JMDA: We are demanding our pound of flesh

Accusing the Government of shifting the goalposts in their long-standing overtime dispute, the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) on Monday urged the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to deliver justice as they seek compensation for extra hours …

Improved Service to Farmers Through RADA Connect

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has launched its Connect initiative, which is aimed at bringing RADA and other necessary services directly to the island’s farmers. These services include technical support, advisory services, and other …

High Schools Get 10,000 Computers

A total of 10,000 computers have been distributed to high schools to support technology integration. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement during a statement to the Senate on May …

Constitutional Hill Primary Now a Single-Grade Institution

Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew has transitioned from a multigrade to a single-grade institution. A multigrade institution is one where a single teacher instructs students from different age groups, grades and abilities in the …

Suspected drowning at beach in St Elizabeth

The police in St Elizabeth are probing a case of suspected drowning at the Frenchman Beach in Pedro Plains on Monday. The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Dale Shaw, a taxi operator of Retirement in the parish. It is reported that Shaw went for …

Belize investigating additional cases of measles

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Belize says it is investigating additional suspected cases of measles linked to recent travel to Chihuahua, Mexico. In a statement providing an update on the ongoing measles outbreak, the …

Man who stabbed brother at St Catherine courthouse imprisoned at hard labour

A man who stabbed his brother with a piece of broken bottle while the two were at the courthouse in Spanish Town, St Catherine was on Monday sentenced to 12 months in prison at hard labour. Durran Rose, a 29-year-old labourer of Spanish Town, had pleaded …

Seaview Gardens woman accused of orchestrating robbery of businessman freed in Gun Court

A Seaview Gardens, St Andrew woman, who was accused of luring a businessman into a bloody ambush and robbery after agreeing to find him a girl for a threesome, was last week freed of gun and robbery charges in the Gun Court. The New Kingston businessman …

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