Author Archive: Patrice Walters

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Police call for boycott of businesses allegedly supporting human trafficking
Head of the country’s anti- trafficking in persons unit, Deputy Superintendent Carl Berry, is urging the public to boycott business
Trelawny police identify suspects for murder
The Trelawny police say they have identified some suspects in relation to the murder of a man in Stewart Town, this morning. Head of
Man beheaded in Hanover; police search for attacker
The Hanover police have launched a search for a man accused of beheading his best friend at his home in Cascade district this morning.
RADA urges farmers to be proactive during drought
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority, (RADA) is urging farmers to take a proactive approach to putting strategies in place to
Parliament approves minimum wage increase
Parliament today (July 24) approved amendments to the Minimum Wage, but not without some chastising from the Opposition for being
Montague: Windalco gets leave to conduct business
The US government has given local bauxite company Windalco leave to conduct business, despite sanctions to be implemented on its parent
Jamaica & Namibia agree to visa waiver programme
Jamaicans travelling to Namibia will not be required to obtain a visa. The governments of Jamaica and Namibia this morning agreed to a
Petcom workers restive
Industrial action reportedly looms at the Spanish Town road headquarters of the Petroleum Company of Jamaica (Petcom). The National