Golding Says Police Wage Demands Are Unfair
Speaking yesterday during a post-Cabinet meeting at Jamaica House, Prime Minister Bruce Golding said it is unfair and unreasonable for the police and teachers to be clamoring for salary increases, when both groups benefited from what he said were “significant” top-ups in the almost two years that his administration has been in office. Prime Minister [...]
Police Involved In Stolen Vehicle Racket?
Speaking yesterday at a meeting of the National Integrity Action Forum (NIAF) at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Minister of Finance Audley Shaw disclosed that staff member at the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is now facing criminal charges for her alleged role in providing registration papers for what is believed to be a [...]
Minister of Finance Unavailable For Meeting With Police
Representatives of the Police Federation, the Police Officers Association, the Island Special Constabulary Force and the District Constables Association, all turned up at the Ministry of Finance yesterday, hoping to meet with the Minister of Finance – Audley Shaw – about their ongoing wage negotiations, but instead were accommodated by Shaw’s deputy, State Minister Arthur [...]
Gleaner Editorial About Audley Shaw & the JCF’s Targets
Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, recently announced that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has projected a 5% reduction in homicides for the year as one of their major goals. Minister of Finance, Audley Shaw, then publicly chided the Commissioner and the JCF for what he deemed to be an extremely low target, especially [...]