Students participating in the Global Services Sector (GSS) High School Immersion Bootcamp Training Programme will have an opportunity to learn digital skills as part of the Enhanced Job Readiness Curriculum. The curriculum aims to prepare students for the working world through four weeks of online classes and case studies. It will also focus on cognitive and soft skills for workplace...

The Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth has launched the New B.I.R.T.H. (Beginning In Restoring Trust and Hope) Mentorship Programme, designed to mentor and touch the life of a child born on one’s birthday. Inservice Education Nurse at the BRH, Dorcia Brown-Lyle who bconceptualized the programme, explained that the initiative will allow persons to give back to a child born...

An additional US$750,000 in financing support has been provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The funding comes under PAHO’s Biennial Work Plan (BWP), which spans two-year funding periods, the last of which ended in December 2021. The latest allocation will cover CARPHA’s programme implementation schedule for 2022 and 2023, which aims...

Students of the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts have an opportunity to receive tuition assistance through a Scholarship programme spearheaded by the Cecil Cooper Foundation. The programme was launched on June 17 concurrently with the inaugural Cecil Cooper Scholarship Exhibition, which is slated to run until July 16. The exhibition features never-before-seen works by the late...

The Jamaica Customs Act, which is to be repealed and replaced, will provide a modern framework that further enhances ease of doing business. The Act, which is currently before a Joint Select Committee of Parliament, will improve customs practices and procedures to facilitate trade effectively and efficiently. It will also ensure increased predictability and compliance with Customs requirements. Minister of...

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is appealing to parents to provide adequate supervision for their children and not to leave them home alone. In an emotional send-off on Sunday (July 3) for two Clarendon sisters who perished in a fire at their Haylesfield home on March 24, Minister Williams said parents should “ensure that [children] are always in...

A call has been made for Jamaicans to show special gratitude to workers in the health sector during the month of July, which has been designated as Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month. Addressing a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate the Month on July 3, at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew, Chairperson for the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Committee, Professor the Most...

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, has welcomed the opening of the town’s new multi-care medical centre as a game changer in the provision of comprehensive and accessible health services to residents. The Bravo Dental and Medical centre, operated by husband-and-wife team Drs. Alexandre Young and Ruth-Ann Leveridge-Young, is the first facility in the parish offering a suite...

Ninety-two Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) recruits, who have successfully completed the longest period of training in the history of the Jamaica National Reserve (JNR), have been hailed for their dedication and resilience over the extended training cycle. “Each of you would have experienced training that tested your strength and dexterity in all areas including but not limited to the physical,...