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The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) says that a lack of competition between book shops in some areas and inflation, have resulted in significant variations in the cost of textbooks for schools islandwide. CAC Research Officer and Economist, Racquel Chambers, said that a survey of 101 books in 64 outlets, showed a nine percent increase in average prices, islandwide, compared with...

The Ministry of Education has announced that it will be releasing the results of the Grade Nine Achievement Test (GNAT), on Monday, August 17. The GNAT is used to determine placement of students from Junior High and All-age schools into high schools, which go up to at least Grade 11 (Fifth Form). At a press conference at the Ministry of...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Burchell Whiteman, has urged United Kingdom (UK) based Jamaicans to be proud of themselves and Jamaica, and to be confident about the future. "We must be proud of ourselves and our country of birth and heritage. Be proud of our assertiveness, born out of our experience in overcoming hardships and succeeding...

"It has been my passion since I was a child," Nurse Mignott, calmly, explains her chosen career path. Thirty-year-old Andrea Mignott, who has been working with this passion for the past six years, was awarded Nurse of the Year at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) for Clinical Excellence in 2009. A graduate of the University Hospital of...

Sunday, August 9 was declared 'Jamaica Day' in the United States capital, by the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Adrian Fenty. Mayor Fenty read the proclamation at a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate Jamaica's 47th year of Independence, at Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University, in Washington, D.C., on August 9. The Mayor said that Washington, D.C., is proud to be the home to...

The historic Hall of the Americas at the Organisation of American States (OAS) headquarters, in downtown Washington USA, was the venue for an afternoon of music and dancing, hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica, on Sunday, August 9, to mark Jamaica's 47th year of Independence. The event, a key feature of the Embassy's annual calendar, brought together hundreds of Jamaicans...

Today, it is my honour to pay tribute to a - History-maker, Trailblazer, Pioneer, and Nation-builder.

Nestled in the quiet, verdant hills of Eastern Westmoreland is the tiny village of Parson Reid, where the one whose life we gather here to celebrate first saw the light of day. click to read the entire tribute

The recent death of our Honorary Trustee and Treasurer, Lady Gladys Maud Bustamante, widow of the Jamaican National Hero and Founder of the BITU, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, has saddened us greatly. However, as it is said, "every cloud has a silver lining", and we think it pertinent to honour Lady B's memory by reflecting and celebrating the...

More than 100 Primary and All Age school students from St. James, were presented with book grants valued at $5,000.00 each, yesterday (August 10). The money was raised through a partnership between the St. James Parish Council and Stages Production, with $250,000.00 each coming from local stage shows, 'Money Worries' and 'Bashment Granny 2'. The presentations were made at the...

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has reported an unprecedented 100% compliance rate for the second consecutive quarter running, by the Government's procuring bodies submitting Quarterly Contract Award (QCA) Reports. In a release today (August 10), the OCG said that all 196 Public Bodies, whose contract award activities are currently being monitored by the OCG, were declared fully compliant...

The traffic problems which have long plagued the town of Old Harbour, St. Catherine, are expected to be significantly reduced with the opening of a new transportation centre. The multi-million dollar facility, situated on Burke Road, was officially opened during a brief ceremony on Monday (August 10), involving Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, which includes Old Harbour,...