The Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine is seeing an improvement in student achievement consequent on measures undertaken over the last five years. Principal of the school, Richard Williams, told JIS News that when he took over the leadership of the institution in 2014 he worked with the teachers on a programme to boost numeracy and literacy, including holding...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Diaspora plays a critical role in the development of the economy. Speaking at the launch of the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston last evening (June 16) Prime Minister Holness underscored the contribution of the Diaspora to national development particularly in the areas of health and education. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring Jamaicans living abroad that the Government is taking national security seriously, with significant investments made over the last two years to strengthen the country’s security architecture. He noted that this year alone, the Government is spending close to $20 billion, which is “the highest that has ever been spent on national...

Executive Director of The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Monica Brown, says the institution is to start funding short certification courses. She made the remarks during a Higher Education Summit, held at Mona Visitor’s Lodge, at the University of the West Indies. “Up to now, the SLB has been funding courses for a minimum of two years. So based on the...

Scores of caregivers across the island have benefited from support to better enable them to carry out their work. The caregivers, who primarily look after sick, elderly or disabled family members, were exposed to best practices and mental health resources at the University of Technology (UTech) Inaugural Caregivers Symposium held from June 11 to 12 at the institution’s campus in...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is to support 20 climate innovation businesses this financial year. Making the disclosure at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) 2019 Private Equity and Infrastructure Development Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston on June 12, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, said through the initiative, 10 start-ups entered the local...

Since the beginning of 2019, some 250,000 traffic tickets have been issued for breaches of the Road Traffic Act. This was disclosed by Commanding Officer of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Calvin Allen, in an interview with JIS News. Mr. Allen pointed out that this represents a 12 per cent increase over...