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The Ministry of Education shares in the grief now being experienced by the family of Jeremiah Yson, a grade four student at St. Peter and Paul Preparatory School, who died yesterday (Thursday, March 17) under tragic circumstances. The Ministry extends condolences to the teachers, administrative staff and the entire school family as they mourn the loss of one of their...

LONDON – Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda says Jamaica is one of the most attractive places to invest and conduct business. Speaking yesterday March 17, at the opening of  the third annual Jamaica/United Kingdom (UK)  Investment Forum in London, the Minister said the   Government has devised a model to encourage business, which had at its core,...

Cabinet has approved the addition of 4,000 children in government pre-primary institutions to the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education's (PATH) Nutritional Support Programme. This will ensure that PATH beneficiaries, who attend government infant schools and infant departments, officially receive PATH nutritional support, boosting their nutritional status, their capacity to learn and school attendance. Minister with responsibility for Information,...

KINGSTON – Calabar High School's Students' Council President, Jevaughn Leon, and thousands of other high school youths will be attending the annual staging of the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletic Championships, at the National Stadium in another two weeks. Scheduled for March 30 to April 2, the event has been plagued in the past by hostility and intense rivalry...

Commissioner of Customs, Danville Walker, says the process to transform the Customs Department into an executive agency (EA) will get underway in the new financial year beginning April 1, with the transition to be completed within 18 to 24 months. He informed that the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, which has portfolio responsibility for the agency, still has...

KINGSTON – Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Project, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has informed that Cabinet has approved the recommendations of the Sugar Industry Commission of Enquiry. The Commission looked into and reported on the relevance of the current institutional, regulatory and pricing arrangements in the sugar industry. Speaking on March 16 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House,...

Commissioner of Customs, Danville Walker, says it will cost in excess of $3 billion per annum to adequately finance the activities of the Customs Department, after the agency transitions to an Executive Agency (EA) over the next 18 to 24 months. Speaking at a Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ) forum at the Four Seasons Hotel in...

Former Prime Minister and newly installed Chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech), the Most. Hon. Edward Seaga, has said that the country's economic and social advancement depends on education, which he says, "remains the only substantial base for new growth". "If we want more good news on the job front then we must make more investment in education. Education...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has urged the community of Brandon Hill, Clarendon to protect their new infant school because education is their way to progress. "Protect your school...this is the community's property, this is the community's institution. It is the community's ladder to prosperity and success," the Prime Minister said. Mr. Golding was speaking yesterday morning March 17 at the official...

MIAMI – More than 900 cruise industry leaders, tour operators and industry related personnel are participating in the 27th annual four-day Cruise Shipping Convention, which began on March 15 at the Miami Beach Convention Centre. A major highlight of the convention is the ‘Jamaican village’,  hosted by the Port Authority of Jamaica to promote the newly constructed Falmouth cruise ship...

WASHINGTON – New World Bank Representative for Jamaica, Giorgio Valentini, says the Bank will continue to assist efforts in the region to boost social and economic growth and to address the impact of climate change. "The World Bank is committed to continue supporting the Caribbean as the region makes improvements in economic growth and social development in the wake of...

The pilot phase of the much anticipated Community Renewal Programme (CRP) could be rolled out as early as the end of March, according to officials at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The programme, which is being coordinated by the Institute, will address poor housing, poor infrastructure, weak community governance and the lack of coordination of social intervention programmes. The...