A suggestion by the parliamentary Opposition that a panel of three eminent persons be established to adjudicate on matters that arise in the run-up to the local government elections on February 26 did not find favour with the Government. The.
Commuters who travel on the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and Montego Bay Metro buses will pay reduced fares over a 24-month period. On January 1, 2024, the regular adult fare charged by the state-owned bus companies will be reduced from $.
A local business lobby and the island’s main civil service union say the principle of regular government workers being sent on leave or suspended to facilitate probes should be applied to six yet-unnamed lawmakers being investigated for illicit.
Revelations this week by the Integrity Commission (IC) that the six parliamentarians being probed for illicit enrichment have been notified of the investigations have again placed the spotlight on the so-called gag clause. Jeanette Calder,.