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Works Minister, Robert Morgan, says a re-elected JLP administration will establish a new national road Authority. The proposal is contained in the JLP’s manifesto, which was launched on Sunday. The Minister says in its first phase of existence, the Authority will establish and enforce road construction and maintenance standards of all roads, whether main, municipal, […]
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“Lies, lies, lies”. That’s the word from Finance Minister Fayval Williams who is asserting that the PNP’s proposal to increase the income tax threshold to $3.5 million cannot be done without imposing new taxes. She made the claim while responding to questions during Tuesday night’s national political debate on the economy. But, Opposition Spokesman on […]
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Minister with Responsibility for Water, Matthew Samuda says the JLP will build a new dam in Rock River, Clarendon. The commitment is included in the party’s Manifesto that was launched on Sunday. The promised Rock River dam in Clarendon is expected to serve more than 10,000 households. Samuda says the JLP is pledging to install […]
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Prominent sign language interpreter, Antoinette Aiken is alleging that she has been blacklisted by the Jamaica Debates Commission, JDC. The claim comes ahead of the second JDC organised debate, on economic issues, set for 9pm on Tuesday. There was no sign language interpreter during the first debate, on social issues, held last Saturday at the […]
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Chairman of the JLP’s Manifesto Committee, Kamina Johnson-Smith, says the party’s child care grant proposal is aimed at minimizing constraints faced by mothers trying to enter the work force. Kamina Johnson Smith. She was speaking on Nationwide This Morning on Monday. In its 2025 manifesto dubbed, ‘I Choose Jamaica, the Next Chapter’, the JLP pledged […]
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A kitchen-sink policy! That’s how Chairman of the JLP’s Manifesto Committee, Kamina Johnson-Smith is describing the PNP’s promise to move the income tax threshold to $3.5 million if it forms government. Daina Davy reports. Addressing comrades at the party’s mass rally in Mandeville, Manchester on Sunday night, PNP President, Mark Golding, said under a government […]
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Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, says the choice facing Jamaicans on election day is whether they should endorse the performance of his JLP administration or choose the promises of the Opposition PNP. Dr Holness was speaking to prospective voters during a tour of South St James on Thursday. Daina Davy reports. Armed with several copies […]
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JLP candidate for South Manchester, Ian Ives says he’s confident the labour party will fend off a resurgent PNP in the constituency. He was speaking on Nationwide This Morning on Thursday. Mahiri Stewart reports. Ives, a first time candidate is up against the PNP’s Peter Bunting. According to the businessman and certified mechanical engineer, the […]
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The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has started the community-based phase of its Solidarity programme to find eligible beneficiaries. Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris says the phase aims to help eligible residents to upload their application documents. Under the programme, one-time cash grants of $20,000 will be provided to 50,000 […]
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Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says the government’s $400 million technical high school lab upgrade programme will begin in the coming school year. She was speaking on Wednesday at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 61st Annual Conference. Fifteen technical high schools have been identified for the upgrades. The Education Minister says virtual welding, renewable energy, […]
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The Jamaica Debates Commission says it makes the final decision on which journalists are selected to ask questions or be moderators in the national political debates. Chairman of the Commission, Brian Schmidt, made the comment at a media conference on Tuesday. His comment follows a statement from the PNP declaring it would not participate in […]
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Jamaica Progressive Party, JPP, standard bearer in South West St Elizabeth, Kirk Chambers, is appealing to the EOJ to grant him the opportunity to be nominated to contest the September 3 General Election. Chambers, who was late on Monday, missed the opportunity to be nominated. Kirk Chambers, JPP standard bearer in South West St Elizabeth. […]
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The Jamaica Progressive Party, JPP, says it expects to have 60 prospective candidates nominated on Monday. General Secretary Robert Rainford spoke with our news centre on Friday. JPP is the fourth registered political party set to contest September 3 general election. It has joined forces with Jamaica First Movement, launched by prominent clergyman, Al Miller, […]
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Eighty-five percent of high school students who sat CSEC English A in 2025 have passed. Minister of Education, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says the results eclipse the 76 per cent pass rate recorded in 2024. The education minister says there is also improvement in Mathematics, with 44 per cent of students receiving a passing grade. […]
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Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness says the life of Don Wehby, one of Jamaica’s most respected private sector leaders, was defined by his deep commitment to his country. Prime Minister Holness was speaking at the Mass of Christian Burial for the Life of Don Wehby on Thursday. Wehby passed in late July at the age […]
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Public commentator, Germaine Barrett says the PNP’s manifesto proposal to expand membership of the Senate could be problematic. He was speaking on Nationwide This Morning on Thursday. Colliecia Wright reports. Under its ‘Justice for All’ pillar, the PNP proposes to expand the Senate to broaden representation. It proposes giving Senate seats to persons in the […]
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte is reiterating that the move towards fixed election dates remains under active consideration. She was speaking on Cliff Hughes Online on Monday. It’s been several years since Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness promised a fixed election date. It was part of the JLP’s 2011 Manifesto. Minister […]
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Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness is warning criminals apparently intent on causing disruption in Central Kingston during the political campaign season that they will be brought to justice. He gave the warning during a tour of the area on Thursday. The tour, which the party says was planned sometime ago, followed a shooting incident in […]
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton says Jamaicans should be wary of narratives claiming the country is heading in the wrong direction. He was speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the new University Hospital of the West Indies medical tower in St. Andrew on Thursday. The six-storey facility is expected to result in […]
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Transport minister, Daryl Vaz, says 30 routes under the government’s rural school bus programme have so far been tested. The testing began on Monday across Manchester, rural St Andrew, St James and Hanover. In images circulating on social media, at least one of the buses in Papine, St. Andrew was seen with a badly punctured […]
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