FORMER education minister and Senator Ruel Reid and his four co-accused are alleged to have milked more than $55 million from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) and in excess of $1 million from the Ministry of Education.

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has met with stakeholders in the entertainment industry to discuss several areas of concern, including provisions of the Noise Abatement Act.

The third time is the charm for Opposition Leader, Dr Peter Phillips, who, in defeating Peter Bunting by 76 votes on Saturday to remain President of the People’s National Party (PNP), was winning for the first time in three attempts.

Two St. James men are among five persons who have been charged for murder in relation to five incidents dating back to March of this year.

Seven persons are to face the court to answer to charges of Illegal Possession of Firearm and Illegal Possession of Ammunition following the seizure of one firearm and 26 rounds of ammunition in two separate incidents.

The Cari-Folk Singers perform a Miss Lou Folk Song medley during A Special Gathering, a floral tribute in celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, Miss Lou. The celebratory event was held on Miss Lou’s Birthday, September 7 at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

Work is to begin by the end of September on the long-awaited South Coast Highway Improvement Project.

The Jamaica Labour Party is fine tuning its political machinery in preparation for the next general elections which are constitutionally due by February 2021.