Economic Programne Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says Jamaica remains poised to record further growth, based on current positive economic developments. Notable among these, he says, are improved revenue generation and collection, and reductions in the trade deficit, inflation and unemployment. The Co-Chairman was speaking at EPOC’s quarterly media briefing, held  at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has urged land owners across the country to be mindful of how they utilise their properties, as this will eventually impact the natural resources and the air quality of the environment. The Minister was speaking at the Ministry’s  land titling ceremony, held  at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Hall,...

The 10th staging of the annual Caribbean Child Research Conference kicked off on Wednesday (November 4), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, with a focus on the evolving needs of children and their right to equality and equity. Under the theme: ‘Beyond 2015: Equality and Equity for all Children’, the three-day Conference, hosted by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social...

Ground was broken on November 4 for the James-Patterson Infant School, in York View, Dias, Western Hanover, by former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, and Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. Funding for the first phase of the facility, which is being built in honour of Mr. Patterson and his family, is being provided by the Ministry of Education...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging members of the Dias community in Western Hanover, to make the best use of the James-Patterson Infant School, to be constructed in the area. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony in Dias, on November 4, for the construction of the school, in honour of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J....

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has lauded the significant stakeholder support that facilitated this year’s I Believe Initiative (IBI) Youth Consultative Conferences (YCC). The three conferences, under the theme: ‘Youth: The World in Your Hands,’ were held in the counties of Cornwall, Middlesex, and Surrey, and saw young people being engaged on a range of issues...

Talented Jamaicans are being reminded to submit their applications for the 2016 Jamaica Gospel Song and the Jamaica Children's Gospel Song competitions. The closing date for entering the competitions, staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), is Monday, November 30, 2015. Entrants for the Children’s Gospel Song competition should be in the age groups  6 to 10 and 11...

Parents are being encouraged not to give up on their children who may get into trouble with the law, but continue to love and support them. This call comes from Senior Legal Policy Officer, Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), Marsha Baker, who stressed that parents need to love their children, “regardless of what they have done or said to...

The Government is to make 2,760 residential serviced lots available by March 2016, as part of its mandate to provide affordable quality housing for all Jamaicans. Minister without Portfolio in the Transport, Works and Housing Ministry, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, who made the announcement on November 4, said there is now real urgency to get many projects that have been...