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A three-day conference, aimed at training early childhood practitioners to recognise and understand the causes of challenging behaviours, as well as to develop techniques and strategies to address them, is currently underway in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The conference is spearheaded by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), under the theme: 'Promoting Positive Behaviour in Early Childhood', and is being held...

Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has said that the Ministry has established a number of strategic priorities for the financial year, as it works to improve efficiency at all levels of the court system, and enhance access to justice for Jamaicans. These priority targets, which she said, were highlighted in the justice reform agenda, and for which the Ministry...

Hazard Primary School, in Clarendon, has outperformed other special education units to place first in the Special Education Unit's Excellence in Literacy competition. The school edged out Catherine Hall Primary School in St. James and Mico Special Education Unit, in Kingston, which placed second and third respectively, with outstanding performances in numeracy and literacy. During the awards ceremony, held at...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has warned that no International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, World Bank or Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) arrangement, can solve the long-term problems facing Jamaica. Mr. Golding said that while the country may need an IMF agreement to assist it through this immediate economic storm, it will not solve the problems of Jamaica because the problems are...

A Casino Gaming Bill is to be tabled in Parliament next week Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced last night. Mr. Golding told a Town Hall Meeting at the Montego Bay Civic Centre that Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, will table the Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, when the House meets again. The...

Ten Caribbean obstetricians and gynaecologists received training in the diagnosis of pre-cancerous and cancerous legions in women, through a colposcopy course at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Kingston, this week. Colposcopy is a way of looking at the cervix through a special magnifying device called a colposcope, which shines a light on the vagina and the...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, has urged Jamaicans to return to a society of good values and positive attitudes. "We need to create what I would describe as a culture of excellence. But sometimes when I listen to the lyrics of the popular music, I hear recurring themes of violence,...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has reiterated Government's commitment to making the investments necessary to bring about the required improvements in the justice system, despite the economic difficulties. Giving the keynote address at the official opening of the new Port Antonio court house in Portland on June 24, Mr. Golding said over the years, the justice system has suffered...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has embarked on an all-island tour to reach out to Jamaicans within the various parishes. The tour kicked off in the parish of St. Ann yesterday (June 24) with the Governor-General and his wife, the Most. Hon. Lady Allen, meeting with residents, justices of the peace (JPs) and Custos of the...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has emphasised the importance of proper marketing in the agricultural sector, pointing out that only strong marketing strategies will convince farmers that the profession is worthwhile. Giving the keynote address at the first Production and Marketing Organisation (PMO) conference staged on June 25 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in association with the...

The number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases in the island now stands at 21, after two more persons were confirmed with the virus in Kingston and St. Catherine. The Ministry of Health has informed that the infected person in St. Catherine had travelled recently and may have contracted the virus overseas. However, it is still carrying out investigations in relation...

The Government of Jamaica has received a 100,000 Euro grant from the Government of Spain, to carry out a feasibility study for the introduction of solar energy systems in 34 public schools across the island. The project, which will allow for the introduction of best practices in the energy sector of Jamaica while helping to substantially reduce the energy bill...