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The Ministry of Education takes the safety of our students very seriously and as such has taken steps and is taking steps to ensure their physical safety, psychological health and emotional wellbeing. Concerns have been raised about sittings of the CSEC and CAPE examinations. The Ministry has no authority to reschedule the Caribbean-wide examinations, which are organized and administered from...

Braeton Primary and Junior High School staged its inaugural Reading Fair, to stimulate and foster a culture of reading, at the school, St. Catherine on Friday (May 21). Held under the theme, 'Read Today for a Brighter Tomorrow', the day's events featured reading competitions, story telling, a puppet show, parents competition, dub poetry, and spelling, disc jockey (DJ) and project...

With just under half of the 800,000 parcels of land on Jamaica's tax roll unregistered, islandwide, expansion of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) is being considered. LAMP, which falls under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), was established by the government in 2000, to assist individuals in securing titles for land for which they have no formal...

Caribbean regulators, policy specialists and professionals in the Broadcasting, Telecommunications and wider ICT community will meet June 7 - 8, at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston, to discuss the future of broadcasting in the Caribbean. The disclosure was made by Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, Wednesday (May 19) at the Online Press Launch of the Commission's Regional...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he is confident that the Government and the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) will resolve the issue of the distribution of Government air-time in the privately owned media. "I'm pleased to indicate that, as early as yesterday, meetings (have) continued.I'm confident that we are getting to the...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon Daryl Vaz, has reiterated the Government's commitment to Press freedom. Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon Daryl Vaz. Mr. Vaz said that the Government would not do anything to threaten the tradition that the country has enjoyed for many decades, of having a free Press. The Minister, who was addressing the Post Cabinet press...

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) has launched it Seniors' Bible Quiz Competition under the theme, 'Enhancing Mental Ability'. The Bible quiz is aimed at encouraging active ageing and intellectual stimulation among seniors. The competition is open to all persons, aged 60 and over. Speaking at the launch Wednesday (May 5) at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security...

'If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again', and 'where there's a will, there's a way', are but two of the sayings that help persons keep a positive outlook on life in the face of disappointment. While some cynics might discount these as nice sounding phrases, 30-year- old Garth Johnston, whose life has taken numerous twists...

As part of efforts to sensitise the public to its role and functions, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) launched a year-long public relations campaign Wednesday (April 7). According to NSWMA's Executive Director, Joan Gordon Webley, the campaign will illustrate that the Authority does more than just collect garbage, and encourage persons to dispose of waste, properly. Held under...

The Government has implemented a pilot Development Assistance Centre (DAC) within the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), to improve the turnaround time for building applications. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the current development application approval process has been criticised as being inefficient, in terms of the time taken to process applications....

The Government is sticking to its commitment not to turn back Haitians landing on Jamaican shores, in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake, but has emphasised that the country cannot afford to keep them here for extended periods. Addressing a press conference today (March 25), regarding the arrival of Haitians on the island on March 23, Minister without Portfolio...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz has made an appeal for funds raised by various private entities to be put towards the Haitian Relief Fund, in order to provide further financial assistance in processing the Haitian refugees who arrived in the island earlier this week. Mr. Vaz told a press briefing this morning at Jamaica House that the Haitian...