Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Services Division, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (second right), looks at a symbolic cheque valued at more than $2.6 million, representing grant funding by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) towards Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology (Electrical) examinations for academic year 2023/2024. She is joined by (from left) Kingston...

Members of the public are being encouraged to send in their written submissions regarding the job descriptions, performance standards and codes of conduct for parliamentarians by Friday, December 15. Submissions can be addressed to the Clerk to the Houses, Gordon House, 81 Duke Street, Kingston, or emailed to clerk@japarliament.gov.jm. A joint select committee of Parliament has been mandated to consider...

Consumers have been advised to brace for disruptions in domestic food supplies, especially for vegetables, consequent on the impact of heavy rains from Potential Tropical Cyclone 22. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, indicated this during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). “In the short term, we anticipate disruptions to our food...

Senior citizen from Linstead, Utol Warrel (left), looks on while Health Records Clerk, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Heather Francis (right), completes the registration process, during the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign event held recently in the St. Catherine community. At centre, Methods Development Executive at the Ministry, Travis Clarke, enters data in a computer....

St. Andrew High School for Girls Chemistry teacher, Franklin Burrell, and Principal of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland, Rayon Simpson, have been named LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council 2023 Teacher and Principal of the Year. The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Teacher of the Year award was copped by Manning’s School’s Ilene Cohall-Bailey. The three outstanding educators,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will be the special guest on the monthly series ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’ on Wednesday (December 6) at 7:00 p.m. EDT. The upcoming forum, hosted by Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, will give the Prime Minister an opportunity to engage with and deliver his Christmas message to...

Managing Director, INAMI Management Services Limited, Donovan Betancourt (left), in discussion with entertainer, Jeffery “Agent Sasco” Campbell, during the Digicel Foundation’s recent handover of grants to environmental projects ceremony in downtown Kingston. Through the ‘Good Energy, Clean Environment’ grant campaign, the Digicel Foundation identified and selected 13 projects across 10 parishes that align with its mission to create positive environmental impact.