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Jamaica and many other countries will celebrate World Book and Copyright Day this Friday, April 23, which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared to be commemorated annually since 1995. The local celebration, which is being organized by the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, will be held under the theme - 'The Book: An Instrument for...

Following the recent conclusion of the islandwide roundtable discussions on the transformation of Jamaica's education system, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson is set to make a presentation on the findings, which will inform the Prime Minister's Education Task Force. The presentation will be made on Wednesday, April 21 between 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the Jamaica...

The Guidance Counselling Department of the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann, will be hosting its first Girls' Day forum on Wednesday, April 28, under the theme: 'School is Cool'. The objective of the forum is to expose the students to several topics, which will provide valuable information, as well as help to boost their self-esteem and prepare them...

The Bureau of Women's Affairs is lobbying for the implementation of legal recourse for persons who have been subjected to, or who could become victims of sexual harassment, and to this end, the Bureau hopes to submit an Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill to Parliament by July of this year. Faith Webster, Acting Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of...

Government's move to relocate residents from Railway Lane and Barracks Road in St. James to the Providence Heights housing development is on target with 52 residents already receiving keys to their new homes. In fact, 10 of the new homeowners have already moved in, National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Kingsley Thomas announced recently, while addressing the launch of the Rotary...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, has said that the country's "spectacular" performance over the last two months puts the government in a good position to approach the local and overseas markets for budgetary financing. At the same time, he said that the government would not wait until an arrangement was in place with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Government's move to relocate residents from Railway Lane and Barracks Road in St. James to the Providence Heights housing development is on target with 52 residents already receiving keys to their new homes. In fact, 10 of the new homeowners have already moved in, National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Kingsley Thomas announced recently, while addressing the launch of the Rotary...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, has said that the country's "spectacular" performance over the last two months puts the government in a good position to approach the local and overseas markets for budgetary financing. At the same time, he said that the government would not wait until an arrangement was in place with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Toll being collected on the first phase of Highway 2000, which covers the dualisation of the Old Harbour bypass, is running at 30 per cent above projections up to March 2004. Actual tolling began on September 25 last year on the first 12 kilometres of the roadway and up to March this year, in excess of two million persons have...

For a company barely over a year old that has disbursed more than $225.4 million up to January of this year for projects ranging from basic school improvement to assisting the Jamaica AIDS Support organization, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund is the best kept secret in Jamaica, Dr. Aggrey Irons, Chairman of the CHASE Health Committee...

Toll being collected on the first phase of Highway 2000, which covers the dualisation of the Old Harbour bypass, is running at 30 per cent above projections up to March 2004. Actual tolling began on September 25 last year on the first 12 kilometres of the roadway and up to March this year, in excess of two million persons have...

For a company barely over a year old that has disbursed more than $225.4 million up to January of this year for projects ranging from basic school improvement to assisting the Jamaica AIDS Support organization, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund is the best kept secret in Jamaica, Dr. Aggrey Irons, Chairman of the CHASE Health Committee...