Donique Weston

The issue of commercial banks refusing to lower their interest rates in line with the Bank of Jamaica’s policy rate may need to be addressed through legislation.

Hundreds of job seekers turned up at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus today for the Ministry of Health’s career expo and employment fair.

Advocacy group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is standing firm in its opposition to what it describes as the routine use of extraordinary security powers and restriction of civil liberties to fight crime.

Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the passing of dancehall artiste Donald Cox, popularly known as ‘Danny English.’

A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed, and his mother shot and wounded, after the vehicle in which they were travelling, was shot up at the intersection of Lindsay Crescent and Dunrobin Avenue, in St. Andrew this morning.

Some 70% of roadways targeted in St. Ann under the government’s Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme have received attention.

Police have identified the 12 year old boy shot and killed in a gun attack at the intersection of Lindsay Crescent and Dunrobin Avenue, in St. Andrew this morning.

The Ministry says in total, almost 10,000 Jamaicans participated in the event, as some 6,694 students and other members of the public visited the displays at the two-day event. The career expo & employment fair forms a part of the response to prevailing human resource challenges in the health sector.

Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says efforts continue in St. James to reduce the parish’s homeless population.

Two people died as a result of injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle crash on the Hodges main road in St. Elizabeth on Saturday.