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The Ministry of Education has started to disburse funds to schools across the island, in preparation for the beginning of the new school year on September 3. Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, said the funds are made available this early, as the Ministry wanted schools to carry out the necessary repairs and make the proper arrangements before...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the Government is looking to undertake a comprehensive reform of the mental health sector, to improve the level of care given to persons with mental illness. The Minister was speaking at the National Mental Health Officer's Symposium held on August 3 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. He informed that the...

Funds have been successfully deposited into the accounts of over 2,000 participants in the July phase of the National Youth Service Summer Employment Programme (NSEP). Director of Finance, National Youth Service (NYS), Richard Depass, said the necessary documents were submitted to the bank for disbursement of the funds on August 3, however, due to a technical glitch, payments were not...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is reporting improvement in the regional pass rate for the 2012 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). He was addressing region one educators at a Back-To-School Conference held Wednesday August 8 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. He said that students across the region continue to do well as the CAPE level,...

Eight Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students, whose parents are employed to the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, were awarded education grants totaling $120,000 on August 8, 2012. The award programme, now in its fifth year, is made possible through the efforts of the National Workers’ Union (NWU) Women’s Committee based at the hospital, and Member of Parliament for...

Twenty-two students, who sat the 2012 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), were honoured by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) on August 8, for their outstanding performance. The students, whose parents are employed to the UDC, were presented with gift vouchers of $10,000 each during the award function held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The awardees are: Dannasha Dixon;...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, said the re-introduction of civics in schools will give students a "new sense of responsibility and understanding of what it means to be a Jamaican." He was speaking on August 8, at the Urban Development Corporation's (UDC) Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) awards luncheon held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The...

Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Mrs. Maxine Henry-Wilson, is encouraging workers in the industry to keep the Jamaica brand alive by maintaining excellence in service. Delivering the keynote address at the official launch of a three-week tourism summer internship programme for high school and university students on August 8,  at the Tourism Centre, in Montego Bay, Mrs....

The Jericho community in Hanover on Sunday (Aug. 5) paid tribute to its community builders at a special recognition dinner held at the Tryall Club in Sandy Bay. Some 52 senior citizens from the area were feted and entertained for their contribution to the development of the area at the function organised by the Jericho Reunion Committee. Secretary of the...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angella Brown-Burke, has challenged educators to be mindful of the social goals of education, noting that it provides the opportunity to instill values and teach critical life lessons. "Often, when we are in the classroom or talking about education, we forget that education has a social goal,” the Mayor said at a back-to-school conference held on...

At 4:00 a.m. the centre of Tropical Depression Seven was located near Latitude 13.6 degrees north and Longitude 47.2 degrees west or about 1,495 kilometres east of the Windward Islands. The Depression is moving towards the west near 32 km/h. This general motion is expected to continue for the next 48 hours. [Tips: Hurricane Checklist] Maximum sustained winds remain near...