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Some 100 primary and secondary schools islandwide have been selected for a pilot project, to be spearheaded by the Ministry of Education and Jamaica Education Television (JET), which will incorporate the use of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), to enhance the delivery of education at these institutions. The initiative, for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the...

Government Senator, Floyd Morris, is calling on the private sector to employ more persons with disabilities. Senator Morris, who was addressing a receptive audience at the recent Inaugural Disability Friendly Awards and Gala Dinner at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel, said that persons with disabilities have demonstrated their capacity to perform academically and would like the opportunity to demonstrate their skills...

MONTEGO BAY - Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says that the new forest policy being crafted is expected to be completed soon for submission to Cabinet. He said that following Cabinet's approval, a series of public consultations will be held to discuss the document with the various stakeholder groups. "At the end of the...

MONTEGO BAY - Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, says the Government's economic imperative is to reduce the debt burden and put the country on a solid path for future generations. He stated that measures such as the Public Debt Management Act, which was passed in the House of Representatives recently, will ensure that "no future generations...

MONTEGO BAY - Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the series of town hall meetings, now underway, will become a permanent feature as the Government continues to interface with the public on critical issues. The series of parish fora, organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC), provide the opportunity for Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

MONTEGO BAY - Residents, who occupy housing lots in the Whitehall phase one housing development in Westmoreland, were presented with their titles on Friday (Nov. 23), by Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy. More than 500 lots are available in the development, which was originally earmarked for hotel workers in the 1980's.  The Government started the project...

MONTEGO BAY - Newly installed President of the Caribbean Bursars' Association, Valerie Facey, has charged her membership to always uphold the highest standards of professional integrity. Delivering her address at Thursday's (Nov.  22)  closing session of the association's conference held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in St. James, Mrs. Facey told the school financial officers that issues related to...

A total of 175 tertiary students from at-risk communities in western Jamaica have been awarded scholarships valued at $19 million by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in the Ministry of National Security. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, made the presentations at a ceremony held on Thursday (November 22) at the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh Day Adventists Centre...

Fertiliser is a key input in agricultural production as it supplies essential nutrients to enhance and increase crop yield, thereby boosting agricultural productivity. The commodity is however, expensive, and so it is important that farmers purchase the correct fertiliser for their crop and soil type, or risk losing money and time.   Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited, a leading local and...

MONTEGO BAY - Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed gratitude to and commended private sector stakeholders for partnering with the Government, thus far, to implement the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Speaking at the third Social Development Commission (SDC) Parish Forum at the West Jamaica Conference Centre, in Mount Salem, St. James, on Thursday (November 22),...

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) is inviting all Jamaicans to attend and support its 3rd staging of the Lung Cancer Public Forum, which will take place on Sunday, November 25. The forum, which forms part of activities to mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Guardian Life Centre, located at 12 Trafalgar Road,...

The Ambulatory Chemotherapy Unit at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) was officially opened on November 23, to provide enhanced care for cancer patients. The unit is the first of its kind for the downtown-based hospital and will improve treatment and diagnostic services for increased survival and recovery of persons suffering from cancer. A total of $6.5 million was spent to...