Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is commending the various corporate entities, groups, and individuals, who continue to contribute to the education sector. He noted that while the Government invests some $80 billion in education annually, the sum “would be insufficient to do what we do if it were not for the contribution of companies, persons in the Diaspora, parents,...

The Ministry of Education is reporting an increase in the number of students who acquired grade one to three passes in Mathematics, as well as in 13 other subjects in the 2015 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC). Of the 23,639 public school candidates who sat the Mathematics examination, 14,657 or 62 per cent were awarded passing grades....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on Wednesday, August 12, handed over land titles to 63 persons from the Tower Hill, Seaview Gardens and Seaward Pen communities of Kingston at the launch of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing’s National Land Titling Programme and Certificates of Title Handing-over Ceremony at the Christ the Redeemer Church, Seaview Gardens...

The film industry is already starting to see significant benefits and opportunities as a result of last month’s staging of Jamaica’s inaugural Film Festival, says Vice President of Export and Market Development at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Mr. Robert Scott. “We have done something that has really put us on the map or began the process of putting us on...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is to formally install acting principal of the Islington High School, Errol Vaughan Johnson, as Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Mary. This is on the recommendation of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. The installation ceremony will take place on August 20 at the St. Mary High...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has praised members of visiting humanitarian group, Joseph Assignment Global Initiative, on efforts to enhance the lives of residents in several inner city and rural communities. Joseph Assignment, which is a worldwide organisation based in the United States,  has been providing interventions in health, education, and skills training in communities in Kingston,...

More than 40,000 Jamaicans are to receive titles under the National Land Titling Programme, which was officially launched on Wednesday, August 12. The programme, which is being led by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, involves collaboration among a number of agencies to improve the efficiency in the delivery of titles. Among these are Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ),...