Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is undertaking an “unprecedented level of work” in the upgrading of school plants. He said that just over 400 educational institutions have benefited from major repairs or expansion over the past two and a half years. The scope of works, which include building of new classrooms,...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is partnering with Vision 2030 Jamaica to stage The UWI’s Research Days 2019. The event is slated for the Mona Campus from February 6 to 8 under the theme: ‘Driving Research for Social and Economic Development’. It will get underway with the official opening ceremony on Wednesday, February 6, at which Finance and...

The Restorative Justice unit in the Justice Ministry has been lauded for its work by Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew. “Restorative Justice is an important process that fills the void that exists in CSJP’s targeted communities where persons perceive justice as unattainable, which leads to them taking justice into their own hands through...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is proud to be associated with the conceptualising and launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, which will provide solutions to emerging or existing threats to tourism across the Caribbean region and globally. Among these threats are climate change and natural disasters, cybercrime, pandemics, terrorism, war, population and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is well advanced in executing Plan Secure Jamaica, which will target a reduction in murders below the regional average of 16 per 100,000 (under 500) within the next decade. “This will take time, and the development of unity of purpose within the Parliament, the whole of the Government and the...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the opening of the S Hotel has created an economic boost for Montego Bay. He said that beyond the jobs generated, there is spin-off for manufacturing and other sectors from the use of locally made furnishings, and other products and services. “So, you can see how this property is adding dimension to Jamaica’s...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says terrorism and cybercrimes are two of the emerging threats that the Caribbean region has to guard against in its quest for sustainable development. He was addressing the official launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 30....