Prime Minister Andrew Holness has strongly condemned the appalling act of violence against a director of the Integrity Commission this morning in Kingston.
Read more: PM condemns gun attack on Integrity Commission director
With an unprecedented ruling by the Integrity Commission (IC) that Speaker of the House of Representatives Marisa Dalrymple Philibert should face eight counts of corruption-related charges, calls are being made for her to resign.
Read more: Integrity Commission Corruption prosecutor recommends Speaker face charges
A $6-million Mercedes-Benz GLA250 that was omitted from House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert’s statutory declarations for seven years, but the acquisition of which was flagged by the Integrity Commission (IC) as possibly involving fraud, has landed the legislator in hot water.
Read more: House Speaker accused of lying to Integrity Commission over Mercedes Benz
Prime Minister Andrew Holness opened the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 on Thursday morning, telling guests that he wants to fast-track construction of the country's highway network as infrastructure development will attract investment, create jobs, and improve people's lives.
Read more: "Builder" PM Andrew Holness Promises More Highways As He Opens New Leg Of E/W Toll Road
Twenty-five-year-old Ronaldo Ricketts, a resident of West Gate Hills in Montego Bay, St James, has been charged with the murders of two homeless men.
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