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Minister of Education, the Hon Andrew Holness, toured the new Steer Town Academy in St. Ann on Tuesday (August 17) and expressed delight with the facility. "It is built for a primary school, (but) we will convert it and upgrade the facility so that it can accommodate a high school," told a meeting at the newly constructed Mansfield Primary School,...

Crystal Palace Park in London was transformed into a sea of black, green and gold on Sunday (Aug. 15), as several generations of Jamaicans and well wishers from across the United Kingdom (UK), defied gloomy weather conditions to celebrate the first 'I Love Jamaica Day'. The event, which was also billed as a celebration of Jamaican athletes, was held on...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is boosting security in the community of Tredegar Park and its environs in St. Catherine, with the establishment of a mobile police post and increased patrols. The move comes in the wake of appeals from residents for a permanent police presence in the area, following last week's attack on citizens by gunmen, claiming the lives...

Cabinet is expected to receive a preliminary report Monday from Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, on the social interventions necessary to address the dislocation experienced by residents of Tredegar Park, St. Catherine. This follows the August 13 attack on the community by armed thugs, which claimed the lives of eight persons. Mr. Vaz,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the fallout that resulted from the collapse of unregulated financial schemes provides compelling evidence of the need to educate the investing population. He was speaking at a literacy forum hosted by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Wednesday (August 18). Mr. Shaw...

Work on reconstruction of a permanent bridge across the Dry (Hope) River, Harbour View, in eastern St. Andrew, will start this month, following Wednesday's (August 18) groundbreaking ceremony. The previous bridge, destroyed during Tropical Storm Gustav in August 2008, was the most viable access between Kingston and the eastern parishes, including St. Thomas and Portland. Since then, the National Works...

With a little more than two weeks to go before the start of the new academic year, Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Sheila Campbell Forrester, is reminding parents to ensure that their children are fully immunised. Speaking on Wednesday (August 18) at the official launch of the Child Health and Development Passport (CHDP), Dr. Forrester said parents...

Jamaicans living in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, have been urged to believe in the country of their birth, and not to dwell on the negatives things they are told. Delivering the Sermon at the Independence church service on Sunday (August 8), at the Benjamin Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ottawa, Pastor Floyd Spence called on the congregation to continue to believe...

Health Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says the new Child Health and Development Passport (CHDP), will enable Jamaica to further improve its infant and child mortality rates, in keeping with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the year 2015. Speaking at the official launch of the CHDP, today (August 18), at the St. Catherine Health Department, Mr. Spencer said the health...

Thirteen students from Hanover, who have gained entry to high schools, colleges and universities in September, have been awarded scholarships by the Tryall Club Scholarship Fund, amounting to over $3.5 million. Topping the list of awardees was Shaniek Parks, who was awarded the Louise Cullman Scholarship and will be attending the University of Leeds, the United Kingdom. Other awardees were:...

Marketing and Public Education Officer with the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (NTA), Kimona Hudson, has suggested that young people who are seeking to settle on a career path, should also get trained in a technical area, to boost their employability and entrepreneurship. "It is important that you have some form of skills. We see where persons lose their jobs and...

As the international community marks the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey today (Aug.17), Chairman of the St. Ann Homecoming and Heritage Foundation, Herbert Murdock is urging residents of the parish to share their knowledge of the National Hero with their children and grandchildren. "We need to tell our children and grandchildren that Marcus Garvey...