World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that world-renowned Jamaican sprint coach Stephen Francis died on Saturday (4) at the age of 64.
Francis dedicated his life to the development of athletics in Jamaica, helping to guide stars such as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Asafa Powell and Shericka Jackson to multiple Olympic and world medals.
Full obituary 🔗 https://t.co/oeqsrSpsIT
“Old and creaking.”
That’s how Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has described the current state of the country’s education infrastructure.
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Respected business leader and former Director of Elections, the Honourable Danville Walker OJ, has resigned as Senior Vice President of energy company West Indies Petroleum.
This as he moves to take charge of the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, as its Managing Director on Wednesday of this week.
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Principal of Ascot Primary School in Portmore, Mark Jackson, has apologised for last week’s segregation of the school’s graduating class on the basis of students’ performance in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.
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The Jamaican Government has given approval for US company AECOM to conduct a comprehensive port security assessment at Jamaica's three principal commercial port facilities.
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If she switches sides I would see her as being power hungry. I know that she and the current MP have been at loggerhead for years now so I’m not surprised at the resignation but switching parties is a whole different thing.
Councillor Julian Chang has resigned her membership of the People’s National Party, PNP, effective immediately.
That’s according to a letter sent to the PNP General Secretary, Dr. Dayton Campbell.
Her resignation comes five months after she publicly accused Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament, Dwayne Vaz, of sexual harassment.
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Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has sharply rebuked justices of the peace who place decals identifying themselves as JPs on the dashboards of their motor vehicles, warning that the practice is improper, and increasingly being exploited by criminals.
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@patrioticjam@DavidMc75880030 I thought it odd at first but the people buying into it. Linstead streets aren’t as dirty these days plus the garbage trucks come every day now. Wouldn’t tell anyone else to do it though
So the Canadian embassy has given the Jamaican people the middle finger as they have disregarded our opposition to homosexuality and have raised the pride flag on their compound. I guess they will tell us that it’s their sovereign territory but it’s still in Jamaica.
Public health facilities frequently criticised for poor service are hobbled by a management deficit, not a shortage of resources.
That’s the assessment of portfolio minister Dr Christopher Tufton.
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So the JLP lead administration passed the integrity commission act. It was under them that the former chairman and the commissioners were appointed, it is under them that a new chairman has been appointed and they want us to believe that it is a PNP organization? Oh well
"That is why half of the country has lost confidence and trust in the Integrity Commission".
Cliff opines on the Financial Investigation Division telling the Integrity Commission it has no credible basis to investigate the statutory declarations of Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness.
#NNN #CHOL
Not surprised that information is being leaked from that organization when you put a friend in charge of it. We don’t expect anything adverse to the government coming from it.
Nationwide News understands the Financial Investigations Division, FID, has told the Integrity Commission, IC that there is no viable or credible basis for it to undertake an investigation into the statutory declarations of Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness.
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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he retains confidence in Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley, who faces four criminal charges, and was unaware of the Integrity Commission’s investigation when he reappointed Wheatley last year.
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@patrioticjam I remember when I was on the management committee of a credit union and we hired a management trainee who was a graduate of an upgraded high school, Marcus Garvey to be exact. Years later she was promoted to number 2 in the organisation. She had a brilliant mind.
"He was under investigation before he ever entered the cabinet."
Senator Cleveland Tomlinson laid out the timeline today, Dr. Andrew Wheatley was served with an illicit enrichment notice in January 2024, more than a year before his September 2025 appointment as Minister without Portfolio.
The Prime Minister must answer: did he know? And if he did , why appoint him anyway?
The public deserves the truth. Remove him now.