Author Archive: Patrice Walters

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Opposition senators call for Wheatley to be sacked
The Andrew Holness led government has come under more pressure from the Opposition, this time in the Senate, to remove the energy
Senate approves extension of SOE in St. Catherine North
Leader of Government Business in the Senate Kamina Johnson Smith says more time is needed to implement strategies to ensure crime in
Man killed after shooting at cops in Westmoreland
A man who allegedly shot at police during a vehicular spot check operation in Westmoreland yesterday (Jun 22) was shot and killed. The
23 nurses going to China for training
23 nurses, including 5 instructors, will be heading to China next Monday, to participate in a 2 month training programme. Health
TEF provides $50 m for entertainment centre
Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett says the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is to provide $50 m towards the design of Jamaica’s first
Man held for over a thousand pounds of ganja
More than one thousand pounds of ganja was seized in West Cumberland, Portmore, in St. Catherine, this morning (June 22).   One
OPM: PS in Energy Ministry to do a report, not investigate Petrojam as reported elsewhere
The Office of the Prime Minister has moved to clarify its instructions, to Permanent Secretary in the Energy Ministry Hillary
Elderly couple found dead in Portland
The Portland police have launched a probe, into the murder of an elderly couple, in the Pleasant Hill community, earlier this afternoon