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…

‘Traffic laws are designed to protect, not to punish’

Reading Time: 2 minutesLaws governing safety on the nation’s roads are not designed to punish but rather to protect, says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Court Administration Division (CAD), Tricia Cameron-Anglin. “Traffic…

Education ministry mourns victims of St Elizabeth–Westmoreland crash

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has expressed deep sorrow following the deaths of three children and an adult in a tragic two-vehicle collision…

Newman calls for equal enforcement as traffic deaths continue

Reading Time: 2 minutesChairman of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) Egerton Newman, is calling for a level playing field in road safety enforcement as traffic fatalities continue to mount at the…

Wanted gang leader ‘Bloodstain’ captured in St Catherine, two others detained

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnthony Henry The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has captured one of the country’s most wanted men, 43-year-old Courtney Ashley, otherwise called ‘Bloodstain’, the reputed leader of the Bottom Maverly Gang,…