Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the Government is in a state of readiness for the upcoming school year. He noted that “for the first time in our history, furniture has been delivered to our school system at the start of summer.” He noted that the early provision of furniture...

The Government is calling on corporate support to extend the reach of its Jamaica Brain Builders Programme, which is designed to ensure that the nation’s children get the best start in life. The $540 million initiative, launched in July, will provide interventions in health, nutrition, stimulation and social protection, among other needs, during the first 1,000 days of life, from...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation has signed a contract with Caribbean Technology Solutions to provide the audiovisual system at the Ward Theatre. Speaking at today’s (August 14) sitting of the Corporation, Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, said renovation work continues on the 106 year-old building located in downtown Kingston. “The funding for that is from the...

Twenty-one high school students in St. Catherine have been awarded scholarships worth $315,000 by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF). The awards were presented today (August 14), at the St. Catherine parish office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), in Spanish Town. Executive Director of the Foundation, Pauline Gregory-Lewis, said in its five-year existence, the organisation has been focusing...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is set to begin its second phase of drain-cleaning activities shortly in several communities across the Corporate Area. Under this phase, critical drains in communities in 19 divisions of the Municipality will be cleaned. Already, under phase one, drains have been cleaned in communities in 21 divisions. Speaking to journalists following today’s...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has reaffirmed the Government’s “unwavering” commitment to press freedom and the expression of free speech. He notes that while a significant percentage of Jamaica’s media, particularly cable, radio and free-to-air television, operate in an environment overseen by a politically independent regulator, the latitude afforded these entities has enabled them to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be launching a commission shortly to examine and find solutions to violence in Jamaica. He said that the media will be a major stakeholder in the process. “It is not a discussion for politicians solely to have; it is a national discussion. When I announce this commission, I am...