Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

Updated 17 hours ago by Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

JAMP flags ‘glaring inconsistency’ in Wheatley Case

There is a “glaring inconsistency” in how Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has so far handled the legal troubles facing de facto Science, Technology and Special Projects Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley, when compared with previous alleged improprieties by members of his executive, one pro-accountability group has charged.

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June 17, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Public official faces $200 fine after PAC no-show
 A public official, who was a no-show yesterday at a meeting of the parliamentary committee examining governance and procurement issues flagged at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI),…
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June 16, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Jackson secures go-ahead to challenge banking fees ruling
Opposition lawmaker Fitz Jackson says the decision by the Court of Appeal to give the go-ahead for him to challenge the 2024 dismissal of his banking fees-related lawsuit against Bank of Nova Scotia…
June 10, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Government moves to free up $50 billion in estates left without wills
The Government has announced plans to train mediators at the Administrator General’s Department to help Jamaicans access billions of dollars in cash and real estate left behind by relatives who died…
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June 9, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Turbulence on the Tarmac - Vaz stresses Jamaican Government not involved in circumstances leading to diverted Venezuelan flight facing hours of delay on island 
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz said yesterday that he was awaiting a report about what transpired with an aircraft operated by the largest airline in Venezuela which was “forced” to land in Jamaica on…
June 7, 2026 by Livern Barrett

JDF urges patience as probe begins into Up Park Camp barracks fire
The barracks building that was razed on Friday at Up Park Camp, the headquarters of the Jamaican military, was flagged by soldiers as a serious fire hazard, sources have revealed. However, the…
June 7, 2026 by Livern Barrett

BLACKOUT UNCERTAINTY - National outage raises questions about grid resilience, officials still without answers
Government officials and the top executive at Jamaica’s electricity distribution monopoly were still stumped yesterday as to why a series of “significant lightning activities” near critical power…
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June 5, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Golding: Revive impeachment legislation
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has suggested that lawmakers revisit the proposed impeachment law he attempted to introduce over 15 years ago, arguing that “the existing accountability framework…
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June 4, 2026 by Livern Barrett

IFC warns of delays after billions budgeted for projects go unused - Housing, water and port agencies among top underspenders
The country’s independent fiscal monitor has raised concerns that more than $57 billion that were programmed by the central Government and several self-financing public sector bodies for capital works…
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June 3, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Saharan dust degrades air quality - NEPA reports uptick in harmful pollutants as health officials urge vulnerable to limit exposure
The air quality over sections of Kingston and St Andrew has deteriorated in recent days as the Saharan dust now drifting across Jamaica has triggered an uptick in particulate matter or PM 2.5…