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Senior Education Officer and Chair for the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams, addresses the launch of Jamaica Day at Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St. James, recently. (FILE)

Legacy the Focus on Jamaica Day

Plans are in high gear as schools at all levels of the education system prepare to celebrate Jamaica Day on Friday, February 24. Jamaica Day is celebrated annually as part of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information effort to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

Prime Minister Announces Imminent Changes to Pension Fund

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), speaks with Principal of the Newell High School, in St. Elizabeth, Paul Grant (second right), during a visit to the institution recently. Others (from left) are Councillor for the Pedro Plains Division of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, Jeremy Palmer; Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green and Chairman of the Newell High School Board, Jason Henzell.

Education Minister Pleased with Utilisation of Resources in Schools

Director in the Department of Community Services and Development, University of Technology (UTech) Paulton Gordon (centre), has the attention of Field Supervisor at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Darron Murray (left); and President of the Papine Development Area Committee (PDAC) Glen Brown. Occasion was the launch of the Papine Wellness Fest at the university’s campus recently.

UTECH Reaches out to Thousands in Nearby Communities

PM Says Order in the Public Transport System will Help Stem Murders

9 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Could Benefit Substantially from UNWTO Conference

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica stands to benefit from billions of dollars worth of free advertising by hosting 157 countries and scores of overseas participants at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Conference in November. According to the Minister, Jamaica would be in no position to pay for the kind of international reach the conference has been...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (February 18).

9 years ago Tourism

Millions to be Spent on Redevelopment of Mobay Hip Strip

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a major redevelopment project is being planned for the popular Montego Bay Hip Strip located along Gloucester and Kent Avenues. Speaking during a ceremony to officially open the Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (February 18), Mr. Bartlett said the reconfiguration of the Hip Strip will begin with...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (third left), opens the Mount Peto Primary School Computer Laboratory, at the Mount Peto Baptist Church in Hanover on February 17. Sharing the occasion (from second left) are Principal of the Mount Peto Primary School, Nadienne Crossman; Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Suzette Buchanan; Member of Parliament for Eastern Hanover, Dave Brown and students of the school.

9 years ago Education

Mount Peto Primary Gets Computer Lab

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the outfitting and opening of a computer laboratory at the Mount Peto Primary School in Hanover has placed citizens of the community into the fast-paced world of advanced technology. “Mount Peto is a part of that initiative to get Jamaica to be a part of the digital universe,”...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left); State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North-East, Mr. Evon Redman, watch a performance by infant-school children at the Early Childhood Commission Certification Fair for Region Five, held at Everglades Centre, in Black River, St Elizabeth, on February 17.

9 years ago Education

Increased Funding for Early-Childhood Institutions

There is a 30 per cent increase in the 2017/18 budget for early-childhood institutions (ECIs), and resources are being set aside to help those institutions most urgently in need of assistance. This was stated by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at a meeting with members of Region Five, at Everglades Centre, in Black River,...

Chairman of the Board of Management at the Montego Bay Metro bus company, Robin Russell.

9 years ago Transport

Montego Bay Metro – The Way to Travel in the West

The Management of Montego Bay Metro bus company is on a mission to ensure that it becomes the transportation of choice for citizens in St. James as well as the adjoining parishes of Hanover and Trelawny. With 18, 46-seater Volvo buses and a staff complement of more than 50, inclusive of five female drivers, the bus company runs a tight...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (fifth left), inspects crop on a farm at Knockalva Agricultural School in Hanover, on February 16. At fourth left is Principal, Mrs. Davia Ramgeet-Robinson.

9 years ago Education

Knockalva Continues to Prepare Young Persons for Agriculture

Principal of Knockalva Agricultural School, in Hanover, Davia Ramgeet-Robinson, says the 77-year-old institution continues to churn out quality students annually, many of whom have gone on to spread their wings internationally. According to Mrs. Ramgeet-Robinson, the landmark institution is one of the country’s finest agricultural facilities and a perennial force within the sector. “Historically speaking, anybody who is anybody in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. (FILE)

9 years ago Agriculture

Knockalva Agricultural School can be Hub for Region – Hutchinson

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the Knockalva Agricultural School, in Ramble, Hanover, can be a hub for school-garden and breakfast programmes throughout the region. During a visit to the institution on February 16, the Minister added that it would be useful for primary schools in the parishes of Hanover,...