AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClarendon Power Shift: Councillor Tanyalee Williams’ move from the JLP to the PNP could give the opposition a 12–10 majority in the municipal corporation. The JLP has begun expulsion steps, while a meeting over the switch ended in disorder. Hurricane Relief Oversight: LASCO says it temporarily withheld 30 per cent of donations to the Government’s Melissa relief platform after its system flagged transactions linked to ODPEM. Auditors found no written agreement for the hold; LASCO says more than 95 per cent of the funds had been paid over by March. Health Infrastructure: Cabinet approved plans to rebuild and modernise four hospitals, including Kingston Public, Black River, Falmouth and Noel Holmes, with climate resilience built into the projects. Public Order: Government Senator Marlon Morgan defended plans to ticket breaches of vending and noise-abatement laws, saying penalties would apply only when there is a clear violation. NaRRA Scrutiny: The Government is reviewing lease arrangements for the reconstruction agency after criticism of its planned Digicel Building headquarters; Prime Minister Andrew Holness warned that scaling back the space could slow project delivery.
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