The establishment of the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills, in the St. Ann-based community of Orange Hill, is being hailed as an important initiative for the residents of the area. The institution, which is the brainchild of founder of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr. Jeffery Mills, is a multi-faceted centre, offering programmes in leadership skills,...

Some 76 principals and teachers from 31 primary schools in four education regions are benefiting from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training aimed at improving literacy and numeracy among students. The training, which got underway on Tuesday, August 27, at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, is part of Digicel Foundation’s enrichment initiative in partnership with the Ministry of...

The Jamaican economy is expected to record growth ranging between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent over the July to September quarter. This is the word from Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock. He was addressing the institute’s quarterly media briefing on Tuesday, August 27, at his Kingston offices. Mr. Bullock said the growth should be...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that mining, quarrying and construction were the main sectors recording growth during the April to June quarter. Director General of the PIOJ, Colin Bullock, who made the disclosure during the institute’s quarterly media briefing at its New Kingston offices on Tuesday, August 27, said mining and quarrying recorded growth of five per...

Some 120 top performing Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students from North West St. Ann and their teachers, along with 50 tertiary level students, have been recognised for outstanding work. At an awards ceremony held recently at the Holiday Haven in Runaway Bay, the beneficiaries were presented with books, education grants, and other awards by Member of Parliament, Dr. Dayton...

The Government is working to have the ‘90 days of Summer’ initiative in place by 2014. The entertainment promotion seeks to attract visitors to the island during the months of May to August and maximise the economic potential of the country’s cultural product. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday morning, August 27, at the agency’s...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is making use of modern technology as it continues in its efforts to create a clean and safe city. This is being done through the use of the LoveClean KSA mobile application (app), which was launched at a special function on Tuesday, August 27, in the Half-Way-Tree Square. The app will enable ordinary...