AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCuba Vote: Jamaica’s abstention from a UN call to end the US embargo on Cuba has triggered an Opposition protest. Phillip Paulwell says the Government failed to circulate the parliamentary motion in time and should issue a statement of regret; Floyd Green counters that it was read, debated and passed without objection. Local Representation: CAFFE has warned municipal leaders in St Thomas, Westmoreland and Kingston and St Andrew over four overdue by-elections, saying residents have gone more than a year without elected councillors. Security and Pay: National Security Minister Horace Chang says criminal groups are increasingly challenging police, even as murders fell 23.6 per cent through October 24. The Police Federation has rejected a proposed first-year wage freeze and one-off $80,000 payment. Hurricane Recovery: The UN is urging donors, lenders and businesses to help small operators in storm-hit towns reopen, while Jamaica’s $500-million small-business grant programme has received about 2,000 applications.
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