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On Thursday, March 21, in his budget presentation, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he would table the Jamaica Omnibus Protected Areas Policy Green Paper for the declaration of the protection of five areas, under the Natural Resources...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The prime minister’s (PM) recent contribution to the 2024-2025 Budget Debate in Parliament on March 21, made a significant announcement regarding the Government’s commitment to banning the discharge of effluent into the Rio...
Stiffer fines and penalties are coming for environmental breaches, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda. He provided an update while making his contribution to the...
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Stiffer fines and penalties are coming for environmental breaches, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda. He provided an update while making his contribution to the Appropriations Bill, 2024, debate in the Senate on Wednesday. Senator Samuda said amendments will be made to the Wildlife Protection Act and the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) Act to introduce stiffer fines...
A company is seeking the intervention of Prime Minister Andrew Holness in its push to convert a New Kingston residential lot into a parking lot for a proposed multimillion-dollar business, hoping that he will overturn a state regulator’s “tainted”...
At a special sitting of the Court of Appeal on Friday, several members of the judiciary paid tribute to the late Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison, hailing him as a legend in the legal profession in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Morrison passed away on...
THE Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has rebuked National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) for its decision to interdict the officer who was the first to highlight breaches at the housing development owned by National Water Commission (NWC) President Mark Barnett and his wife Annette. At the same time, JCSA has called for an immediate amendment of the Public Service Regulations, charging that various managers have been weaponising the interdiction...