65 h. ago Mayor Swaby Rejects ‘Thinly Veiled Political Mischief’ by Fitz

Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby is rejecting recent statements by Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley about the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC’s, move to demand payment for outstanding advertising fees from media houses. On Thursday, Senator Fitz-Henley cautioned Mayor Swaby against attempts to strong-arm the media and unduly influence its reporting of what the […] The post Mayor Swaby Rejects ‘Thinly Veiled Political Mischief’ by Fitz-Henley appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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65 h. ago Majority of Pembroke Hall Grade 7 Students Reading at Grade Level – Ministry

Director of Region One at the Ministry of Education, Ottis Brown, says the majority of first form students at Pembroke Hall High School are reading at the correct grade level. Responding to the Gleaner story, Mr. Brown says of the cohort, only around 15 are considered challenged where reading is concerned. Ottis Brown, director of […] The post Majority of Pembroke Hall Grade 7 Students Reading at Grade Level – Ministry appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 d. ago Dudus, Zekes, Kartel: Llewellyn Reflects on Highs & Lows as DPP

Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn says the Dudus extradition and the trials of Kern Spencer, Donald ‘Zekes’ Phipps and Vybz Kartel were among the most challenging matters she’s faced in her career. Llewellyn offered the reflection as she prepares to demit office in September. She reflected on her time in office while speaking on […] The post Dudus, Zekes, Kartel: Llewellyn Reflects on Highs & Lows as DPP appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Police Seize Gun, Arrest Two Women Linked to Spanish Town Robbery

The police have arrested two women in connection with an illegal gun and a large sum of cash believed to be linked to a robbery in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. They’re a 22-year student and a 27-year-old unemployed woman. Their identities are being withheld pending charges. Both were nabbed after the Police Emergency Communication Centre, […] The post Police Seize Gun, Arrest Two Women Linked to Spanish Town Robbery 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 UNAIDS Urging Regional Govts to Increase Support for HIV Prevention, Treatment

Director of UNAIDS Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Richard Amenyah, is urging CARICOM governments to step up financial support for HIV prevention and treatment efforts in the region. His call follows a recent UNAIDS and Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS, PANCAP, survey. The survey found that HIV service organisations across the Caribbean […] The post UNAIDS Urging Regional Govts to Increase Support for HIV Prevention, Treatment appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago First Rock Demands ‘Substantial’ Compensation from Robinson Following “Defamatory” Remarks

Attorneys for First Rock Real Estate Investments are demanding a substantial sum of money from the People’s National Party’s Julian Robinson for what they say are defamatory remarks he made against the company. The issue stems from a recent social media post from the Shadow Spokesman on Finance, voicing concern about First Rock, the government […] The post First Rock Demands ‘Substantial’ Compensation from Robinson Following “Defamatory” Remarks appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Pembroke Hall Puts Programmes in Place to Address Poor Literacy

Principal of Pembroke Hall High School, Reverend Claude Ellis, says the school has put programmes in place to address the poor literacy level of students at the institution. This as he affirmed a report published by the Gleaner that several students in the first-form cohort at the St. Andrew based school were either unable to […] The post Pembroke Hall Puts Programmes in Place to Address Poor Literacy appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 d. ago Food Standards Agency Warn Products from Sweet Brand Unsafe to Eat

The Food Standards Agency, FSA, has warned that a number of products from a brand of US sweets are unsafe to eat. It says they contain ingredients which could damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer. UK businesses and consumers are being urged to stop buying and selling the Jolly Ranchers products, owned by […] The post Food Standards Agency Warn Products from Sweet Brand Unsafe to Eat appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago Several Initiatives Deployed to Improve Literacy Rate in Secondary Schools

Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris-Dixon, says the ministry has deployed multiple initiatives aimed at improving the literacy rate of primary and secondary students islandwide. She was reacting to a Gleaner report that 70 percent of first-form students at Pembroke Hall High School in Kingston are either unable to read or can only do so at […] The post Several Initiatives Deployed to Improve Literacy Rate in Secondary Schools appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 d. ago KSAMC Writes to Nine Media Houses Over Outstanding Advertisement Fees

Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Tuesday (June 10). The sitting was held at the corporation’s offices in downtown Kingston. (Rudranath Fraser/JIS) The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC, has issued formal letters to nine media entities over outstanding fees linked […] The post KSAMC Writes to Nine Media Houses Over Outstanding Advertisement Fees appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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5 d. ago Chang Hints Marks, Seiveright To Be Confirmed As JLP Caretakers

Jamaica Labour Party, JLP, general secretary, Dr. Horace Chang, has all but confirmed that Senator Audrey Marks will be the party’s standard-bearer in North East Manchester for the next general election. He has also indicated that State Minister of Tourism, Senator Delano Seiveright, who in May suspended his push to replace Karl Samuda in North […] The post Chang Hints Marks, Seiveright To Be Confirmed As JLP Caretakers appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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6 d. ago Immigration Attorney Urging Undocumented Jamaicans in US to Seek Legal Counsel

Immigration attorney, Opal Lee, is urging Jamaicans living in the United States illegally to seek legal representation immediately. This as the Trump administration has ramped up its crackdown on undocumented immigrants across the country. Trump’s latest enforcement actions have set off a wave of protests in Los Angeles. The President has responded by deploying the […] The post Immigration Attorney Urging Undocumented Jamaicans in US to Seek Legal Counsel 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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6 d. ago Gonsalves Urging T&T, Venezuela to Come to Peaceful Solution Amid Tensions

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is urging both Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela to exercise restraint and resolve their differences peacefully and in line with international law. He is warning against inflaming the situation with strong language. Tensions between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela escalated last week after Venezuelan Justice […] The post Gonsalves Urging T&T, Venezuela to Come to Peaceful Solution Amid Tensions appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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9 d. ago JLP Caretaker Wants Police to Intensify Probes into Two Recent Violent Attacks

Jamaica Labour Party, JLP, caretaker for South East St. Andrew, Kevin Frith, is calling on law enforcement to intensify their efforts to bring to justice those responsible for two recent violent attacks against members of the party. In the latest incident, a JLP electoral scrutineer was abducted on Saturday near Downer Avenue in the Swallowfield […] The post JLP Caretaker Wants Police to Intensify Probes into Two Recent Violent Attacks appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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9 d. ago TODSS Wants Authorities to Crackdown on Lewd Music Instead of PPV Audio Equipment

President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services, TODSS, Egeton Newman, is urging the Transport Authority to prioritise cracking down on the playing of loud and lewd music in public passenger vehicles, PPVs. This, he believes, is more logical than targeting operators for the installation of non-standard audio equipment. Under Section 15 of the Transport […] The post TODSS Wants Authorities to Crackdown on Lewd Music Instead of PPV Audio Equipment appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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9 d. ago PM: Gov’t Able to Execute Big Projects Because of Improved Fiscal Space

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the large-scale infrastructure development programmes now underway across the country are taking place because of the fiscal space created by his government’s economic reforms. He was addressing the media at the handover of a home under New Social Housing Programme, NSHP, in Brampton District, Trelawny, on Friday. Holness was […] The post PM: Gov’t Able to Execute Big Projects Because of Improved Fiscal Space appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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9 d. ago PM Urges Public to Keep Identification Documents in Safe Location

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans to ensure they keep their national identification documents safe in the event of a natural disaster. He was speaking at the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was held to discuss the government’s hurricane preparation strategies following the start of the hurricane season […] The post PM Urges Public to Keep Identification Documents in Safe Location appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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9 d. ago PNP Wants Special Audit into Cornwall Regional Rehabilitation

The opposition People’s National Party, PNP, is calling on the auditor general to conduct a special audit of the Cornwall Regional Hospital rehabilitation project. The call came in a statement issued on Thursday by all five PNP caretakers in St. James. They say after eight years and $24 billion spent, there’s still no Cornwall Regional […] The post PNP Wants Special Audit into Cornwall Regional Rehabilitation appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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