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6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 10, 2013

Youth Ministry Looks To Make Grads More Marketable – New Job-Experience Programme Piloted. Help is on the way for the thousands of tertiary graduates who are usually unable to find jobs after exiting...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 25, 2013

  Gov’t To Improve Access To Information. Sandrea Falconer, minister with responsibility for information, has announced that the Government is in the process of tabling a new communications policy,...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 27, 2013

‘GOD IS GOD’ – No Charges For Azan In Spaldings Market Affair. In a prayerful tone, former Junior Minister for Transport and Works Richard Azan yesterday indicated that his exoneration by the director...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 30, 2013

All About Strategy. Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness last evening stridently defended his stewardship at the helm of the party… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com Time For A Fresh Start....

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – October 9, 2013

CUFFED! JCF Hindering Our Success, Laments Crime Stop Boss. Head of Crime Stop Jamaica, Peter John Thwaites, yesterday charged that “hierarchical bureaucracy and constipation” in the investigative...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – October 23, 2013

WADA Coming Next Week – Dates Agreed On Since Last Week. It would seem as if John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and David Howman, its director general, are not on speaking...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – February 7, 2014

Life Changer – 24-Y-O Escapes Rough Bus-Loader Existence, Turns JPS Intern. For more than two years, the only employment Horace Bailey knew was to load buses on the streets of the Corporate Area… Read...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – March 19, 2015

Burned – Jennifer Edwards’ Contract Has Expired And Will Not Be Renewed. The three-year contract of Jennifer Edwards, the executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – April 29, 2015

Shocker – Parish Councils Owe $3b In JPS Bills. Several parish councils across the island, up to March, owed the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) almost $3 billion for street lighting and other...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – June 11, 2015

Vast Majority Of Jamaicans Remain Adamantly Opposed To Same Sex Marriage. An international study has found that the vast majority of Jamaicans remain adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage, even as the...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 16, 2015

  1. She Fought To The End – The shattered glass littering the backseat of a passenger bus parked at the Hunt’s Bay Police Station in St Andrew yesterday told the story of the brave struggle woman...

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What Are The Agencies Of Local Government?

November is observed annually as Local Government and Community Development Month. This year’s theme is ‘Empowering Communities through Improved Governance.’ According to portfolio minister, the Hon....

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A Quick Look At Local Government Reform Efforts

November is observed annually as Local Government and Community Development Month. Earlier, we shared information on the various agencies of local government. Today, we take a look at the Local...

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List Of Government Ministries & Agencies On Social Media

Earlier this month, we shared a comprehensive list of Cabinet ministers, MPs and Senators who are active on social media, with Twitter accounts and Facebook pages. Below is a list of government...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 3, 2016

Storm Relief – Jamaicans Rejoice At Escaping Earl. Jamaicans, surprised by the suddenness of warnings to prepare for a major weather system, are breathing a sigh of relief after the country escaped the...

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Did You Know? Five Facts About Local Government in Jamaica

1. What is local government? This is the arm of Government that focuses primarily on community development. It does so through the umbrella Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, which...

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4 Stocks To Rule Them All

They say a picture tells a story better than any article every could. The Main JSE Market has a market capitalization of approximately J$1.215Trillion. Three out of the 33 securities on the Main JSE...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today

Your news in a nutshell Shanoya Wray’s family protests Hurricanes Florence, Issac trouble C’bean Shaw to link ganja farmers to processors No water in some of Westmoreland? Three dead in Porus crash...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today

Your news in a nutshell Major fire at Ashenheim houses Motorists blame NWA for traffic Blake relays disappointment Oliver and Maffy make big moves Inadequate education hurting potential growth T’dad...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today

Your news in a nutshell Cops under attack at Swallowfield Avoid Swallowfield, Arthur Wint area Gilbert memories: 30 years later Major crash along Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway 9 road deaths in 3 days...

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