For the first three years as a student at Wolmer’s High School for Girls, Shari-Ann Palmer would struggle to maintain passing grades. Improvement came with the support of her mother and her school’s guidance counsellor, but still she describes herself as having been just an average student. Today, Miss Palmer is preparing to commence a year-long stay in the United...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to transforming the nation into a peaceful and orderly society, with access to world-class education and training, and high-quality healthcare. He also emphasised that this would include sustained and inclusive economic growth, job and wealth creation, and an end to poverty, particularly inter-generational poverty. Addressing a Jamaica 55...

A water shop is to be constructed in Marlie Hill, South Manchester, by the end of the year. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a tour of the area on August 25. Technocrats from the National Water Commission and the Ministry will return to Marlie Hill on August 29 to begin...

The Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) is appealing to guards contracted to private security companies to register under the sector’s self-contributory health insurance scheme provide by the Guardian Group. This health scheme, which was launched in November 2016 by the Minister of National Security, Robert Montague, targets security guards who are employed to private security companies across Jamaica. Executive Director...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is now accepting entries for its annual Heritage Essay, Poster and Photography Competitions. Manager of Special Projects at the JIS and Chair of the Heritage Competition Planning Committee, Andrine Davidson, told JIS News that holding the competitions is one of the ways in which the agency encourages students to participate in the dialogue about the...

Forty students have received scholarships valued at $1.78 million from the TIP Friendly Society for the 2017/18 academic year, which begins in September. Thirty-two scholarships were awarded to students who successfully sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), while the remaining eight were presented to tertiary students. Twenty-six GSAT students received scholarships valued at $30,000 each. The other six scholarships,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard, says the Government is placing greater focus on advancing early childhood education to ensure the system produces more well-rounded students who are high achievers. Mr. Bernard said the level of education a child receives during the first three years of his/her life is pivotal in setting a solid...