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Fit for the job - Gov’t says no link between Morrison transfer, Holness’ sabotage claims as Green declares former financial secretary ideal for mines, geology role The Government has rejected suggestions that there is a link between Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ claim last week that some public-sector personnel may be seeking to sabotage government programmes and the reassignment days later of former Financial Secretary Darlene Morrison. During yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew, Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon sought to allay public concerns surrounding Morrison’s transfer after The Gleaner asked whether there was any connection between the two developments.
Push for power - Government targets year-end launch for 300MW renewable tender, with 150MW of battery storage included Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Daryl Vaz has indicated that the next phase of the Government’s competitive renewable energy procurement programme could be launched by the end of the year. The next procurement is expected to provide for approximately 300 megawatts of additional renewable energy generation capacity, supported by 150 megawatts of battery energy storage capacity.
Pathways trial nears verdict The prosecution and defence in the Pathways International murder trial are expected to make their closing arguments today, bringing the case against murder accused Andre Ruddock closer to a verdict. The defence closed its case yesterday, calling only Ruddock, despite previously indicating that it intended to call another witness. The 36-year-old farmer and security guard is being tried for the murder of Taneka Gardner, who was killed on October 17, 2021, at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in St James.
Diaspora leaders hail Democratic victory Jamaican Diaspora leaders and candidates of Jamaican heritage have welcomed the outcome of Tuesday’s mid-term elections, which saw the Democratic Party winning back control of the United States Congress. The party is projected to win up to 255 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, while securing more than 54 seats in the US Senate. The Democratic Party also won a number of governorships, including two involving candidates with Jamaican roots – Wes Moore in Maryland and Byron Donalds in Florida.
Reconstruction evidence under fire in cops’ murder trial Defence attorneys have challenged the reliability of crime scene reconstruction evidence presented by an overseas-based expert in the trial of five policemen accused of murdering three men in St Andrew in 2013. The expert, Matthew Noedel, acknowledged during cross-examination that his reconstruction findings depended on the accuracy and completeness of the information supplied to him, and that evidence could have been lost or overlooked before he examined the scene.