Jamaica is one step closer to becoming a republic and moving away from the British monarchy after the Government introduced a bill in Parliament to replace King Charles with a ceremonial Jamaican president as the island’s head of State.
Former Petrojam General Manager Floyd Grindley and chairman of the board of the State-run oil refinery Perceval Singh were both freed of fraud charges in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday, bringing to an end a trial that had been ongoing since 2022.
“Having read the report of the Integrity Commission, I am concerned that I am being targeted” was the response from Prime Minister Andrew Holness hours after a report was tabled accusing a company connected to him of deliberate building breaches.
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The Super Lotto jackpot has been hit for the fourth time this year!
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Anthony Hylton, the Opposition Spokesperson on Investment, Trade & Global Logistics, has condemned the government’s ‘pivot to growth’, as outlined by the Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce Aubyn Hill in his recent State of the Nation address, calling it an admission of the failure of its economic policies.