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Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, has said that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) was fully prepared for the new school year. "We have sufficient buses on our fleet to move the commuting public. We are confident of improved services to our students," the Minister informed, as he addressed a press conference held today (Aug.30) at...

The Transport Authority will be undertaking a number of initiatives to improve the safety of persons, who travel on public passenger vehicles, including prosecuting bus drivers and taxi operators, who expose passengers to obscene language and obscene material. Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, who made the announcement at a press conference held today (Aug. 30) at...

The National Gallery of Jamaica is the beneficiary of a $1.62 million (US$24,800) grant from the United States (US) government, which will be used to improve climate control systems at the facility to preserve valuable works of art. The grant was made under the US Ambassadors' Fund for Cultural Preservation, which was created by Congress in 2001, to assist developing...

The Jamaican community in the United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday (Aug. 26) bade farewell to outgoing High Commissioner Gail Mathurin, who leaves London to take up new assignment in Geneva. The large turnout at the farewell dinner, held at the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum Hotel, included Lord Bill Morris, who said it was a privilege to have worked with the...

The second annual Caribbean Showcase was held in Hyde Park, London on August 26, with a special tribute to Jamaica's late cultural icon Louise Bennett Coverley (Miss Lou). Broadcaster Fae Ellington, who attended the event, spoke of Miss Lou's impact in gaining acceptance for Jamaican patois and culture across the world. She said Miss Lou influenced the work of many...

The Rapid Response Unit will be trucking water to 50 schools in the corporate area, which are affected by shortage in supplies. Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, who made the announcement at a press conference held at his Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston this morning (Aug. 30), said that "a decision has been taken to redeploy...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has encouraged parents to monitor their children more closely to ensure their safety and protection. "Parents, guardians and caregivers, need to ensure that they know where their children are at all times," she said, pointing to the numerous reports of children being abused by members of their community, and being influenced by their peers to visit...

Commissioner of the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), William E. Kovacic, is slated to address participants at the seventh staging of the annual Shirley Playfair Lecture series on September 6. The event, which will be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston commencing at 5:30 p.m., will explore the role of competition in regulated sectors. Mr. Kovacic, who...

Some 300 athletes are slated to participate in the National Senior Citizens Sports Day this Thursday (August 31), at the Mona Bowl, University of the West Indies. The event, which is now in its third year, is organised by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) and its partners, to promote active ageing.In fact, the event is fast becoming a...

Cabinet has received the executive summary of the Sandals Whitehouse forensic audit, and has referred the report to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Information and Development Minister, Senator Colin Campbell, told journalists at the Aug. 28 post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, that the audit, in addition to the Contractor General's report on the matter, would be tabled in...

A total of 70 students from 34 schools across the island recently benefited from a leadership camp, which was held at the Runaway Bay HEART Training Institute in St. Ann. The annual camp, a project of the 'Change From Within' programme, is designed to prepare students to become effective leaders, while instilling in them, positive values and attitudes. Director of...

All 161 public schools in western Jamaica are set to open their doors, when the new school year begins in the first week of September. In addition to the existing early childhood, primary/all-age and high schools in Region 4, comprising St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, five new institutions that have been under construction over the past 12 months are scheduled...