Integrity Commission accuses Wheatley of being dishonest

United Way joins Noranda to donate care packages in St Ann

A team of top executives from the charitable organisation, United Way of Jamaica (UWJ), journeyed to St Ann recently to join forces with one of its long-time partners, Noranda Bauxite, to distribute food and care packages to several institutions...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Social Development Minister welcomes court judgment on opening of private preschools, centres | News24

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has said the notion that her department had not been doing anything to plan a way forward for early childhood development centres was far from the truth.

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Web of corruption?

Academic friendships and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) affiliations were also flagged as the links that connected several key players to high-ranking officials, including Andrew Wheatley, the energy minister with responsibility for Petrojam and who was

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Virus: Insurance premiums fall Sh806m in Q1

Virus: Insurance premiums fall Sh806m in first quarter

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Source: Business Daily

Integrity Commission accuses Wheatley of being dishonest

“It is the conclusion of the director of investigations that Dr Wheatley was dishonest in his aforementioned representations and, in this regard, sought to mislead and did mislead the director of investigation contrary to Section 48 (3) of the Integrity Commission Act, Section 11E of the Commission

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Muthama firm, KRA tax row enters courts

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Source: Business Daily

Mpls. entrepreneur to launch Black online marketplace in conjunction with Blackout Day

The launch of the shopping site will feature hundreds of Black businesses, many of which are new entrepreneurial ventures. Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Colin Kaepernick Partners with Disney to Develop More Diverse Stories

In the case of Colin Kaepernick, when one door — that being to the NFL — closed, another opened — this one to Disney. The corporation and the football

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Q House Protest Cry: “Black Money Matters” - African American News Today - EIN News

on the project have been African American-owned companies, and less than jobs and benefits for the African-American and Hispanic community in the

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Central Park ‘Karen’ Amy Copper charged over alleged false report about African American man - African American News Today - EIN News

in May accused an African American man of threatening her 911 operator that an African-American man was threatening her the police “there’s an African-American man threatening my life,” to him twice as “African-American.” The video has more than

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Source: Perth Now

Several baseball players are opting out of the 2020 MLB Season, citing 'personal health and safety' | The Atlanta Voice

Washington Nationals infielder Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross will not be playing the 2020 season, the team confirmed on

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Growth & Jobs | COVID-19 is an opportunity to digitise key economies – Hines

Tamique Hines, senior manager of software engineering at MC Systems Ltd, has said the COVID-19 pandemic is helping to create a digital revolution in Jamaica, which can assist in revitalising the country’s economy. “There is certainly an opportunity...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Growth & Jobs | Spend wisely! - Conserving fuel during an economic downturn

Jason McNeish, deputy general manager at the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA), said another way motorists can conserve gas and save money is simply by being deliberate about where they purchase the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mayor reports $400,000 Portmore COVID cleaning programme

Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas has revealed that the municipal corporation spent just under $400,000 for a major sanitisation programme at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Growth & Jobs | COVID-19 fast track digital transformation for business organisations

THE EMERGENCE of COVID-19 and the new normal have propelled many companies and organisations to fast-track plans to digitally transform their operations, said Colin McGann, assistant general manager for innovation at MC Systems, the technology company of the Jamaica National

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Growth & Jobs | COVID-19 pandemic: An opportunity to strengthen the micro sector landscape

Gillian Hyde, general manager, Jamaica National Small Business Loan (JNSBL), says the COVID-19 pandemic represents an opportunity for Jamaicans to include, high on the national agenda, plans to make it easier and cheaper for micro entrepreneurs to formalise their

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

PNP rolls out technology to win upcoming elections

WESTERN BUREAU: Phillip Paulwell, co-campaign director for the People’s National Party (PNP) for the next general election, says that the party is revamping its outdated, analogue campaign strategy. The party will be embracing new technology in its...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

'Everyone Was Supposed to Keep Their Masks On': Kandi Burruss Addresses the Backlash She Received Over Her Birthday Bash

Kandi Burruss‘ husband Todd Tucker and the general manager for Kandi Koated Entertainment DonJuan Clark threw Burruss a surprise birthday party on Sunday, May

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Cameroon: AFCON 2016 - Telecommunication Knots Tightened

The boss of the local network was in Buea and Limbe to ensure all lines work effectively during the continental

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Source: allAfrica.com

Holness admin gets failing grade for corruption - Ja won’t get rid of scourge until bigwigs jailed, citizens open eyes to crippling effects

Despite occasional howls from civil society, Jamaica will not see a dramatic decline in corruption – or the perception thereof – until enablers in high places are collared and locked away, insists management consultant Dr Henley Morgan as three...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

William D. Jones

William D. Jones is President and CEO of CityLink Investment Corporation, a real estate investment firm. In this role, Jones leads his company’s activities acquiring, developing and managing commercial real estate

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Source: Savoy Network

Holness not ruling out Wheatley in future Cabinet

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out appointing resigned Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley to a future Cabinet. In 2018, the Auditor General cited Wheatley for questionable conduct in the Petrojam scandal. READ: Auditor General...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Anti-Mask Koo Koo Karen Destroys Face Mask Display At Target Because “AmeriKKKa” [Video]

Documenting her actions for social media purposes, the "blonde white woman" menacingly approached the harmless display stand before proudly stating "I've been looking forward to this sh*t all my f*cking life."

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Source: The Urban Daily

Growth & Jobs | Protect your business against cyberattacks

Cybersecurity threats have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, local technology experts are urging businesses operators and organisations to be aware of these threats and to put measures in place to address

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Kanye Wests Company Gets Multimillion-Dollar Coronavirus Relief Loan from Feds

Billionaire rapper Kanye West's company has received a multimillion-dollar loan as part of the federal government's coronavirus stimulus package, according to the U.S. Treasury.

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Source: The Washington Informer

Health Ministry receives donation of a total of over 7,000 masks

The Ministry of Health and Wellness today received a total of over 7,000 facial masks to aid in the fight against

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Cabinet backed Petrojam appointments – Wheatley

Former Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley has denied that his appointment of several key persons to the scandal-scarred board of the Petrojam oil refinery was tantamount to collusion. Wheatley, who was roundly criticised as “dishonest” in a...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mookie Betts, new Dodger and prominent African American, says our fight is not over - African American News Today - EIN News

, arguably baseball’s most prominent African American player, said during a video many of baseball’s other African American stars. He is also a of MLB’s two current African American managers, described as “crucial” and

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Olentangy conducts anti-racism town halls - Delaware Gazette

resistance, achievements, and contributions of African Americans.” However, Cole went on to Wise, the mother of two African American children in the district, spoke

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Integrity Commission corrects error that Creary interviewed Petrojam boss

The Integrity Commission has corrected an error in its damning reports on the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam. In two reports released last week, the commission had said Port Maria Mayor Richard Creary was part of the panel that selected...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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