64 h. ago JLP Spokesman Criticises PNP’s Change on Removal of AudG from IC

Government senator, Marlon Morgan, is criticising the opposition People’s National Party. PNP, for changing its tune on the appropriateness of the auditor general sitting on the board of the Integrity Commission. In a statement on Friday, Morgan compared the PNP’s vote against the recommendation by the Joint Select Committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act, with […] The post JLP Spokesman Criticises PNP’s Change on Removal of AudG from IC appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Golding Condemns Proposal to Remove AudG From Integrity Commission

Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, says the move to remove the Auditor General as a Commissioner of the Integrity Commission is part of a wider pattern by the Holness administration to weaken the country’s anti-corruption framework. Mr. Golding’s remarks come in response to a decision by a Joint Select Committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act. On […] The post Golding Condemns Proposal to Remove AudG From Integrity Commission appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago PNP Pledges to Establish National Training Academy for Emergency Responders

Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Natalie Neita Garvey, says a future People’s National Party, PNP, administration will establish a national training academy for firefighters and emergency responders. She made the comment during her sectoral presentation on Tuesday. Natalie Neita Garvey, Opposition spokesperson on local government. Neita Garvey stressed the need for the modernisation of fire […] The post PNP Pledges to Establish National Training Academy for Emergency Responders appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago PNP Vows to Reform Education Amid ‘National Literacy Crisis’

The opposition People’s National Party, PNP, is vowing to reform the education sector amidst what it says is a national literacy crisis. The PNP is reacting to news that over 70 per cent of grade seven students at Pembroke Hall High School are unable to read or are reading at or below the grade three […] The post PNP Vows to Reform Education Amid ‘National Literacy Crisis’ appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Committee To Recommend Removal of Auditor General from Integrity Commission

The Joint Select Committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act has voted in favour of removing the auditor general from the board of the anti-corruption body. However, the two opposition legislators present at Wednesday’s sitting of the Joint Select Committee, Dr. Morais Guy and Julian Robinson, voted against the move. The recommendation for the auditor general’s […] The post Committee To Recommend Removal of Auditor General from Integrity Commission appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Finance Ministry Rejects JAMP’s Claim of Breaching IC Commitment

The Ministry of Finance has rejected as false, claims by the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal, JAMP, that it breached a prior commitment to provide public access to the Integrity Commission’s quarterly contract awards report. Chairman of the Joint Select Committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act, Edmund Bartlett, read the response of the ministry into the […] The post Finance Ministry Rejects JAMP’s Claim of Breaching IC Commitment appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago W.I Women Beat S.A in Rain Interrupted One Day International

West Indies women beat South Africa by 4 wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method a short while ago in Barbados to take a 1-nil lead in their three match One Day International Series. After restricting the South Africans to 232 for 9 in their 50 overs, the Windies were asked to get a revised victory target […] The post W.I Women Beat S.A in Rain Interrupted One Day International appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Golding Accuses Gov’t of ‘Bad Governance, Corruption & Maladministration’

Opposition leader, Mark Golding, is again bashing the Holness administration for what he says is its record of bad governance, corruption and maladministration. Golding made the comments at a People’s National Party, PNP, organised demonstration in Old Harbour square, South West St. Catherine on Wednesday morning. The protest drew scores of comrades, several of whom […] The post Golding Accuses Gov’t of ‘Bad Governance, Corruption & Maladministration’ appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Labourites Reiterate Support for Gov’t on Fringes of PNP Protest

Labourites on the sidelines of the People’s National Party’s, PNP, protest in Old Harbour expressed their support for the Jamaica Labour Party and member of parliament, MP, Everald Warmington. The PNP’s protest was being held in Warmington’s South West St Catherine constituency. A woman, who says she was once a Comrade, says she switched allegiance […] The post Labourites Reiterate Support for Gov’t on Fringes of PNP Protest appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago PNP Describes Tourism Earnings Retained by Jamaica as An ‘Insulting Low’

Member of Parliament, MP, for North Central St Catherine, the People’s National Party’s, Natalie Neita-Garvey, has described the tourism earnings that are being retained by Jamaica as an insulting low. In May 2024, tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, reported that approximately 40 per cent of the over $4 billion that the tourism industry earned for the […] The post PNP Describes Tourism Earnings Retained by Jamaica as An ‘Insulting Low’ appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Two PNP & 1 JLP Councillor To Be Charged for Breaching Integrity Commission Act

The Integrity Commission’s acting-director of corruption prosecution, Roneiph Lawrence, has ruled that three councillors attached to the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation be charged for failing to file their statutory declarations. The rulings were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The councillors in question are the People’s National Party’s, PNP, Vanrick Preddie from the […] The post Two PNP & 1 JLP Councillor To Be Charged for Breaching Integrity Commission Act appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Opposition Stages Second Protest Against Chung’s FID Appointment

The opposition People’s National Party, PNP, is set to stage a peaceful protest in Old Harbour square at about 8 Wednesday morning to register their disgust with the appointment of Dennis Chung as chief technical director at the Financial Investigations Division, FID. PNP president, Mark Golding, says the opposition will not relent in its efforts […] The post Opposition Stages Second Protest Against Chung’s FID Appointment appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago Tufton Defends Nine Billion Spent on Cornwall Regional Hospital

Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, is defending the billions of dollars the government has spent on the rehabilitation of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James. According to the Minister, it’s been money well spent. The troubled hospital has been under renovation since 2017. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debates, Dr. Tufton sought to […] The post Tufton Defends Nine Billion Spent on Cornwall Regional Hospital appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago St. John’s Primary Launches Scholarship in Honour of Kelsey Ferrigon

A scholarship is being launched at St. John’s Primary School in St. Catherine in honour of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon. Ferrigon was murdered on May 9. Principal of the school, Louise Clarke, made the announcement during Kelsey’s funeral service on Monday Kelsey’s partially naked body was discovered stuffed in a barrel at her home on Job […] The post St. John’s Primary Launches Scholarship in Honour of Kelsey Ferrigon appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago Commentator says Marks’ Experience as a Diplomat Will Help in Politics

Public commentator, Germaine Barrett, says Senator Audrey Marks’ expertise as a diplomat will serve her well in representational politics. Senator Marks is set to challenge the People’s National Party’s, PNP, Valenton Wint. Barrett says she has a job on her hands to familiarise herself with constituents. Germaine Barrett, public commentator. He was speaking on Nationwide […] The post Commentator says Marks’ Experience as a Diplomat Will Help in Politics appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago PNP Welcomes Injunction Barring Removal of Billboards in St James

Opposition Spokesperson on Justice, Senator Donna Scott-Mottley, is hailing the decision by the Supreme Court to support the People’s National Party’s, PNP, application for an injunction, barring the removal of political billboards in St. James. Senator Scott-Mottley says this is yet another legal win for the PNP in its ongoing defence of democracy and fairness […] The post PNP Welcomes Injunction Barring Removal of Billboards in St James appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago JLP Slams ‘Entitled & Desperate’ Golding in Continued Chung Opposition

Entitled and desperate. That’s how chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party’s, JLP, Communications’ Taskforce, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, is describing the move by People’s National Party, PNP, president Mark Golding to berate members of the private sector who support the appointment of Dennis Chung as chief technical director of the Financial Investigations Division. Golding told a […] The post JLP Slams ‘Entitled & Desperate’ Golding in Continued Chung Opposition appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago Robertson: KSAMC Corruption Scandal Proof PNP Can’t Be Trusted in Power

Jamaica Labour Party, JLP, deputy leader, James Robertson, says the corruption scandal gripping the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC, confirms the opposition People’s National Party, PNP, cannot be trusted with state power. James Robertson, JLP deputy leader addressing a constituency conference in South Central St. Catherine in Sunday. The opposition returned to the […] The post Robertson: KSAMC Corruption Scandal Proof PNP Can’t Be Trusted in Power appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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6 d. ago PNP Rejects Suggestions Abduction of JLP Worker Politically Motivated

Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson, is dismissing suggestions that the abduction of a popular JLP scrutineer in his constituency was politically motivated. The woman, Lorna Robertson, otherwise known as Nicky, was snatched by unknown assailants in a van on Old Hope Road on May 30. Speaking at a PNP conference […] The post PNP Rejects Suggestions Abduction of JLP Worker Politically Motivated appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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6 d. ago PNP Caretakers Win Injunction Blocking Removal of Campaign Signs in St James

The legal battle over the removal of PNP campaign signs by the St. James Municipal Corporation is escalating. Three PNP caretakers in the parish have been granted permission to seek judicial review of the decision. They’ve also been granted an injunction by the Supreme Court against any further actions by the Corporation to have their […] The post PNP Caretakers Win Injunction Blocking Removal of Campaign Signs in St James appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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