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Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller, has said that celebrating Jamaica Day will strengthen the spirit of patriotism, and build pride and self-esteem, particularly among young people. “The idea for Jamaica Day was to inculcate a sense of pride of Jamaicans at home and abroad. It was also intended to educate our youth population of our rich history so that they...

Minister with responsibility for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, says communities have been brought together  through sports, and partnerships must be built to achieve success from those unions. “Sports has that potential to unify us around a common goal and a common dream for us to be a better Jamaica,” the Minister said, while...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has implored the youth to be more proactive and innovative in their search for employment, advising that they must be willing to set themselves apart from the competition. “You can’t sit and wait for a job to fall into your lap, because everybody is looking for the same job. What will separate...

The Jamaica Cancer Society will stage its third annual Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum today (February 16) under the theme: ‘We hold the future in our hands… Let’s begin by making it smoke free.' Scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in Kingston, the forum targets students from schools in Kingston and St. Andrew, and...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has said the estimated $18 billion expended each year by the public and private sectors on remedial education could be better spent at the foundation level “getting it right the first time”. Noting that this amount is about “20 per cent of the expenditure on education”, he said more focus must be placed “at...

Cabinet has established a Committee, which will examine the recommendations in the public sector master rationalisation plan, and oversee its implementation. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says Cabinet has acknowledged the “superior” work done by the Public Sector Transformation Unit. She was addressing journalists at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing, at the Office of...

The Government has begun initial discussions regarding Jamaica’s transition to republican status. Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the disclosure on February 15 Jamaica House press briefing. She said the talks are being led by the Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General’s Department, spearheaded by a Ministerial Committee, which is to make recommendations to Cabinet before...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has given an undertaking to re-commit the Labour Advisory Council (LAC) to the mission of being part of the country’s governance process. This, he says, is to ensure that significant accruable benefits are generated, which will redound to the national interest. Making his inaugural address as LAC Chairman, at its first meeting...

Secretary Manager of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Christopher Powell, has said that the Local Government reform process has brought a number of changes over the years, which have improved the condition of councillors, while enhancing the operations of councils. He was responding to criticisms from councillors at a recent meeting of the St. Catherine Parish Council in Spanish Town...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says efforts are ongoing to make improvements to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). He adds personnel is being boosted with the inclusion of 100 new trainees, while another 120 are in training and are set to graduate soon. “So, we expect a much improved service while we try to finance...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has informed that no contract has been awarded for the expansion of the Maggotty water system, to supply potable water to the districts of White Hill and Carisbrook, in St. Elizabeth. “This project was approved for funding in the 2011/12 budget. Although the project was tendered, no contract was...

Scores of school children lined the streets from Stony Gut, St. Thomas to Spanish Town, St. Catherine, last Wednesday (February 8) to view the runners participating in the “Justice Run” organised by the Ministry of Justice. Along the 45-mile trek, they applauded the runners, who were re-enacting the historic journey made by National Hero, Paul Bogle, 147 years ago, in...