Nineteen years ago, Issalem Calixte, a pastor in the commune of Lascahobas, Haiti, converted his church in the rural depressed area of the Quimpe VI locality into a school to serve the unprivileged children in the district. For almost two decades...
The low salaries paid to teachers can be attributed to the fact that the profession is dominated by women, President of the National Education Association, United States (US) Rebecca ‘Becky’ Pringle has asserted. Pringle, who was the guest speaker...
THERE IS a need for more public education around what constitutes violent discipline before any move to institute a total ban on corporal punishment, Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has asserted. Her comments follow the findings of the...
THE MINISTRY of Education and Youth says it will be seeking $1.5 billion from the finance ministry towards the procurement and installation of closed-circuit security television (CCTV) surveillance systems in schools across the island. Richard...
Teachers who were engaged in the marking of school-based assessments (SBAs) for last year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations say they are yet to be paid. Their frustration is compounded by what they described as the “...
Minutes before the new mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, pledged a bipartisan approach to the operations of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), during yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony for councillors, supporters of the People’s...
Political commentator Lloyd B. Smith, asserting that the ruling Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) showing in the recent local government elections created a breeding ground for rifts to develop, has declared that Prime Minister Andrew Holness’...
DECLARING THAT the Government will not allow Vale Royal – the official residence of the prime minister - to “fall apart”, Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has committed to allocating the resources needed for its rehabilitation. The 300-year-old...
CHAIR OF the Jamaica Psilocybin Technical Committee, Senator Dr Saphire Longmore, has disclosed that the group is far advanced in its advocacy for the standardisation of the psilocybin ‘magic’ mushroom industry. “With the growth of this industry,...
Minister of Education Fayval Williams has committed to a month-end deadline for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between her ministry and the Caribbean School of Medical Science, Jamaica (CSMSJ). Williams made the pledge during...
DESPITE ANTICIPATION that the cruise ship terminal in Port Royal, which welcomed its first ship in January 2020, would set afloat economic progress in the historic community, residents say they have been locked out of the benefits, arguing that...
THE GOVERNMENT’S thrust to improve efficiency in the public sector has been bolstered with the upgrade of the eGov Data Centre. Its modernisation included the renovation of the physical plant, expansion of information technology capacity and...
Kahcine Lindsay is in distress. Her four-year-old daughter, Lydia-Rae Lindsay, is in need of open heart surgery, but the mother of two, who works as an early childhood educator, said the cost is simply out of her reach. “I know I need some help. I...
Despite familial ties, relatives of the People’s National Party’s Omar Robinson on Monday indicated that their allegiance to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) took precedence over their support for his political aspirations. While declaring that they...
For the staff at the St Aloysius Primary School in Kingston, the Jamaica Day activities are more than just a commemoration, but provide a significant opportunity to foster patriotism and cultural retention for students. “We find out that our...
Economist Dr Damien King and Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson say they are unsurprised by the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) assessment that inflation will remain higher than targeted until next year. King told The Gleaner on Thursday that...
Funding for climate-change resilience in the Caribbean has been bolstered by the Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR) Programme, a £2.7 million (approximately J$535 million) initiative that is being funded by the United...
The 36 independent candidates vying for office in the local government elections have been labelled as “fodder” in the election process by political commentator Lloyd B. Smith, who asserts that their campaigns will be fruitless. His comment comes...
As Merl Grove High School commemorates its centenary milestone, stakeholders have noted that it stands as a testament to a century of academic distinction and community impact. Chronicling its rise from modest beginnings as a preparatory school...
Teachers who will be joining educational institutions in September are being encouraged to be innovative and to utilise the resources provided by the Ministry of Education and Youth to maximise the learning outcomes of their students. Addressing...
Although the government has budgeted $169 million for the reconstruction of the Troy bridge in the next financial year, residents of the Trelawny community are wary after “so many false promises” since the original structure collapsed in August...
Two years after the 2020 establishment of the Breast Health and Oncology Centre at Andrews Memorial Hospital, founding clinical director and oncologist Dr Jason Copeland and his team became pioneers of a new method for performing a breast cancer-...
Political commentator Dr Paul Ashley is contending that any infrastructural project undertaken by the Government at this time is being done to shore up votes for the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as the local government elections loom. In fact...
Declaring that Jamaica is in a state of “perpetual anger”, Doran Dixon is encouraging more citizens to engage alternative dispute resolution services offered by the Ministry of Justice to work through disagreements. “There’s too much anger...
Importers and distributors of plastic lunch boxes are demanding clarity from Senator Matthew Samuda, the minister with responsibility for the environment, on the looming ban on such containers. The ban, which is also extended to personal-care...
