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New SOEs to fight potential formation of super gangs — Holness
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday declared two new states of public emergency (SOE) in the island, drawing immediate criticism from Opposition Member of Parliament and former Minister of National Security Peter Bunting that the measure is being overused and has failed to serve as a deterrent
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External forces fuelling crime - Holness tells stakeholders that more money needed to build out security architecture
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted to weaknesses in the country’s national security infrastructure as he bemoaned the lack of investment over time to build out Jamaica’s security
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Botched gun deal triggers all-out war
The Holness administration moved on Sunday to stem the bloodletting by so-called “super gangs” by imposing a state of emergency (SOE) across the Kingston Central Police Division, home to some of the warring gangsters, and Kingston
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness administration declined UK prison offer, Phillips asserts
Leader of the Opposition, Dr Peter Phillip, says he strongly rejects claims from Prime Minister Andrew Holness that the United Kingdom prison offer to Jamaica was implicitly refused by the People’s National Party
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Jamaican ship workers begin disembarking in Falmouth
The first batch of the 1,044 Jamaican ship workers who returned to the island on Tuesday afternoon has departed for government quarantine centres in St Ann after being processed at the Falmouth cruise ship pier in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Campbell, Lee relish looming election battle in St Ann NW
There is no doubt in the mind of People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer Dr Dayton Campbell that pulling out the voters in the upcoming general election will be difficult, but he believes he has the organisational machinery in place to trounce Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) rival Krystal
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
PM backs online transactions as way forward
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the Jamaican economy must now rapidly transition to online transactions, as the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the inefficiencies and riskiness of cash
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PM makes changes at economic growth and job creation ministry
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday made further changes to ministerial arrangements in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job
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Nigeria: Foreign Affairs Ministry's Top Official Queried Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
[Premium Times] The top official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied the sexual harassment allegations.
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PNP hunts votes one-on-one - COVID-19 dooms mass meetings; Phillips demands no vote under SOE
People’s National Party (PNP) Campaign Director Phillip Paulwell believes that COVID-19 restrictions will transform political and canvassing strategy in Jamaica as the country prepares for a general election constitutionally due by February
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
NFL Digital Media to provide Super Bowl Week coverage across platforms
NFL plus, NFL Channel, NFL.com, the NFL App and YouTube viewing available during Super Bowl week Now in its 21st year, NFL Media will be on-location providing comprehensive, wall-to-wall coverage of Super Bowl week, according to the NFL. With more than 70 hours of live Super Bowl week coverage, NFL
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World Travel and Tourism Council endorses Jamaica's COVID-19 protocols
THE COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols designed for Jamaica by the Ministry of Tourism have been endorsed by the World Travel and Tourism Council
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PM rejects claims COVID rules relaxed as election sweetener
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has refuted claims that COVID-19 measures have been relaxed to pave the way for local government elections.  Holness says an election will not be held this year and certainly not until he is satisfied that Jamaica...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
‘Tragic and heartbreaking’ - PM comments on Noel Chambers who died after 40 years behind bars without trial
REACTING TO the national outcry over the death of Noel Chambers, who spent 40 years in prison without a trial, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, last evening, said nobody should be lost in the penal
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Sunday Brew — May 31, 2020
If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most
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Judicial Branch Revises Holiday Schedule for 2023-2024
Administrator of Courts Regina Petersen advises the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar of an update to the Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands 2023/2024 holiday schedule to include the grant of administrative leave for non-essential government employees in the District of
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Shahine was like my sister and friend, says PM
The House of Representatives yesterday paid tribute to two former ministers, two ex-councillors, and a former permanent secretary, but it was Shahine Robinson who was the centre of tearful tributes by parliamentarians mourning her
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Holness: I’m no dictator - PM deflects accusation as Bunting goes on attack
Debating an extension of the states of emergency in the Kingston Western and Central police divisions yesterday, newly appointed Leader of Opposition Business Peter Bunting indicated that the Holness administration had chosen social control over social investment in tackling crime in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness pledges $750,000 to support NCU students affected by COVID-19
Prime Minister Andrew has pledged three quarters of $1 million from his Positive Jamaica Foundation to the Northern Caribbean University's Alumni to fund scholarships and grants for students affected by
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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pcl, Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce collaborate to redefine tourism in Nigeria
The Annual Breakfast Forum underscored the need to leverage technology, music, lifestyle, and government support to revitalise the tourism sector in Nigeria The post pcl, Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce collaborate to redefine tourism in Nigeria appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Update | Holness targets 1 million jabs by November
The Government is hoping to deliver one million COVID-19 jabs by the end of November, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said. “That is not impossible and not necessarily a very difficult task,” Holness said of the million-mark goal...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Prime Minister Says God Created Vaccines Through Man
Jamaica Observer:- MANY who preach doom for individuals who are in support of vaccines to guard against COVID-19 listened attentively to Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday as he tried to convince them that, no matter the brand, they were made through knowledge given to scientists by
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Greater Bernard Lodge development plan moving ahead
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the Greater Bernard Lodge master plan will see a new development that will serve as a model for others islandwide. Holness, who had instructed in 2019 that the development master plan for the Greater Bernard Lodge...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Tayland: yon jèn marye tiye madanm li ak 4 lòt envite pandan resepsyon maryaj li
The content originally appeared on: juno7 - Haïti News ​ ​ Tayland: yon jèn marye avan tire tèt pa l, li tiye madanm li ak 4 lòt envite ki te prezan nan resepsyon maryaj la. Chaturong Suksuk se yon najè Taylandè 29 lane ki tire madanm li ak 4 lòt envite pandan seremoni maryaj li. Pami 4 lòt viktim
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Jamaican woman stranded in The Bahamas, 'I'm down to $50 right now'
(Jamaica Observer) A Jamaican woman stranded in The Bahamas is begging the Government to focus on repatriating nationals stuck in smaller islands across the region as it moves to ramp up its admission of citizens back into the country by air travel next
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PM ‘embarrassed’ by inhumane prison death, discloses proposal for new facility
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that the Government is now mulling a proposal for a new
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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PRETESTING U-TURN - New hurdle for visitors from high-risk COVID US states
Visitors from the high-risk American states of Florida, New York, Arizona, and Texas are now required to pretest for the new coronavirus before travelling to Jamaica, says Prime Minister Andrew
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JHTA says it's ready to safely reopen tourism sector
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says the planned reopening of the island's borders to international travellers on June 15 is an opportunity for a return to normality for the more than 300,000 workers and businesses that depend on tourism for
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Web of corruption?
Academic friendships and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) affiliations were also flagged as the links that connected several key players to high-ranking officials, including Andrew Wheatley, the energy minister with responsibility for Petrojam and who was
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Holness not ruling out Wheatley in future Cabinet
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out appointing resigned Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley to a future
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