Investigators are expected by tomorrow to charge a man who has been in custody, for more than a week, in connection with several murders in Rockfort, East Kingston.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, wants the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), to clarify its position on the public service salary negotiations.
A former member of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Alfred Sangster is supporting the Prime Minister’s decision to recommend the dismissal of the five-member body.
Representatives of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) are seeking to have the management of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), maintain a two year wage contract for some workers at the entity.
The Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) wants the government to immediately remove the custom fees applied to manufacturing equipment and raw materials being imported.
University lecturer and Deputy Solicitor General Professor Stephen Vasciannie, believes the state should only assist members of the police force when it is proven that the officer acted in self-defence in incidents of police killings.
