Imagine using a curriculum that is so impactful on young persons and adults, that their lives are literally transformed once engaged.   The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) has scored to this end, having found a ‘sweet spot’ with the ‘Passport to Success’ curriculum.  The MYF, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), is the only licenced administrator of the international curriculum in Jamaica...

The Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024 is all set to shine the spotlight on the next generation of agricultural leaders. Set for Sunday, June 2 at the Bay Road Sports Complex in Little London, this year’s event emphasises youth engagement with the theme ‘New Face of Food: Driving Food Security and Expanding Exports’. Chairman of the Planning Committee, Pius Lacan, told...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, says National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe’s leadership and uncompromising anti-slavery ideology continue to inspire the fight against injustice in Jamaica. Speaking at the annual floral tribute, held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Labour Day, May 23, Mayor Vernon urged citizens to remember Sam Sharpe's legacy and...

Scores of volunteers turned out at the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) on Labour Day (May 23) to beautify and improve accessibility to the facility, located at 111 ½ Old Hope Road in St. Andrew.  The scope of works included redesigning an existing ramp to enhance accessibility to the entity’s vision centre by persons with disabilities; rehabilitation of several...

The St. James Municipal Corporation will not be approving plans for public buildings that do not include access for members of the disabled community, says Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Richard Verron.  The move is in keeping with the Disabilities Act, 2014, which provides that public buildings should be outfitted with the requisite amenities to enable easy access by disabled persons. ...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has been working to improve access for the most vulnerable in society including the poor, elderly and the disabled.  He cited increases in the age relief exemption for pensioners, which came into effect on April 1, and establishment of the Social Pension Programme for elderly persons who are not National...

The true spirit of Labour Day was alive across Westmoreland on Thursday (May 23) as residents came out in their numbers to participate in various projects.  The main activity was the construction of an additional ramp at the Cornwall Mountain Health Centre to improve ease of access to the facility by the disabled, among other improvement works in keeping with...

The 196 students of Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston will return to a spruced-up school environment next Monday.   HEART/NSTA Trust, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and National Housing Trust (NHT) carried out a slew of revamping activities on Labour Day (May 23).   Volunteers painted classrooms and the perimeter wall of...

The St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project at Park Mountain Primary and Infant School on Thursday (May 23) was marked by an inspiring display of community spirit and dedication to inclusivity.  Executed under the theme ‘Ramp Up Di Access… Show That You Care’, the day’s activities aimed to enhance the school’s physical infrastructure to provide better access for the institution’s...