The Manchester police are urging persons who are reportedly instigating protests against curfews, to desist. Head of the division, Deputy Superintendent Carey Duncan made the comment amid police intelligence that some influential community members are opposed to curfews because they adversely impact parties and other events in the area.

Amid concern about the recent approval of building permits for two corporate area properties that were previously in breach, Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has sought to clarify that as-built building permit applications are open to every citizen.

The Commission stated that all parliamentarians and public officials, who are required to file statutory declarations, are obligated under the act to disclose pertinent information, including spousal income details.

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has threatened to withdraw opposition members from the Joint Select Committee reviewing the act to make Jamaica a republic if the government does not address his party's concerns about the process. In his opening remarks at the committee's first meeting this morning, Mr. Golding emphasized that the Opposition stands firm on Jamaica delinking from the British monarchy.

The Integrity Commission has reported that Norman Brown lost most of the grounds on which he sought a judicial review against the Commission regarding the report on the Prime Minister. Brown, a business associate of Andrew Holness, wanted the court to grant him leave to apply for a judicial review against decisions in the “Investigation Report into the Statutory Declarations Submitted by the Prime Minister for the Years 2019 to 2022.”