NOT ENOUGH JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) stalwart and former Cabinet Minister Derrick Smith says the changes coming out of Sunday’s Central Executive meeting are not enough, asserting that restructuring is also needed among the party’s deputy leaders. Smith...
Fellow counsel applaud Thompson’s appointment, but questions linger Several senior lawyers have endorsed the selection of prosecutor Claudette Thompson as acting director of public prosecutions (DPP) even as some are calling for clarity on her appointment and on the status of the incumbent, Paula Llewellyn. The...
JFJ says Holness should withdraw Curtis letter today, make public apology LEADER OF Government Business in the House of Representatives Edmund Bartlett will today open the annual Sectoral Debate in Parliament. Lawmakers took a break after the end of the Budget Debate on March 26 but had to rush back to Parliament on...
Salary setback for UWI’s academic staff A 15 PER CENT salary increase accepted by academic staff of The University of the West Indies (UWI) will not be paid this week as initially agreed on after the tertiary institution indicated to union representatives that it will not be able to meet...
Residents terrified after 3 hit in morning drive-by shooting Bloodstains along the roadway, abandoned footwear, and spent casings strewn around were telltale signs of the terror that gripped Burnt Shop Square in Lawrence Tavern on Monday morning and left three men admitted in critical condition in hospital....
Principal champions environmental stewardship at Excelsior High WITH A student population of over 2,500, for Excelsior High School Principal Deanroy Bromfield, it is a priority that the large volume of waste produced by students and staff at the institution – particularly its plastic waste that can be recycled...
Mill Bank’s Simpson contented with crafting items OWEN SIMPSON, a local craftsman living in the rural Portland community of Mill Bank, prides himself on staying in touch with his roots. The elder uses natural wood and goat skin to craft the West African djembe drum, also known as the jembe,...
DPP ‘steps aside’ Paula Llewellyn, the long-standing director of public prosecutions (DPP), has decided to “step aside” in wake of the controversy over the various interpretations of Friday’s Constitutional Court ruling on the validity of her extended tenure. With...
JLP looks to sharpen up with raft of changes announced at Central Exec meeting The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) first Central Executive meeting in the aftermath of the bruising February 26 local government elections has ushered in a raft of changes by way of resignations from some key stakeholders. Among the notables to step...
‘Sister Make Up and Lipstick’ celebrated for 40 years in ministry despite no church grounds Reverend Dr Clara Marshall, pastor for the Cornerstone Mission Open Bible Church, who was formally recognised on Sunday for 40 years of service to ministry, is happy that she continues to successfully spearhead a church that has no building of its...