Gov't reviews parole system
THERE IS a current review in progress of the prison parole system to improve benefits to inmates while maintaining public safety, National Security Minister Dr. Peter Phillips told Parliament on Wednesday.
Investigative bodies to be merged
THE INVESTIGATIVE functions of some 10 State agencies and departments are to fall under the control of the new National Investigative Authority (NIA), Minister of National Security Dr. Peter Phillips said yesterday.
COURTS to pay over prizes
DUE TO a technicality in its competition policy, COURTS Jamaica Limited has been ordered by the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BLGC) to hand over more than $500,000 in prizes to a customer whose winnings were withheld...
Nominations complete for Maroon election
WESTERN BUREAU: THREE CANDIDATES were on Wednesday nominated to contest the May 27 election to choose a new Colonel of the Accompong Maroons in St. Elizabeth.
Farmers urged to produce more
WESTERN BUREAU: A MAJOR exporter is urging farmers to step up their production of local produce, some of which are being grown on foreign soil and sold overseas as authentic Jamaican produce.
Assamba decries crime and indiscipline
MINISTER OF Industry and Tourism, Aloun Assamba, has warned her constituents that she would have no problem demoting office rather than subscribing to what she called a culture of crime and indiscipline.
Independent schools in education
WE LIKE to say, since 2003, 60 years of Christ-centred education because we have been in operation that long providing a wholesome full education for our youngsters.
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