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House Speaker under scrutiny for sitting on reports tabled by AuGD in January

Executive Director of the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP) Jeanette Calder says the failure to table two reports from the auditor general for more than a month is a serious threat to efficient parliamentary oversight and monitoring of...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Bajans should emote and invoke the Christmas spirit and way of life throughout the year, according to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. In her Christmas Day 2023 address, the leader of Barbados urged her fellow islanders to cherish family time, give thanks for what they have, and spread joy every

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