Senior trade unionist Senator Lambert Brown this week cautioned that the Government’s move to scrap incentive and emergency duty allowances for doctors who are mandated to work overtime could have a detrimental impact on the health sector should...
The University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) so-called procurement scandal takes centre stage today as Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to drill down to unveil additional details into the multimillion-dollar breaches...
Plans to establish a new park on sections of land at King’s House for senior citizens are being hailed as a move in the right direction by stakeholders and at least one Corporate Area member of parliament. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, in his...
Signalling that delays in the implementation of critical national investment projects will soon be a thing of the past, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that his administration is advancing two powerful and complementary reforms – one...
Outgoing Commissioner of Customs Dr Velma Ricketts Walker says one of the most important achievements during her tenure was the ongoing transformation and strengthening of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) into a modern, professional, and resilient...
Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams has sounded a warning that the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are posing a material risk to the Jamaican economy, and that a prolonged conflict could lead to worsened terms of trade and amplified...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has argued that meaningful growth in the Jamaican economy will remain elusive unless and until the Government takes concrete steps to unclog the bottlenecks that are preventing the full spend of the...
The parliamentary opposition has outlined a raft of measures it says would spare taxpayers the $18 billion in new taxes announced by the Government for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The Opposition has also urged the administration not to extract the $...
Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams has sought to defend the publishing of an economic and fiscal assessment report (EFAR) on the Independent Fiscal Commission’s (IFC) website before the document was tabled in Parliament. There was consternation...
Member of Parliament for St Catherine South East Dr Alfred Dawes is raising concern that the special consumption tax on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages will also affect diet drinks, which are a healthier substitute for consumers. “You are taxing...
As members of parliament (MPs) gear up to pose questions to portfolio ministers today about the Government’s $1.4-trillion Budget during a two-day meeting of Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, two sector groups have highlighted issues they...
The majority of municipal corporations across the country are still struggling to rid themselves of a backlog of outstanding financial statements, which, in some instances, extends to more than a decade ago. However, the Manchester Municipal...
With the price of oil and gas now surging on the global market amid the United States’ (US) and Israel’s military offensive against Iran – and Tehran in turn bombarding the oil- and gas-producing Gulf states – one local economist is of the view...
A recent survey published by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), in collaboration with The Mico University College, has found that a high percentage of residents in at least 10 marginalised communities in Kingston have demonstrated knowledge of citizens’...
A new survey co-published by the Mico Foundation and Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has highlighted the top three human rights violations reported in 10 Kingston communities as domestic violence, police violence and address-based employment denial or...
The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has added its voice to the recent public debate over Transport and Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz’s dismissal of an auditor general’s report which found that he breached the procurement law by bypassing...
If donating a pint of blood can save the lives of three persons, then Sonya Binns-Lawrence, the country’s leading blood donor, is just 10 shy of perhaps saving the lives of 400 of her fellow Jamaicans. The phlebotomist, who is celebrating her 60th...
The Government has allocated nearly $42.8 billion in the 2026-2027 Estimates of Expenditure as contingencies to cover new rates, retroactive salaries and adjustments in allowances that may result from public sector wage settlements during the...
Economist Keenan Falconer says he was not expecting the administration to introduce new tax measures at this time, arguing that the conventional approach in the aftermath of a crisis is to either reduce or remove some taxes to spur economic...
The Government is expected today to table in Parliament the Estimates of Expenditure along with several Budget-related documents, detailing how more than a trillion dollars of taxpayers’ money will be spent in the upcoming financial year. However,...
National Integrity Action (NIA) Principal Director Dr Gavin Myers wants the Government to urgently roll out critical anti-corruption legislative reforms such as the long-proposed unexplained wealth order (UWO) regime. His call comes at a time when...
Fifty alleged cases of sexual harassment – mostly involving public-sector workers – have been referred to the tribunal established under the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act to hear and adjudicate complaints. The disclosure was...
The National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC), which has the critical responsibility of managing the National Disaster Fund (NDF) and signing off on sums to be allocated for relief and other purposes in the wake of a natural disaster, has been non-...
Craig Beresford, executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC), says the anti-corruption body has challenges retaining highly skilled staff and attracting new talent due to the level of remuneration they receive when compared with their...
If Henrietta Adina Williams, popularly known as ‘Miss Heady’, divulges her age to those who do not know her personally, the disclosure could be met with gasps of denial as her physical appearance belies the century she has scored so far. Perhaps...
