Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his delegation have completed a successful one- day official working visit to the Republic of Chile. Prime Minister Holness and President of Chile, Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet met on August 30 and engaged in fruitful bilateral discussions. They explored matters of importance to both countries as well as regional and hemispheric issues. Other members of...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is moving to optimise schools’ outputs through greater use of information and communications technology (ICT) in teaching. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry and its stakeholder partners are exploring several options to ensure that trainee teachers are equipped with computer skills as part of their core competencies. He was...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, is optimistic that the economy will recover from setbacks caused by flood rains between March and June this year, to generate higher growth than the 0.3 per cent out-turn recorded for the April to June quarter. Speaking at the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing at the agency’s New Kingston...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has announced that from this year, September 1 will be observed as the date on which the nation officially commemorates the Kendal Train Crash. September 1, 2017 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Kendal Crash which happened at Kendal in Manchester, central Jamaica on Sunday, September 1,1957. “This...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says building of the North-South Highway has opened up business opportunities for Port Royal, and investors should seize the moment. Mr. Shaw, who was delivering the keynote address at the commissioning of a Jetty at the Port Royal Sufferance Wharf, run by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), on August 30,...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the country grew by an estimated 0.3 per cent for the April to June 2017 quarter. It has also noted that the country has now recorded 10 consecutive quarters of positive economic growth. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says growth in the June 2017 quarter reflects a 1.2 per cent increase...

This year’s proceeds from the JN Foundation Heroes in Act!on Run/Walk, will go towards upgrading the Trelawny Infirmary. The infirmary, which currently houses 52 residents, operates under the purview of the Poor Relief Department of the Local Government Ministry. The funding will ensure that the facility’s occupants have access to the kind of environment that promotes physical and emotional well-being....