Students must not be denied access to classrooms and school resources because of unpaid fees, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said some public schools are charging parents “exorbitant fees which are exclusionary.” “If we are truly serious about creating this equal...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Howard Shearer, son of late Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Shearer, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 12.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is inviting members of the public to actively participate in Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by wearing blue on Friday, September 23, which has been designated as Blue Day. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit at the Ministry, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams, told JIS News that Blue...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, will represent Jamaica at the second Green Climate Fund (GCF) Global Programming Conference 2022 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. He will pursue funding for national climate change programmes which are at various stages from planning to execution. The GCF Conference is expected...

‘Rethinking Tourism’ is the theme for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), slated for September 25 to October 1. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Monday (September 12), Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said several activities will be held to mark this year’s commemoration, which will incorporate...

Negril remains a major source of tourism revenue, raking in close to US$1 billion in earnings last year. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure as he addressed the unveiling of the Negril welcome sign, close to the border of Hanover and Westmoreland, on September 9. He said the resort town’s contribution to the tourism recovery programme and the...

Young persons in schools, community clubs and church groups are being encouraged to enter the Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition. The annual competition is open to groups of three to five persons, aged 13 to 17, who are enrolled in school or are members of a church or community group. It is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC),...