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Leading political figures in Portmore, St Catherine, have reportedly applauded the move b...

GOVERNMENT and Opposition members of the special select committee which is considering a ...

In terms of politics, 2020 could easily be described as the year of Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). For leading the JLP to an epic landslide victory over Dr Peter Phillips and the People’s National Party (PNP) in the September 3 General Election, Holness firmly established himself as the most astute politician in the country. His profile had already been growing internationally in recent years. Yet, for his handling of Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to be lauded around the world, the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, c...

As we indicated more than a month ago, this newspaper welcomes the debate that has been triggered by the Government’s move to fulfil its manifesto promise of separating the municipality of Portmore from the parish of St Catherine and establish it as a parish in its own right. The effect would be to make Portmore, a sprawling community with a population of around 200,000, Jamaica’s 15th parish and 14th parochial government. We appreciated the speed with which the administration moved on this matter after the September election. That ought to be the standard for all policy pledges – a...

Two highly rated Jamaican criminologists have thrown cold water on the Government’s latest gun amnesty initiative and are calling for a rethink of the current strategies employed by the security forces, if Jamaica is to see a reduction in serious crimes any time soon. The national firearm recovery reward programme, ‘Stop the Killing … Get the Guns’, which is being managed by the Ministry of National Security, doles out $150,000 for information leading to the recovery of high-powered rifles and machine guns; $100,000 for automatic or semi-automatic pistols and shotguns; and $75,000 for...