President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Mark Malabver, has stated that he is no longer prepared to ask educators to show restraint as they push for better salaries.This, as he warned that the island's teachers have reached their limit in exercising patience over stalled salary negotiations with the Government.
Opposition Spokesperson on Water Ian Hayles is calling on the Government to immediately implement a policy position that moves critical National Water Commission (NWC) infrastructure onto solar and advanced renewable technology.He made the call as he noted that the island-wide power outage on the weekend again highlighted a major concern in the island's water system.
Thousands of JPS customers were left in the dark for hours on Friday night due to the incident.Full power was restored on Saturday, with JPS noting that it is investigating the cause of the blackout.
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says with developments in technology he expects the Jamaica Public Service to determine the circumstances of Friday's islandwide blackout much faster than for previous incidents.
He was speaking at a press conference yesterday.
The police have named the infant who died in a three vehicle crash on the Pepper Main Road in St Elizabeth yesterday morning.
The child is 5-month-old Kamarala Forbes of Haughton District in the parish.