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During the course of the academic year, the Ministry of Education plans to develop and expose children to material that will lead them towards behaviour change and basic and broadly acceptable values. Portfolio Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, said the move comes against the background of what appears to be a “national ambivalence about values within the society” where...

The Government is moving ahead with its E-Government (E-Gov) initiative, aimed at using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to improve service delivery within the public sector. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said the transition to E-Government is now underway in earnest and at the end of next month, the Government will complete the winding up...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says that the Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP) will no longer be a financial burden on Jamaica. He stated that “the Consolidated Fund will no longer be supporting CAP” adding that “very soon the entity will operate on its own”. The Minister was addressing Government’s decision to retain its stake...

MONTEGO BAY: Jamaica is to benefit from some $2.5 billion in grant funding from the European Union (EU), to boost the delivery of maternal and paediatric health care in public health institutions islandwide. Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, who made the disclosure on Saturday (April 27), said the allocation is expected to further advance the government’s efforts to meet...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says allocations to the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) from the 2013/14 Budget have increased by over $30 million.  Making the announcement while addressing youth leaders at the Portland Youth Information Centre in Port Antonio on Friday (April 26), Ms. Hanna, who welcomed the increase, assured that, despite the prevailing financial constraints,...

MONTEGO BAY: The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has completed renovation of the Wilsons Run Primary School in Trelawny, at a cost of approximately $31.4 million. The development, executed under JSIF’s Community Investment Project (CIP), entailed construction of a new sanitary block to replace pit latrines, and a multi-purpose court; expansion of the kitchen, which has been equipped with a...

Approximately $10 million has been set aside this fiscal year to undertake repairs at the Muirton Boys’ Home in Manchioneal, Portland. This was disclosed by Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, during a visit to the home on Friday (April 26), where she met with residents and staff of the facility. Miss Hanna informed that sections of the...

MONTEGO BAY: Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is reporting a 6.8 per cent increase in the occupancy levels of small hotels islandwide, by visitors to Jamaica in 2012, compared to 2011.  “This is significant and we look forward to this segment (small hotels) holding its own, in light of the anticipated increases in visitor arrivals from the...

MONTEGO BAY: Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, has underscored the pivotal role of Jamaica’s credit union movement in advancing the country’s economic development. Speaking at the St. Elizabeth Cooperative Credit Union Limited’s 37th annual general meeting in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Saturday (April 27), Mr. Clarke noted that credit unions have been particularly instrumental in advancing small...

Woman of grace, passionate, and prolific, were some of the accolades used to describe late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Olive Lewin, by persons attending Saturday’s (April 27) Official Funeral, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chapel in St Andrew. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, and Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, who read the First and...

Regulations under Jamaica’s anti-litter law, governing the proper disposal of solid waste, are currently being reviewed by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, with a view to strengthening the penalties for breaches. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, who made the disclosure, says an increase in the attendant fines is being considered as part of efforts to discourage improper...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says teachers and parents must form a connection that will redound to the benefit of children, and the education system as a whole. “The notion that there can be any separation between the teachers and the parents simply does not work…it is impossible for good outcomes if you do not have that...