The Press Association of Jamaica has written to the Commissioner of Police requesting a meeting re-establish the rules of engagement between the media and the police.
Agriculture Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton said persons who seek to unfairly hike the prices of produce from farmers are to be targeted by the ministry.
Several Heads of State from the Eastern Caribbean are among the dignitaries expected at today’s swearing in ceremony for Dr. Patrick Linton Allen as the country’s sixth governor general.
The National Meteorological Service has extended the Flash Flood Watch in effect for the low-lying and flood-prone areas of St Ann, St Mary and Portland until 5.00 a.m.
The five men charged in connection with the death of a security guard during a robbery in Ocho Rios, St. Ann last June are to return to court on Thursday.
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA) and The Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports will be closing Knutsford Boulevard today 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. to allow preparation and staging of the show Knutsford Live concert.
The driver of the truck, which overturned claiming the lives of 14 persons on December 19 in Portland, is to re-appear in the Buff Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court today.
The National Contracts Commission (NCC) has approved the award of three contracts for fuel supply, storage and an aircraft lease extention for Air Jamaica Limited.
The doctor who chaired the task force, which reviewed the Regional Health Authorities, said the government may not be able to sustain its free user fee policy at public health facilities.
Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange has called for swift and intensive police action to nab the killers of 14 year old Shelly-Ann Gordon.
