Woodford Primary and Infant School principal, Jennifer Gordon, could hardly contain her joy. After months of planning and preparation, the school was able to successfully stage its first literacy fair on February 23. “It was a success; literacy was shining through everybody’s pores. Although it rained, the competitions happened, the students were engaged in all the activities the entire day,”...

Knox Community College in Manchester, with its four campuses, is impacting the lives of young people, especially from central Jamaica. Principal, Rev. Dr. Gordon Cowans, tells JIS News that the community college is a premier tertiary institution, serving Jamaicans for more than 40 years. “I think community colleges are among the misunderstood institutions in the country. So, here we have...

Co-Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Dr. Damien King, says there is merit in the Government’s proposed relocation of public bodies’ financial resources to the Consolidated Fund. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, on March 24, Dr. King said it is understandable that within Jamaica’s tight fiscal space, State entities would...

Approximately 3,100 athletes from high schools islandwide will be on show at the annual Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston from March 28 to April 1. A special opening ceremony will be held at the stadium on Friday, March 31, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...

The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) has endorsed the Government’s $710-billion Budget for the 2017/18 fiscal year, which is expected to keep Jamaica’s economic programme on track. Co-Executive Director, Dr. Damien King, believes its formulation is “clearly the right course” taken by the Administration to position Jamaica to record further macroeconomic stability and debt reduction. Additionally, he says the Administration’s...

Persons across the island will be educated on ways to prevent human trafficking, beginning with the launch of a road tour at the Ministry of Justice in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 28). At 7:00 a.m., officials with the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), will gather at the Ministry, 61 Constant Spring Road, to commence the awareness...

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) is to be relocated to the Oceana Building in downtown Kingston by the end of April. Accountant General, Carlene Murdock, made the disclosure at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (March 24). She said the move is necessary, as the existing location at Public Building West, downtown Kingston, is no longer suitable for the expanding...