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My fellow Jamaicans, Ever since independence in 1962, we have observed May 23rd as Labour Day. It is the day we set aside to commemorate the struggles and achievements of the workers of Jamaica and their fight for collective recognition as an integral part of our economy and society. We recall the heroic efforts of those pioneers who led the...

The Legal Aid Council is reporting a total of 1,501 completed cases brought before the courts in 2007, compared with 1,487 cases in 2006, as the Ministry of Justice attempts to carry out its mission of making justice more accessible for all. Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Glen Cruickshank made the disclosure in an interview with JIS News...

The expansion of the school garden at the Bethlehem All-age and Infant School has been chosen as the Labour Day parish project for St. Elizabeth. Mayor of Black River, Jeremy Palmer, said that the project, which is keeping with the National Labour Day theme: 'Eat what we grow.grow what we eat', will encourage persons to eat more local produce. He...

The Ministry of Education is preparing a Behaviour Management Strategy that will take a strategic approach to improving student behaviour by seeking the involvement of the community, to ensure a comprehensive approach. The Strategy, which will be prepared by June, will address: the establishment of the post of Dean of Discipline in schools; effective classroom management strategies; systems of rewards...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that young people are the greatest resource that is available in Jamaica. She said that the youth are agents of social change as well as innovators of economic and technological developments. Miss Grange was speaking yesterday (May 21) at the 2008 Jamaica Youth Ambassadors inauguration ceremony at King's House....

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be implementing three initiatives during the current fiscal year aimed at promoting training and employment. Speaking in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on Wednesday (May 21), Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles, said the initiatives are: a special youth employment and training project; a 'Steps to Work' project; and...

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS), in an effort to bridge the digital and social divide, undertook strategic developments during the 2007/08 fiscal period. As set out in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness on May 20, the plan enabled the organization to fulfill its mandate to facilitate and influence...

Performance in the technical/vocational areas of schools participating in the Tech-Voc Rationalisation Project has improved significantly over the years, according to a Ministry Paper tabled by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness in the House of Representatives on May 20. The purpose of this project is to rationalise the existing Technical and Vocational programmes in the secondary system by upgrading present...

As the Government continues its drive to create effective schools, through a modernization agenda, good leadership and management have become major factors and are being prioritized through improved training and greater accountability. According to a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 20), by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness 731 primary school principals have...

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) is currently processing 25 programmes for accreditation from eight institutions. The programmes include: three masters, 12 bachelors, eight associates, one diploma, one certificate in the areas of education, library studies, the performing arts, urban and regional planning, information technology, human resource management, environmental studies, business studies, architecture and construction technology, biology, and public health....

The Ministry of Education has been working to enhance the reading skills of students through its literacy programmes. As set out in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on May 20 by the Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, the literacy development component of the Primary Education Support Project (PESP) will be enhanced by the provision of 3,920...

Government has allocated an addition $200 million to assist early childhood institutions that are in danger of closing because they are in breach of public health and safety guidelines, Education Minister, Andrew Holness has said. Speaking in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 20), Mr. Holness said that this is in keeping with the...