Budget D-Day
DR. OMAR Davies, Minister of Finance and Planning, will today tell the nation how the Government plans to finance the $328.2 billion spending programme he presented to Parliament on March 31.
William Clarke raps debt swap strategy
THE DEBT swap strategy being embraced by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ)-led initiative - Partnership for Progress - "will not gain traction" according to William 'Bill' Clarke, managing director of the Bank.
Gov't to build $250m police facility
HOT ON the heels of news that 40 of the island's police stations face closure because of their dilapidated and unsanitary state, Government has announced plans to build a $250 million facility in Falmouth, Trelawny, within the next 12 months.
Easter session of Home Circuit Court opens
THE EASTER session of the Home Circuit Court opened yesterday with Mrs. Justice Marjorie Cole-Smith calling on jurors and witnesses to attend court so that there can be a significant reduction in the 'heavy list' of cases scheduled for trial...
Police Federation calls for 40-hour work week
THE POLICE Federation yesterday gave the Government three months in which to respond to a proposal recommending a 40-hour work week for rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Police mum on Kraal suspects
THE POLICE High Command yesterday refused to divulge the names of the six policemen to be charged in connection with the controversial killing of four persons in Kraal, north central Clarendon, on May 7 last year.
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