6 Things You Need To Know Today – January 9, 2013
1. Christie In Demand – Trinidadian Coalition Brings Christie On Board. Jamaica’s former contractor general Greg Christie has been brought on board by a coalition of private sector and civil society...
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Don’t Panic! Health Ministry Says Latest Malaria Case Being Treated Adequately. The Health ministry is urging Jamaicans not to panic in the wake of reports that a Jamaican living in St Ann has...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today: March 28, 2013
IMF Delays Hurting Us – Phillips Hopes To Strike Deal Soon Amid Concerns In Market. ONE WEEK after Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips disclosed that contingent talks between the International Monetary...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 10, 2013
Cars Sold Avg. $4,238.60 – Transport Authority Offloads Vehicles For Less Than The Cost Of A Tank Of Gas. A report on the Transport Authority has revealed that the state body sold 114 of 205 vehicles...
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Massive MoBay Raid – Drugs, Cash Seized; Canadian National Held In 11-Hour Operation. An unspecified amount of drugs and an undetermined sum of money were seized and one person taken into custody...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 19, 2013
INDECOM Gives Cops Thumbs Up In Most Questionable Incidents. Head of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Terrence Williams has exonerated the island’s lawmen in the majority of cases...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 29, 2013
No More Delays – Gov’t Won’t Accept Further Hold-Ups In 360MW Project’s Bidding Process. Under pressure from several of the country’s powerful private-sector groups, Minister of Science, Technology,...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 30, 2013
ECJ To Decide If Campaign Funds Soar – Commission To Review Proposal To Double Contribution Limits. The full membership of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) will tomorrow consider a proposal to...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 7, 2013
Massive Fraud At JTA. Auditors poring over the finances of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) have uncovered a massive fraud that could have siphoned off close to $100 million, insiders have...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 13, 2013
Thwaites Unhappy With Marginal CSEC Results Improvements. Education Minister Ronald Thwaites says he is still not pleased with the performance of Jamaican students in the Caribbean Examination...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 15, 2013
Port Skills Exodus – Industries Buckle As Technicians, Truckers Flee To Canada. As Jamaica continues to haemorrhage manpower to the skilled-worker programme in Canada, there are lingering concerns that...
View ArticleImage Of The Week – Likkle But Tallawah
Jamaica’s diminutive sprint queen, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, again proved her class against a strong field to reclaim the world 100m title. Virtually unchallenged, she led the race from start to tape...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 19, 2013
13% Of CSEC Students Pass Math Since 2009 – Report. Statistics from the Ministry of Education have revealed the low number of students actually sitting the two core subjects, mathematics and English,...
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Jamaica closed out the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, in golden style, winning the men’s and women’s 4x100m relays by comfortable margins. To top it off, our national anthem rang out in...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 6, 2013
Micro-Business Sector Best Hope For Immediate Job Growth – Kellier. Labour Minister Derrick Kellier, on Wednesday, said that the Government was committed to providing the necessary funding support for...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 18, 2013
‘Azan Corrupt’ – OCG Slams Junior Minister For Spaldings Market Saga… Says Paulwell Interfered With Power Plant Bidding Process. Two reports prepared by Contractor General Dirk Harrison have alleged...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 26, 2013
DAY OF HORROR – Four Students Perish In Crash. It’s a scene that is becoming too familiar, and not in a good way: grieving students weeping openly, and teary-eyed teachers trying to console them… Read...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – October 2, 2013
Government Waived $12m On Luxury Vehicles In June. Jamaica’s cash-strapped Government approved approximately $12 million in waivers to individuals and institutions for the importation of luxury...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – October 17, 2013
Jamaica Restores Name: Country No Longer Seen As A Pariah After Creditable Performance Under IMF Programme, Says Bullock. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Colin Bullock says...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – November 5, 2013
Informants In Limbo – Still No Gov’t Funding For Whistle-Blower Watchdog. The agency that has oversight responsibility for the whistle-blower act yesterday revealed that it is still not in operation,...
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