Transparency demanded The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) says it’s “more than reasonable” for Jamaicans to know why the law enforcement requirement for the Financial Investigations Division’s (FID) top job was dropped, after a government body claimed the...
Death of Chinese businessman highlights need for old Causeway Bridge restrictions The tragic death of a Chinese businessman on Sunday morning has prompted urgent calls from senior police officers for the permanent closure of the old Causeway Bridge to recreational fishing, as law enforcement officials warn that the location...
Bobby’s battle The idiom ‘out of sight out of mind’ and underperformance are what some constituents in St Mary Western are using as the basis to grade, as failing, sitting Member of Parliament Robert Montague, whose political fate lies in the balance. Montague, a...
Ferguson Primary needs help rebuilding unit for guidance, well-being of students, staff School principal Zonett Smith is hoping the Guidance Building at Ferguson Primary and Infant School in deep rural Manchester will get the support it needs to refurbish the roof that was destroyed during Hurricane Beryl. The school has been...
Half Moon boss named Hotelier of the Year WESTERN BUREAU: Half Moon General Manager, Shernette Crichton, was named Hotelier of the Year, while Sandals Montego Bay’s Nahdira Spence was crowned Hotel Employee of the Year. The two were among several awardees recognised by the Jamaica Hotel...
Kelli-Rae Ashley makes history as first UTech architecture graduate to win top US student award In an extraordinary moment for Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, Kelli-Rae Ashley, a trailblazing graduate of the University of Technology (UTech), has become the first Jamaican student from UTech’s School of Architecture to receive the American...
Blocked! The Government has denied two requests to disclose the reason a criterion for law enforcement experience was dropped from a second recruitment exercise to select the head of the Financial Investigations Division (FID) and who gave the directive....
Blind spot Jamaica’s procurement system has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that public entities are not required to identify the true owners of companies before awarding contracts. This issue came to light during the controversy surrounding the...
From illiteracy to independence At just 16, Tyrone Simms dropped out of high school, barely able to read. The now-39-year-old says the struggle with literacy left him deeply self-conscious, often avoiding situations that could expose his challenge. “When somebody not so efficient...
‘I have won their hearts’ Declaring that he has been “tried, tested and proven”, St Catherine South Eastern Member of Parliament Robert ‘Big Rob’ Miller says he has won the hearts of the people of the constituency through his unrelenting work and interactions with residents...