Someone in the Government, perhaps the energy minister, Daryl Vaz, ought to take Jamaicans into their confidence about its policy for the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam. Nearly five years ago, in the aftermath of the scandals over alleged.
KINGSTON, Jamaica Shadow Minister on Transport, Mikael Phillips, says the projection in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to lose a further $16 billion is scandalous. Outlining that the projection would see the JUTC taking its losses to $26 billion in two years, Phillips in a statement on Friday, said urgent action is now needed, which could not await the passing of the new.
The St Ann auto mechanic who allegedly used government minister Daryl Vaz's name to scam persons of over $5 million was offered bail in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Friday. Giovani Francis, 31, otherwise called 'Geico', of Delmar district, Drax Hall in St Ann, is charged with conspiracy to defraud and attempting to obtain money by false pretence.
The Government has reiterated its commitment to provide a transportation system for students in rural Jamaica this year. Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, in delivering the Throne Speech this morning, noted that reliable .
The Government’s programme to provide free Internet service to communities across the island is opening doors of opportunity for residents who were limited by geography, says Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz.