Schools Impacted by Taxi Strike

Schools Impacted by Taxi Strike

Schools were again impacted amid taxi operators striking. Our news team visited a few St. Catherine-based institutions. Collington Powel, Principal of the friendship primary school in St. Catherine tells our new team his institution was greatly impacted following the...
Taxi Operators Marched to OPM 

Taxi Operators Marched to OPM 

On the second day of the all-island strike taxi and bus operators in the corporate area marched to the office of the Prime Minister for a meeting about the traffic ticket amnesty. The public transport operators planned to raise several proposals; however, their wishes...
PM: Gangs Seeking to Impact Gov’t Policy

PM: Gangs Seeking to Impact Gov’t Policy

 Prime Minister Andrew Holness has painted a potentially bleak picture of Jamaica’s fight against modern gangs, which he says are evolving to the point that they are attempting to influence the policy decisions of the state. Having moments before announced a new...
‘20 Guns Submitted Under Amnesty‘

‘20 Guns Submitted Under Amnesty‘

Security Minister Dr Horace Chang confirms 20 firearms handed over under Amnesty so far. The declaration was made during a press conference. Meanwhile, several parishes and police divisions are now under a State of Public Emergency. The parishes include Westmoreland,...
 No Support for Lawlessness and Disorder

 No Support for Lawlessness and Disorder

The Cabinet today made their intentions known during an islandwide strike by taxi operators, who are calling on the Government for a listening ear; operators believe they too should be entitled to amnesty. Read the Cabinet’s message below: