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With only two days before the start of the new school year, the region five office of the Ministry of Education and Youth has reported that most schools in Manchester and St. Elizabeth were ready to accommodate students. Regional Director of Region 5, Rueben Grey, told JIS News that 85 per cent of schools were prepared for the new term,...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Brenda LaGrange Johnson today (September 1), signed a US$529,300 agreement to assist Jamaica in securing its borders against drug trafficking. The signing took place at the Ministry's offices on Oxford Road in Kingston. In his address, Dr. Phillips said that, "illegal drugs are often exported to the...

Director of the Health Promotion and Protection Division in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eva Lewis Fuller, suggested that schools should make it mandatory for students to engage in regular physical activity. "The recommendation really is to have the full impact of at least half an hour of physical activity three times a week at least, to have an impact...

The National Road Operating and Construction Company (NROCC) and the National Works Agency (NWA) will be continuing improvement works on Port Henderson Road and Passagefort Drive in Portmore, to ensure the smooth flow of traffic for the new school year. Minister of Housing Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, speaking at a press conference held at his Maxfield Avenue offices...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre, Dr. Charles Douglas, has said that Jamaica must reverse the decline in labour productivity to achieve sustained regional and international competitiveness. "When you look at labour activity and output per worker per hour, what you find is that there has been some slippage as far as Jamaica is concerned relative to some of...

Peter Webley, publisher of the South Florida monthly newspaper, Caribbean Today, has been a recipient of the Caribbean Peer Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for 2006. Mr. Webley is among four awardees, all Caribbean nationals, being honoured for their sterling contribution to the growth and on-going development of Caribbean media in the areas of sales, marketing and advertising. The other awardees...

Sixteen of the island's artists were given the opportunity to showcase their work to potential buyers yesterday (Aug. 31) at an exhibition mounted at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square. The one-day exhibition was organized by JAMPRO as part of its 'Linkages' programme, through which it tries to increase the competitiveness of local firms and businesses, with...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has appointed the Chairman and members of the Police (Civilian Oversight) Authority, with effect from August 21, 2006. A release from King's House states that the Most Reverend Bishop Charles Dufour, has been appointed Chairman. The other members are: Dr. George Phillip, Oliver Clarke, Gladstone Lewars, and Rudolph Hamilton. The Authority...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth O. Hall announced today (September 1), that Burchell Whiteman, has joined the team in his office. A release from King's House informs that Mr. Whiteman, who recently retired from the Government after 17 years as Minister of Education and subsequently, Minister of Information, brings to the Office of the Governor-General vast knowledge...

Minister of State for National Security, Dr. Donald Rhodd, has said that the government was placing increased focus on community safety and security initiatives as part of the process to fight crime. He noted that the move represented a paradigm shift in policy from crime management to crime prevention, and to place communities at the heart of crime fighting, by...

The government will be placing increased focus on intelligence as part of its crime fighting strategy and over the next few months, will be making significant investments in applying the most up-to-date technologies to the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) intelligence-gathering arsenal. Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, made the disclosure while addressing a press conference at his Oxford Road...

Member of the National Task Force on Education Reform, Dr. Dennis Minott, has emphasised the need for Jamaica to use education as the tool for the social and economic changes necessary to enable it to successfully confront the challenges of the 21st Century. Addressing the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Port Antonio on August 29, Dr. Minott said...