The White Paper on the reform of the public sector pension system was tabled in the House of Representatives on December 17. The document was tabled by Minister with responsibility for Public Service, Hon. Horace Dalley. According to the Paper, the need for the reform was borne out of recognition that the existing system had become fiscally unsustainable thus rendering it...

As a young, vibrant and exceptionally dedicated educator, Anthony Murray, Principal of Lethe Primary School in St. James, has gained the respect of his colleagues and associates, as he advances the educational development of the children. Mr. Murray became Principal of the school in September 2011, and immediately set about transforming the struggling institution, with the support of the entire...

The Senate passed the Conch (Export Levy) (2013 Conch Season) (Special Provisions) Act 2013 on December 20, to allow exporters to complete payment of the conch export levy in instalments. The Act permits exporters to complete payment of the export levy within three months of the date of submission of the application for an export health certificate and export licence...

Seventeen young people, from communities in Kingston and St. Andrew and St. James, have been equipped with skills in animation. This was under a $9 million training project undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in collaboration with Reel Rock GSW Animation Limited, the Professional Development Institute (PDI), Girls Town, and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Western Campus....

Approximately 400 persons living with disabilities are given assistance each year by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). Since 2008, through government funding, the JCPD has been able to disburse $15 million in grants to the disabled community. Of that sum, $10 million was allocated to the Economic Empowerment Grant (EEG) and $5 million to the Assistive Aid...

The health centre at Darliston, in Eastern Westmoreland, which has been upgraded to a Centre of Excellence, was officially opened on December 20, by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. This is the second Health Centre of Excellence to open its doors to the public, with the first being the one in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, which was opened...

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Hon. Easton Douglas, says the agency will be taking a new approach to its inner-city housing programme in 2014. “The economic times are challenging and like all other institutions, we have had to take a bold new approach to the work that we do and that includes our approach to inner-city housing,” Mr....