Former Commissioner of Police, Major General (Retired) Antony Anderson, has been appointed as Jamaica’s Ambassador-designate to the United States of America and Permanent Representative-designate to the Organisation of American States (OAS).
Finance Minister Fayval Williams, in her maiden budget speech on Tuesday, sought early to draw a clear distinction between the Andrew Holness administration and past governments, declaring that Jamaica would not return to reckless spending to win elections.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, on Tuesday (March 11), outlined how the $1.26-trillion Budget for the 2025/26 fiscal year will be funded.
Read more: Finance Minister Outlines Funding for 2025/26 Budget
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has unveiled some bold new plans for bringing down commercial bank interest rates, which has been a perennial call by Jamaica’s productive sector, especially the Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs).
Read more: Opposition outlines bold plans for bringing down interest rates
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn is urging members of the public to exercise good sense in their discourse on the multibillion-dollar fraud at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) and the impending trial of Jean-Ann Panton, arguing that it may undermine the pursuit of justice in the matter.
Read more: DPP appeals for end to potentially prejudicial public discourse on SSL case