Principal of Lennon High School, Dr. Donald Johnson, has hailed the Government for removing auxiliary fees and increasing the budgetary allocation to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). “The socio-economic status of many parents of students attending school in Jamaica is cause for concern. The Government must, therefore, be commended for the great work they are doing...

For the first time, female farmworkers will participate in the Jamaican Overseas Agricultural Programme to the United States this year. A group of 64 women will depart in June for the Gebbers Farms in Brewster, Washington DC. The announcement was made by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, at a ceremony held on May 5 at her...

   

Twenty-five-year-old Samoya Jordon will create history when she takes to the stage at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on May 13 to compete for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen title. She will be the first blind contestant to vie for the crown since the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised competition began 54 years ago. Miss Jordon, who...

The Government has expressed heartfelt gratitude for the significant developmental grant support that the European Union (EU) continues to extend to Jamaica, under a Cooperation Agreement signed 42 years ago. Provisions under this arrangement over the period have, to date, totalled in excess of $100 billion (€1 billion). Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith,...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the sugar industry is sustainable, once effective management is in place. Making his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House, today (May 9), Mr. Samuda noted the importance of the industry to social stability and the economy, adding that abandoning sugar production will have “massive” economic and...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the observation of Education Week provides an opportunity to celebrate the important role that education plays in building the society.He said that with education being at the core of Jamaica’s mission for social change and development “we must continue to raise the bar in celebrating our teachers, who are...