The Ministry of Justice wishes to congratulate the Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla OJ, Chief Justice of Jamaica, who on Tuesday February 9, 2016 was conferred with the prestigious honour of being appointed an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple Inn in London, England, in recognition of her contribution to the law in Jamaica. The Middle Temple has a long...

The joy which first-time father, Hoshane Bailey, experienced following the birth of his son, Jaheim, on November 1, 2015, was short-lived after learning that the child had a heart problem requiring immediate surgery for him to live. Jaheim was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA), a condition characterized by abnormal blood circulation. “We were (initially) told that he...

The Ministry of Education will be establishing three additional diagnostics and therapeutic centres across the island to assist children at the early childhood level, who have learning disabilities and other special needs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says these facilities will be located at Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester; Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Montego Bay, St. James;...

An early childhood educational institution, catering to children with learning disabilities, is to be built on the campus of the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, and opened at the start of the 2016/17 academic year, in September. An initiative of the Rockhouse Foundation, the non-profit charitable arm of the Negril-based Rockhouse Hotel in Westmoreland, the school will...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is slated to expand the provision of free internet access, currently offered to commuters travelling on some of the state entity’s buses, by the start of the 2016/17 academic year in September. This was disclosed by Managing Director, Colin Campbell, during Friday’s (February 12) launch of the company’s Wi-Fi Systems Pilot Project at the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has lauded the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) for the development and launch of a Corporate Governance Code, designed specifically to guide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). He said the document is particularly appropriate at this time considering the Government’s push to position the MSME sector for sustained growth...

Nearly 230 banana and plantain farmers in St James, whose crops were affected by drought and diseases, have received fertilizer and plant suckers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, to assist in resuscitating their farms and boosting production. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, made the presentations to the farmers, who are members of the All Island Banana Growers Association...