Parliament to examine future of jury trials amid criminal case backlog

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnthony Henry The Government is to seek the establishment of a Joint Select Committee to examine broader reforms to the Jury Act, including whether jury trials should remain a central…

MP Omar Newell tables motion to strengthen protection of national utility infrastructure

Reading Time: 2 minutesMember of Parliament Omar Newell has tabled a Private Member’s Motion in the House of Representatives calling for urgent legislative action to strengthen protections for Jamaica’s telecommunications, electricity and water…

Mangroves, watersheds prioritised as Government shifts to ecosystem-based hurricane recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnthony Henry Mangrove forests, watersheds and wetlands are to be placed at the centre of Jamaica’s post–Hurricane Melissa recovery strategy, as the Government moves to expand the use of ecosystem-based…

Official reopening of business kiosks and shops at Border, St Elizabeth, on January 16

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) will host the official reopening of the Business Kiosks and Shops at Border, St Elizabeth, on Friday, January 16, at 11:00 am….

NSWMA receives additional $1 billion from government to clear Hurricane Melissa debris

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received $1 billion from the government to begin clearing the approximately 500,000 truckloads of debris that resulted from the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, noted that the sum is in addition to an initial $500 million that the authority received shortly after the category-five hurricane devastated much of the island.

Legislation tabled to increase stipend for jurors

Reading Time: 2 minutesLegislation has been tabled in the House of Representatives to facilitate the much-anticipated increase in stipends for members of the public empanelled to serve as jurors. The amendments to the…