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Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

Minister Bunting Clarifies Position on Use of Voter Identification System

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the Government has no intention of changing the arrangements governing the use of the voter identification system. The Minister gave the assurance, while speaking to journalists following the Jamaica House press briefing...

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

Health Ministry to Continue Monitoring Schools Affected By Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ .

RADA on Mission to Revolutionise Sector

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, addresses the opening of the Caribbean Poultry Association’s (CPA) two-day Technical Symposium at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (October 5).

Govt Committed To Protecting Poultry Industry

Manager of Public Relations and Administration at the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Hilary Coulton (right), hands over a cheque for $2 million to Principal of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Nicholeen DeGrasse-Johnson. The funds, towards the staging of the 2015 Rex Nettleford Arts Conference, were presented today (October 5), at the college’s Arthur Wint Drive location in Kingston.

Edna Manley College Gets $4.9 Million for Rex Nettleford Arts Conference

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Medical Officer Lauds Health Mission

Medical Officer of Health at the St. James Public Health Services, Dr. Marcia Graham, has lauded the Montego Bay/Atlanta Sister Cities Vin Martin Memorial Health Mission, which is delivering quality health care to thousands of citizens across western Jamaica. Highlighting a noticeable expansion of the annual health fair, in which five rural communities have been added to the outreach of...

11 years ago Culture

CDA Begins Consultations to Deal with Bullying

The Child Development Agency (CDA) has initiated discussions with several stakeholders in the child protection sector, to develop a system to deal with the issue of bullying in schools. Following a report released by the CDA in August of this year titled, ‘Investigating the Prevalence and Impact of Peer Abuse (Bullying)’, the agency has assembled a working group to design...

11 years ago Commerce

Increased Funding For RAP

The Registered Apprenticeship Programme (RAP) is to be allocated increased funding in an effort to boost its effectiveness. This was announced by Senior Director in the Workforce Development and Employment Division of the HEART Trust/NTA, Denworth Finnikin, at a stakeholder consultation, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston, on October 6. “Very topical on the agenda of the...

11 years ago Education

Students Rise to Aid Inner City Children

Rise to Education, a group of student volunteers from Corporate Area high schools, is on a mission to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children through education. The group was started in 2012 by five students from the prestigious St. Andrew High School for Girls, with a mission to assist inner city students to excel in school...

Acting Senior Director of the Modernisation Programme Implementation Unit, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Michele Gordon-Somers, says all is in place for the Public Sector Customer Service Competition (PSCSC) awards ceremony on October 9.

11 years ago Office of the Cabinet

Public Sector Customer Service Awards on October 9

Winners of the seventh staging of the Public Sector Customer Service Competition (PSCSC) will be announced at an awards function scheduled to take place on Friday (October 9, 2015) at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston. The function, which will begin at 11:00 a.m., is being organised by the Office of the Cabinet. It will be streamed live...

Principal of Charlie Smith High School, Garth Gayle, says that all is well at the school, following the merger with Trench Town High on September 14.

11 years ago Education

Weeks into Merger, All Is Good At Charlie Smith High

Three weeks into the merger of Charlie Smith and Trench Town high schools, Principal of the new institution, Garth Gayle, says students and staff are adapting well to the union. The amalgamation, which took effect on September 14, sees Charlie Smith accommodating students from both institutions, with Trench Town to be transformed into a polytechnic college, which will offer career...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

11 years ago Tourism

Jamaica’s World Class Attractions Spurring Tourism Growth

Boasting attractions which rank amongst the best in the world, Jamaica continues to be a first choice tourism destination, industry players say. They point to the fact that the island recently broke the two million mark in stopover arrivals and is on course to see further growth in both cruise ship and stopover visitors. “It is a fact we are...