FACED with stinging criticisms over the massive salary increases granted to members of the political directorate, Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday launched a counter-offensive as he fired back at critics.
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A State of Public Emergency (SOE) has been declared for the parishes of Hanover, St James, and Clarendon.
Read more: SOE declared for St James, Hanover and Clarendon amid crime surge
A British woman was arrested on Friday, May 12 following a seizure of over five kilograms of cocaine at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.
Read more: British woman arrested in $28 million drug bust at St James airport
The May Pen to Williamsfield section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), Part A, is 94 per cent complete and remains on track for full completion by August.
Read more: May Pen to Williamsfield Highway on track for August completion