Jamaica's women's basketballers win again at Caribbean Championship

The winning run of the national women’s basketball team continues at the Caribbean Championship in the British Virgin Islands.  

The Group ‘B’ winners defeated the U.S Virgin Islands 49-46 on Friday, to book their place in the final.

The Jamaicans now have a chance to win their first title since 2006.  

They will play the winner of the evening’s other semi-final between the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago who Jamaica had defeated en route to topping their group.

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Jamaica"s women"s basketballers win again at Caribbean Championship

Former head of Women's Bureau granted leave to challenge charges

Former Executive Director of  the Bureau of  Women’s Affairs, Faith Webster, has been granted leave by the Supreme Court, to challenge the decision of  the Public Service Commission (PSC) to bring charges against her.
Justice Bryan Sykes granted leave on Friday following an application by Webster’s attorney, Douglas Leys.
Webster was interdicted three weeks ago by the PSC, following an internal audit which accused her of  failing to perform her duties.
The Office of  the Prime Minister (OPM) recommended that disciplinary action be laid against her following the internal audit.
Thirteen charges have been laid against her by the Commission.She has now applied to the Supreme Court to quash the charges.

Sykes also granted her a stay, blocking the PSC from taking any further disciplinary action against her, until the challenge is heard by the Full Court.

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Former head of Women"s Bureau granted leave to challenge charges