The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is undertaking a comprehensive inspection programme across the country to ensure that all manufactured brands of sugar are contaminant-free.This was after a preliminary laboratory test identified metal fragments in samples of sugar produced by Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited.
The attorney representing alleged Kingston gang-leader, Marious "Bredda Dawg" Davis, is dismissing claims that his client has issued death threats to members of the Portland Police Division.Reports of the threat emerged yesterday, and it is alleged to have stemmed from two police fatal shootings during an operation in Sherwood Forest in the parish on Wednesday.
The Government is developing a gender-based violence mobile app, which aims to
provide faster, more discreet access to support services for persons experiencing
domestic abuse.
Sugar produced by Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited has been recalled by the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, following laboratory confirmation of widespread metallic contamination. This after complaints by consumers on social media.
Some civil society and human rights lobby groups have called on Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness to clarify the administration’s position on body cameras for law enforcement.