Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson is inviting the academic community to partner with the Government to undertake research on the Chikungunya (Chik-V) virus. Dr. Ferguson noted that more research is required to effectively deal with the outbreak, noting that what many persons have been reporting as being symptoms of the illness are, in some instances, dissimilar to data contained...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock, says the economy is expected to grow for the financial year, which is a continuation of the 0.9 per cent expansion recorded for the 2013/14 period. Mr. Bullock was addressing the Inaugural Western Jamaica Economic Forum on November 26 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St....

Thirty-nine distinguished Jamaicans, who have contributed significantly to the upliftment of their communities, were honoured at the 2014 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) pinning ceremony held on November 27 at King’s House. During the function, 14 persons, aged 35 and older, received Achievement Awards, while the other 25 were presented with Youth Awards for Excellence. The recipients of the Achievement Awards,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the family structure must be rebuilt as a matter of urgency, if the country is to prosper as a great nation and if citizens are going to be happy and prosperous as individuals. “We have wrecked the notion of the family being the really tight hub and focus of growing our children...

Twenty-five female students, aged 11 to 15 years, are being trained to become coders as part of the Government’s thrust to increase skills in information technology for national development, and boost the number of women in the male-dominated field. Coding is the process of writing specific instructions for a computer to perform a particular task or action. Coding is what...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be observing Police Week 2014 from November 23 to November 29 under the theme: ‘Restoring Community Confidence Through Sustained Partnership.’ The week will begin with a national service at the Church of the Open Bible, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday (November 23). Other services will be hosted by area divisions...

Acting Director of the Legal Services Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Camille Bennett-Campbell, is advising employers that flexi work is not mandatory. “No business is being compelled or forced to implement flexi work. Each organization has to look at its business operation and decide if flexi work can work for them,” she said. Mrs. Bennett-Campbell was...