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6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 18, 2013

‘Azan Corrupt’ – OCG Slams Junior Minister For Spaldings Market Saga… Says Paulwell Interfered With Power Plant Bidding Process. Two reports prepared by Contractor General Dirk Harrison have alleged...

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5 Facts – Awarding Government Contracts

The Office of the Contractor General has been in the news recently, following the tabling of two damning reports in Parliament: one concerning junior minister Richard Azan’s actions to facilitate the...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 30, 2013

All About Strategy. Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness last evening stridently defended his stewardship at the helm of the party… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com Time For A Fresh Start....

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – November 8, 2013

Andrew Steps In… Tufton, Robertson To Get Go-Ahead. Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Andrew Holness late yesterday stepped into the impasse involving Deputy Leaders James Robertson and Dr...

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Corruption – Jamaica’s National Plague

If you ask Jamaicans to name the one thing preventing the country from actualising its potential, the answer you are most likely to receive is ‘corruption.’ It is rampant at just about every level and...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – April 30, 2014

EWI Rescue Plan: Paulwell Wants OCG’s Stance Changed To Allow Loan For 381MW Project. Energy minister Phillip Paulwell is seeking to nudge Contractor General Dirk Harrison’s office into conceding that...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 2, 2014

Break Silence, EWI – Energy Consultant Urges Hong Kong-Based Company To Show Public Its Ability To Implement Project. Stephen Wedderburn, the man who coordinated the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 5, 2014

Gov’t Heat On EWI – Paulwell Gives Energy Firm Days To Get House In Order. Facing a growing backlash for his handling of the 381-megawatt baseload project, Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell has...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 17, 2014

Our Power Play: Regulator Drags OCG To Court Over Disputed Report On 381MW Project Bid Process. The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has sought leave for a judicial review of a controversial report...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – October 21, 2014

Honourable Couples – Husbands And Wives Celebrate National Awards. When veteran educator Professor Geraldine Hodelin stepped forward on National Heroes Day 2013 to receive a national honour, she had no...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – November 26, 2014

JUTC Bailout. Taxpayers are being asked to fork out $2.9 billion to further bail out the cash-strapped Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC)… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com Debate Opens On CCJ. Prime...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – June 9, 2015

ZIKV Enters The Region – Mosquito Attack Has Residents Running For Cover. With the painful memories of the recent past still fresh and the threat of a new disease hovering, residents of communities in...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – June 30, 2015

Fire Destroys Wortley Home For Girls. A near century-old building housing 19 girls at the Wortley Home at 193 Constant Spring Road in St Andrew was destroyed by fire yesterday, but no one was harmed…...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – April 7, 2016

We’ve Talked Too Long – JMA Boss Declares Time To Act Against T&T. As anger continues to mount against Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) over a protracted immigration and trade gridlock, the Jamaican...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 14, 2016

Dead Leave Billions – No Wills Forces Gov’t Dep’t To Manage Massive Portfolio Of Cash, Assets. The Administrator General’s Department (AGD), which manages the estates of Jamaicans who die without...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 14, 2016

Green Light For New Phone Firm – Holness Rejects OCG Recommendation, Grants Cellular Licence To Holding Company. The true beneficiaries of Jamaica’s third cellular licence remain under a cloud as the...

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Timeline: The 2017-18 Police Car Procurement Fiasco

Background to the issue The impasse between the Government of Jamaica and contracted car provider, O’Brien’s International Car Sales, has lasted for almost a year now. O’Brien’s was contracted to...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today

Your news in a nutshell Pushback for PEP Wheatley assistant was NESol signing officer Bog Walk gorge closed Chucky Brown trial: Top cop to be subpoenaed New life for ‘Frog City’ Big boost for Ocho Rios...

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Your news in a nutshell Commish backs Chang Ja diaspora upset about crime More Corporate Areas to be dug up More J’can women doing double mastectomy Soldier held with illegal gun 5.2 quake rocks Haiti...

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Your news in a nutshell Too early to tell Ja Moves success Gleaner ombudsman want to hear from readers Health Ministry strong on sugary drinks message Second cohort of HPV vaccines being administered...

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