Jamaica’s education sector is as strong as it has ever been and is poised for grander outcomes as the Ministry of Education ramps up its effort to, among other things, make Spanish the official second language of the land. That’s the pronouncement...
In 2015, little Ashalae Grant was diagnosed with congenital heart disease, the general term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works. She was constantly ill, and at the time, her mother began fearing the worst. “It...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has announced plans for a $100-million 20-bed facility to support pre- and post-care patients of the catheterisation laboratory at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. “We have done the costing and I want to...
Reparations protagonist Professor Verene Shepherd, who chairs the National Commission on Reparation, says that the recently announced £200-million Windrush compensation plan is inadequate. According to the professor, compensation that will be paid...
Jamaica is on the cusp of reaping the benefits of expanded relations with China after yesterday’s signing of a landmark memorandum of understanding set to be the launching pad of ramped-up investment and trade between the two nations. First...
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) has countered claims made by Captain Errol Stewart, operator of the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre, that it was conflicted in the investigation it carried out on the flight school’s ill-fated crash in...
Karl Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, yesterday hinted at a review of the policy governing the national school-feeding programme. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the official opening of the...
The more than 30-year wait for a new science lab at the St Catherine High School is over after the Digicel Foundation handed over a fully equipped, state-of-the-art facility and prep room, described by the principal, Marlon Campbell, as an “awesome...
One hundred and fifty at-risk young people will be afforded opportunities to make better of their life and circumstances through a US$1.5-million Digital and Innovation Centre, thanks to the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation in partnership...
The Universal Service Fund (USF) is yet to begin full operations at the Ardenne Road location it has leased, where "minor work" is being done to complete the office, according to an official. Last month, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval...
Despite calls for a review of the United Kingdom’s (UK) visa policy towards Jamaica, British High Commissioner Asif Ahmad says there are no such plans in the pipeline. Well-known immigration attorney Jennifer Housen said that it is time that the UK...
Members of the Jamaican diaspora in the North East United States say they are satisfied with the direction of the economy, but are worried that corruption and crime could erase the gains. At the same time, they are calling on the Government to...
With more than 15,000 legally blind people in Jamaica and more than half that number being older than 50 years old, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said the country needs a national eye health plan. Addressing the official launch of the...
Like so many families affected by the injustice of the 1973 immigration law in the United Kingdom (UK) that led to thousands of people, mainly from Jamaica, misclassified as illegal immigrants, denying them jobs, healthcare and the right to rent...
Even though more than 7,000 native or descended Jamaicans may be beneficiaries of a portion of the £200 million Windrush Compensation Scheme, the British high commissioner here has urged against focusing on monetising the trauma of the thousands of...
Principals of embattled firm Caricel Jamaica have labelled the Government’s revocation of operations licences as tantamount to a conspiracy aimed at preventing the start-up company from providing direct competition to “incumbent foreign-owned...
With three million Jamaicans living abroad and many making considerable contributions to national development, there are hopes that the 2019 Jamaica Diaspora Conference will further strengthen partnerships with local institutions and citizens...
With approximately 700 children born with autism in Jamaica each year, Kathy Chang, co-founder of the non-profit Jamaica Autism Support Association (JASA), wants more to be done to help overcome the stigma associated with the disorder. “We are much...
Jamaicans suffering from cataracts now have an opportunity to benefit from the expertise of an 11-member Chinese technical team, which arrived on the island on Wednesday. The team will perform approximately 500 cataract surgeries on Jamaicans in...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is being viewed more favourably than his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Government, which “is bad news” for the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), according to an analyst of the recently commissioned RJRGLEANER Don...
The fear of mathematics remains the number-one obstacle for students learning the subject, This is why The Mico University College, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is hosting the inaugural Mico International...
Having extended the period of permissive dialling by five months ending March 30, 2019, 10-digit dialling will be mandatory as of March 31, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has confirmed. The extension was granted following requests from...
Opposition Senator K.D. Knight yesterday charged that the Upper House of Parliament was not the place for dishonourable politicians. Making his contribution to debate on the Appropriations Bill in the Senate yesterday, Knight saluted his fellow...
Actual construction work on the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) is slated to begin soon, says Prime Minister Andrew Holness. In his contribution to the Budget Debate in Parliament on Tuesday, Holness told the nation that design work...
The Opposition People’s National Party wants the full weight of the law brought to bear on everyone who has so far been implicated in corruption at the Ministry of Education, which resulted in yesterday’s axing of portfolio minister Ruel Reid. His...
