Six students from Broadleaf Primary School, in Manchester, were presented with scholarships on Sunday, July 19, to assist with the purchasing of books and other school supplies, following a fund-raising concert, held at the Broadleaf Moravian Church. The students, who are from Grades One to Six, are Dejhaune Henry, David Josephs, Latavia Campbell, Adanijah Thompson, Moses Sterling and Oshane Nelson....

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will take vacation leave between today, Tuesday, July 21 and Friday, July 24. The Prime Minister will return to office this Saturday, July 25. While the Prime Minister is out of office, the Hon. Robert Pickersgill, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change will oversee the Government. Meanwhile, National Security Minister Peter Bunting is...

Nineteen-year-old Jovante Anderson is looking to make his mark in the field of speech therapy in Jamaica. The youngster is the recipient of the 2015 Lafayette-Jamaica Scholarship to pursue a four-year undergraduate programme at the Lafayette University in the United States, after which he intends to pursue a master’s degree in speech language pathology. He is pledging to return to...

Theodore Fowler beat the odds, to be named the highest achiever in the Majesty Gardens Community Development Education Programme (MGCDEP), having lost his home to fire earlier this year. The eighteen year old expressed that the award is a major accomplishment for him, one which he is eternally grateful for. “I suspected it, but I faltered a little in the...

More than 5,000 residents of Bellas Gate, St. Catherine and surrounding communities will soon enjoy improved water supply to their homes, with the upgrade of the Goldmine Water Supply System, being undertaken at a cost of $75 million. Ground was symbolically broken during a ceremony on Friday, July 17, to start the rehabilitation works which are to be carried out...

The South African High Commission in Jamaica, in recognition of Nelson Mandela International Day, to be observed on July 18, decided to focus their efforts on serving rural children living in the parish of St. Thomas. With particular interest in the students from the Middleton Primary and Lyssons Basic schools in the parish, they were treated to a fun day...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is praising the Partnership for Jamaica National Council as being an initiative that is working in the best interest of achieving economic growth and national development in Jamaica. The Prime Minister, who chairs the Partnership Council, is also pointing to early gains from the Economic Reform Programme being pursued by the Government. The Partnership for...