In an effort to quell violence in schools and among students, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is asking the Government to dig deeper into the public purse to employ more guidance counsellors and social workers. JTA President Leighton...
With the country recording 29 per cent of all visitors who came to Jamaica in 2023 staying at Airbnbs, Norman Dunn, state minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, believes there is room for much improvement in the creation of jobs...
With the country recording 29 per cent of all visitors who came to Jamaica in 2023 staying at airbnbs, Norman Dunn, state minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, believes there is room for much improvement with job creation this...
On Sunday when the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands meets in Montego Bay for their first convocation in six years, Reverend Dr Jooseop Keum, general secretary, Council for World Mission, will have a message to deliver about unity....
Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) being at its highest ever, at US$5 billion, illustrates how much the nation has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, says Norman Dunn, minister of state in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. As...
Delfien Edwards, a senior medical social worker, believes that 10 years after concerns were raised about approximately 600 children being born and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) annually, enough has not been done to lower the...
With the latest Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) highlighting that 76 per cent of Jamaican children between the ages of one and 14 years experience ‘violent discipline’, Nicole Patrick Shaw, newly minted chairperson of the National Child...
As some sections of the island experience drought conditions, Paul Brown, professor of molecular biology at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is warning that leptospirosis can still be caught from the storage of water. “Water is...
Dr Pauline Mullings has stepped down as the chairperson of the National Child Month Committee. Her announcement surprisingly came on Thursday at the launch of Child Month 2024 at the Lecture Hall of the Institute of Jamaica in downtown Kingston and...
FOLLOWING THE theft of a water tank from the Negril Primary School earlier this month, Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, is calling on residents to report individuals who are involved so...
As stakeholders in the tourism sector, especially those in Negril, continue to worry if they will soon have a return of adequate water supply in time for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday in May, Matthew Samuda has reassured that plans are being...
Reverend Dr Clara Marshall, pastor for the Cornerstone Mission Open Bible Church, who was formally recognised on Sunday for 40 years of service to ministry, is happy that she continues to successfully spearhead a church that has no building of its...
AS THE world gears up to celebrate another Earth Day on Monday, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica has entered into a partnership with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to develop and...
WHEN THE Norwegian Pearl docked in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday, 32 people among the hundreds of tourists who were part of the Love and Harmony Cruise opted to do charity work at the nearby Boscobel Primary...
Although the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom (UK) issued an official apology to Jamaica and the Caribbean on Sunday for its participation in the dreadful transatlantic slave trade from 1501 to1867, Pastor Bruce Fletcher, chief...
Jamaica borrowed a total of J$106 million from the World Bank for the installation of 1.8 kilometres of force transmission main and pump switch gear along with the rehabilitation of the pump at the Ebony Park Agro Park. This project will be...
Former Prime Minister P J Patterson, inside the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chapel on Saturday, summarised best the thoughts of mourners who gathered to celebrate the life and work of the late public relations guru, Marcia Erskine. “In the...
As the nation faces another drought, the Government has allocated $90 million to assist farmers to ensure food security. Agriculture Minister Floyd Green made the announcement on Thursday during the contract-signing ceremony for the Agro-Investment...
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has stressed that the success of the Supporting Victims of Violence (SVOV) Activity programme rests on victims of abuse islandwide making reports to the relevant authorities. In the absence of this component, Chuck...
Excelsior Community College (ECC) Principal Philmore McCarty wants Jamaica to move away from the practice of labelling unemployed, unskilled and untrained youth as “at risk”, arguing that most of them simply lack opportunities. Although some of the...
More than 100 enthusiasts gathered at the Department of Physics at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on Monday for an unusual post-lunchtime viewing party for a partial solar eclipse. The rare celestial total solar eclipse made...
For Jade La Croix, resident of the United States, flying to Jamaica for Carnival in 2024 “was more than a priority”. Like La Croix and thousands of other tourists, Jamaica was the place to be “post -Spring Break”. “It was a priority among my...
ST JAGO High School has again proven themselves to be the all-island champions in Television Jamaica’s Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) competition after defeating Calabar High School in Thursday night’s final. The tense showdown inside the studios of...
With the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre beginning celebratory activities for its 70th anniversary yesterday, Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness, has called for continued investment into the institution. The rehab centre...
In an effort to save scores of Jamaica’s unattached and at-risk youth from falling prey to scammers through their interest in technology and hacking, Darace Rose, co-founder and chief technology officer, Oppos Inc, has opted to return to the island...
