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DURING A RECENT meeting between government and several members of the private sector, business people repeatedly mentioned a shortage of workers, particularly in the construction and agriculture fields. Minister of National Security, Disaster Managem...

A JANUARY 26, 2026 dated memo signed by the Director of Finance and Planning and addressed to all permanent secretaries and heads of departments advised them that “Cabinet at a meeting held on January 21, 2026, approved the bonus of a one-off tax-fre...

GOVERNMENT SAYS it cannot just “throw out” people who are still in rental housing being paid for by the public purse, but also acknowledges that this cannot continue indefinitely. When Hurricane Beryl struck on July 1, 2024, the then Unity Labour Par...

GRACIE GONSALVES,THE niece of Vincentian dementia and Alzheimer’s patient Hermus George is calling on a woman who claimed to be George’s biological daughter and later took US$98,000 from George’s bank account in Florida to return the money. Gonsalves...

A BELAIR MAN, who claimed that he was under the influence of alcohol when he pointed a knife at a Massy Stores employee, and threatened to “slash” her throat and “kill” her, was placed on a bond. Akim Gaymes appeared at the Serious Offences Court bef...