative, which was first launched during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Today’ puts spotlight on Jamaica’s recovery during multiday ‘Girls’ Trip’ broadcast WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica secured major global exposure yesterday as NBC’s morning programme, Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, aired from the island, with the aim of reinforcing its recovery from Hurricane Melissa and appeal to the critical United States (US) market. The popular US network show will continue its multiday Girls’ Trip broadcast from Jamaica today, but it was not the first time Today hosts have made their way to the island.
FAO-supported agri programme closes with more than 200 upskilled beneficiaries The Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifood Systems (IRL) project has concluded, leaving behind a strengthened farming community in Kitson Town equipped with the skills, resources, and infrastructure to sustain and expand agricultural production. The closure and handover ceremony was held on Wednesday at St Catherine High School, marking a major milestone for the community where the project was implemented.
New ganja permits to bring small farmers into legal market A major expansion in access to Jamaica’s regulated cannabis industry is under way, with new permit regimes aimed at bringing more small and traditional farmers into the legal framework. The reforms, now formalised in the Jamaica Gazette, are designed to tackle long-standing barriers that have kept many rural cultivators out of the licensed sector.
Park for seniors on King’s House lands gets thumbs up Plans to establish a new park on sections of land at King’s House for senior citizens are being hailed as a move in the right direction by stakeholders and at least one Corporate Area member of parliament. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, in his Budget Debate presentation last week, said that, in commemoration of its 50th anniversary, the National Housing Trust would, this year, break ground for two new state parks.
Guided to greatness It was the guidance of a mentor that led Dorrette Rhoden Henry into the teaching profession and, 30 years later, that influence continues to shape her approach to teaching and learning. After graduating from the Mary Mount High School in St Mary, Rhoden Henry said she was invited by the former principal of Preston Land Primary School, in the parish, to join the teaching staff there. It was here that she discovered her “calling” for teaching and, despite challenges, has diligently stayed the course.
Blood spills on KPH doorstep What should have been a routine trip to the doctor with his children ended in bloodshed just steps away from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), where tragedy unfolded on a strip of land long whispered about for fear and turf control. Yesterday afternoon, 30-year-old Damion ‘Danger’ Henry was gunned down in the unofficial parking area adjacent to the hospital — a space meant to serve the sick, but one now stained by years of violence. Henry had come for one reason, his relatives said: to seek medical attention for his ailing children.
PM: ‘Grave error’ to think civilisation can occur without nature WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans to embrace environmental stewardship and resilience as the country embarks on the Restoration, Ecological Enhancement and Landscape Framework (RE-LEAF) National Programme, an initiative aimed at restoring forests devastated by Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at the launch in Lowe River, Trelawny, yesterday, Holness recalled the destruction he witnessed immediately after the storm.