THE GLEANER MINUTE: Fayval Williams is the new Finance Minister | JLP backs Dalrymple Philibert
Oct 30th, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:05#JamaicaGleaner OCTOBER 30, 2024: Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday announced the appointment of Fayval Williams as the new Minister of Finance, the first woman to hold the position. Matthew Samuda is to retake his post as Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with Responsibility for Water… The Ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has called back Marisa Dalrymple Philibert, who is being prosecution on a corruption charge, as its standard-bearer for a November 22 by-election for Trelawny Southern… Several customers of NCB have expressed deep concern after being hit with charges for Uber rides, all at once… Teams from the Ministry of Education and Youth will be visiting schools to conduct audits of their adherence
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