As the nation awaits the announcement of the date for national elections, leaders across Jamaica’s business community are urging political parties to focus on substantive issues that will positively impact the country’s development and the well-...
In a rare move, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has submitted formal recommendations to a joint select committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act (ICA), proposing legislative changes aimed at enhancing the efficiency, transparency and...
Distinguished Caribbean jurist Justice Adrian Saunders, outgoing president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), has reiterated the view that greater regional justice access would be achieved if Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago joined the court’s...
Dr Horace Chang, general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has dismissed ongoing criticism from the People’s National Party (PNP) regarding Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ ethics and integrity, insisting these “relentless attacks” will...
In what one senior trade unionist has called the largest monetary dispute ever brought before the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) in its 50-year history, the quasi-judicial body began hearing a case last Thursday between the Jamaica Medical...
This following story is Part 1 of a series looking at adoption and related issues. Lawmaker Sophia Frazer-Binns was informally adopted at the age of 12. Now the mother of two boys, she and her husband are planning to welcome a little girl into...
Mickel Jackson, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), is urging lawmakers to amend legislation that is silencing the Integrity Commission (IC) during probes. Currently, the IC is the only anti-corruption agency in Jamaica under a...
Homeowners of Ruthven Towers Phase 1 in New Kingston are demanding an immediate reduction in their mortgage payments from the National Housing Trust (NHT), citing the agency’s failure to deliver promised amenities in the development. The residents...
Richard Henry, programme manager at RISE Life Management Services, has stressed that while Jamaica is not experiencing a crisis in gambling addiction, the compulsive nature of the habit can have serious consequences – not just for the individual,...
Jerry Lewis started wagering on horse racing at age 14 while still in school. Some 50 years later, Lewis, who has had an unbroken stretch gambling on horse racing, spends most of his time these days at a popular Off-track Betting (OTB) shop in the...
Declaring that he will not be intimidated by threats and barbs directed at the commissioners and staff of the Integrity Commission (IC), Justice (ret’d) Seymour Panton has urged members of the anti-corruption body to fearlessly carry out their...
The chronic non-compliance of some ministries and public bodies to fiscal regulatory requirements is hindering the independent assessment of how more than $1.6 trillion allocated to these entities was utilised, raising concerns about transparency,...
TWO CRITICAL pieces of legislation – the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and a bill to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act to include unexplained wealth – are among a raft of proposed legislative measures that the Andrew Holness-led administration...
Long-awaited regulations to give effect to the Disabilities Act, 2014 received the nod from the Senate on Friday. Labour and Social Security Minister Karl Samuda had announced that the legislation would be implemented on February 14, 2022. An...
Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry has described as “an intrusion on a citizen’s personal space” the “massive” amount of biographic data that is required to receive a national identification number...
The leadership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is urging the Joe Biden administration to carry out a “dispassionate early review” of the United States’ scorched policy towards Venezuela, with a view to lifting draconian sanctions that have...
While debate rages over the chairmanship of sessional committees of the Lower House, some disgruntled staff of the country’s bicameral legislature have shared with The Sunday Gleaner the difficulties they face as they extend themselves beyond the...
As the Andrew Holness administration’s position on retaking the chairmanship of several sessional committees of Parliament from the Opposition hardens, Lloyd Distant, president of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), has cautioned the Government...
