‘I will not refuse’ If the gavel is passed to St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament (MP) Juliet Holness on Tuesday, the legislator intends to have a firm grip on the reins of Parliament’s Lower House “in keeping with the Standing Orders”. Holness, the deputy...
Grants Pen triple murder paints grim picture of days ahead There is heightened tension in Grants Pen, St Andrew, after a bloody weekend culminating in a shooting that claimed the lives of three men yesterday afternoon. In the incident, gunmen in a motor car drove up to a worksite and fired on a group of...
$3m water bill drowns NWC customer with concerns A man who received a National Water Commission (NWC) bill for $3.1 million, and has flagged it as a billing error, is prepared to challenge the state agency in court after it insisted that the “charges are deemed accurate” and must be paid. Donald...
New mic system expected to keep ‘unruly’ legislators in check Describing some of her colleague legislators as “unruly” Juliet Holness, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, says Parliament’s $18-million microphone system upgrade reflects the rules of the Standing Orders. The Parliamentary...
Parents share big dreams for first liver-transplant patient AN ENERGETIC Zaiden Clarke tried to get his father’s attention during a telephone interview with The Gleaner. As he intensified his efforts, his father Jermaine Clarke cheerfully shared that his son is very playful. “He is a lot of trouble right...
Speaker’s resignation protected Parliament’s integrity, says Golding WESTERN BUREAU: Following last Thursday’s resignation of former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert in the wake of an Integrity Commission ruling that she should be charged for making a false statement on her statutory declarations, the...
‘Unbelievable success’ Dr Robert Clarke has described a recently concluded health mission to Jamaica as exhausting but very rewarding. Speaking with The Gleaner, Clarke said he was always left with a good feeling when giving back to Jamaica and assisting people who are...
‘16 years in hell!’ A fisherman whose boat was forfeited to the Government in 2005 by order of a lower court judge has been forced to wait 16 years to appeal that ruling. That’s because the legal challenge he filed on January 17, 2007 in the Kingston and St Andrew...
Rita threw away nearly $1b on overpriced shares, says expert An expert witness has contended that “flawed” accounting used by Cornerstone caused businesswoman Rita Humphries-Lewin to waste US$6 million on “overpriced” shares in the investment company. At the average exchange rate for September 2021, US$6...
Nurse: Hard to miss Humphries-Lewin’s dementia A nurse who led homecare for Rita Humphries-Lewin claims Cornerstone boss Paul Simpson had the opportunity to see her mental deterioration as he was like a “son”, who was left unattended with the 87-year-old during many visits. The evidence from...