THE GLEANER MI NUTE: Minimum wage going up to $16,000 | More NHT money | Portmore parish law blocked
Mar 20th, 2025 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:43#JamaicaGleaner MARCH 20, 2025: As of June 1, the national minimum wage is to move from $15,000 to $16,000 for a 40-hour work week... The National Housing Trust will raise its loan limit for individual borrowers to $9 million beginning July 1, up from the current $7.5 million… The Supreme Court on Thursday granted an injunction blocking the Portmore parish law from taking effect, in the legal challenge brought by the Opposition People's National Party which is claiming that the legislation is unconstitutional… A bail hearing is to be heard on May 6 for the Jamaican-American man, Davian Roberts, alleged to be behind last month's seizure of 66 firearms and over 4,500 rounds of ammunition at a wharf in Kingston…
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