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Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has said that poverty and social circumstances should not be used as excuse for failure or underperformance, but should be used as motivation for success. "If you are poor, if you are dispossessed, if your circumstances are bad, you must take that and you must have a positive view of yourself and use your energies...

The Senate yesterday (February 29), approved a Resolution to amend the Early Childhood (Amendment) Regulations, 2008, in order to effect the reduction of the fees charged by the Early Childhood Commission.Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne pointed out that the cost for the registration of early childhood institutions has been reduced from $3,000 to $1,500. She also...

According to the recently published 2006 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC), the Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMR) reported the lowest prevalence of illness/injury at 9.6 per cent, followed by Other Towns, with 11.4 per cent, and Rural Areas with 14.4 per cent. As in previous years, more females than males reported injury ( 14.1 and 10.3 per cent respectively). The...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has challenged architects being trained by the University of Technology (UTECH) to not just become qualified as good architects but be qualified as good Caribbean architects because of the many challenges facing the region. He said the challenge is how to harmonise man with the space in which he lives which is influenced by the culture,...

The Senate yesterday (February 29), approved a Resolution to amend the Early Childhood (Amendment) Regulations, 2008, in order to effect the reduction of the fees charged by the Early Childhood Commission.Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne pointed out that the cost for the registration of early childhood institutions has been reduced from $3,000 to $1,500. She also...

According to the recently published 2006 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC), the Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMR) reported the lowest prevalence of illness/injury at 9.6 per cent, followed by Other Towns, with 11.4 per cent, and Rural Areas with 14.4 per cent. As in previous years, more females than males reported injury ( 14.1 and 10.3 per cent respectively). The...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has challenged architects being trained by the University of Technology (UTECH) to not just become qualified as good architects but be qualified as good Caribbean architects because of the many challenges facing the region. He said the challenge is how to harmonise man with the space in which he lives which is influenced by the culture,...

Since the beginning of 2008, a total of 63 persons have graduated from the Police Training Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, to take up duties as Municipal Police in the 14 Parish Councils islandwide.The latest batch of 32 persons completed their three-week training course, and graduated from the academy on February 29. They will serve the Parish Councils of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has said that growth in the agricultural sector could serve as a catalyst for expansion in other areas of the economy, such as manufacturing. He also pointed out that with expansion in those sectors, the country would benefit from employment creation. Delivering the main address at the...

Residents of the old capital, Spanish Town, will be taking the message of peace to the streets on Peace Day, March 4 between 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Among them will be students accompanied by teachers from seven or more schools within the community; trainees from the Jamaica Police Academy; members of the Chamber of Commerce and representatives from the Child...

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that it is working to control the spread of the Red Palm Mite, which was discovered in April 2007. The pest affects a number of plants, including coconut, bananas and Heliconias. At present, the mite is confined to the parishes of St. Thomas and St. Catherine and can be transferred to other parishes by...

Residents of Flankers in St. James are being encouraged to support the Peace Mobile on Peace Day, March 4, as part of activities to promote non- violence and social change. Co-ordinator of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme, Simeon Robinson, told JIS News that this was an appeal to the residents of Flankers "to come together with the Citizen Security...