OCG calls for Fair, Transparent & Competitive Tendering process
OCG Calls for the Establishment of a Fair, Transparent and Competitive Process for the Selection of Sub-Contractors for Major GOJ Infrastructural and Investment Projects Kingston; January 29, 2013 – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has renewed its call…
Drugs , boat and ammunition seized – Three in custody
Three Jamaican nationals have been arrested and are currently detained in police custody following the interception of a boat carrying drugs and ammunition in East End last night. About 9.40pm on Tuesday, 22 January 2013 , Marine Unit officers were…
Contract award recommendations by Jamaican NCC Nov 2012
The following contract award recommendations have been endorsed and/or approved by the National Contracts Commission (NCC) during November 2012, for award, under the powers which are reserved to the NCC by Sections 23D(1)(b) & (c) of the Contractor-General Act. These…
Formal publication of Special Report to parliament
Formal publication of Special Report to parliament concerning the posture of the cabinet with respect to lawful requisitions of the OCG Kingston; January 15, 2013 – The Office of the Contractor-General’s (OCG) Special Report concerning the posture of the Cabinet…
British Girl, 8, Killed In Jamaica Gun Attack
From Sky News The youngster, whose mother had taken her to the island to help alleviate a blood disorder, was reportedly shot twice. A family is in shock after a “happy, playful” British girl was killed by a gunman who…
Zacca: Jamaica heading for economic crisis without IMF deal
By CAMILO THAME Business Coordinator [email protected] Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President Christopher Zacca says Jamaica will be diving deep into an economic crisis if the country continues to be without an International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement. What’s more,…
Jamaican funeral home bearer robbed at gunpoint
Rasbert Turner, Jamaica Star Online Writer Investigators from the Linstead Police Station, St Catherine, were kept busy yesterday after criminals made off with more than $1 million. Police reports are that a bearer employed to a funeral home was on…
Butch’ Stewart’s advice to [Jamaican] Gov’t
From Jamaica Observer Big airlines itching to fly to Ian Fleming Airport JAMAICA’S most successful businessman has some common sense advice on how the Jamaican Government can stimulate the country’s economy, in a year expected to be one of the…
OCG investigation reveals sham Jamaican contractors being awarded $M’s
The Office of the Contractor General Concludes two (2) Special Investigation Reports Kingston; January 8, 2013 – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has concluded its Special Investigation concerning suspected sham contractors who were awarded millions of dollars of…
Suspected Jamaican bank robber to be extradited to the Cayman Islands
From rjnewsonline A Jamaican man who’s believed to have robbed a bank in the Cayman Islands has been ordered extradited to that country. The extradition order was made for Ryan Edwards, 36 , from the eastern parish of St Thomas, after…
