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Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles has called for the reconstitution of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on the flexi-work week, to facilitate a resumption of discussions, with a view to finalizing the matter. Making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21, Mr. Charles noted that the Committee met on four...

Cabinet has approved the new Board of Trustees for the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) and the Board of Directors for the Museums of History and Ethnography nominated by the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports. The members of the Board of Trustees for the JNHT are:1. Mr. Patrick Stanigar Chairman2. Mr. Lloyd Chito Vice-Chairman3....

Eleven new schools, which will provide 11,020 additional places, are slated for construction during the current fiscal year under the Ministry of Education's New/Expansion School Programme. According to a Ministry Paper tabled in the House last week by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, nine of these are high schools, which will provide 9,760 places, while two primary schools will provide...

Labour Day work in Portland got off to an early start with projects at the Buff Bay High School and the Tranquility All Age School forming the major part of the activities as Portlanders highlighted this year's theme 'Eat what we grow. grow what we eat'. The Buff Bay High School was the location for the National Labour Day Project,...

Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Ken Baugh, has described as devastating, the slaying of police constables Delano Lawrence, and Cornel Grant. Constable Lawrence, who was attached to the Admiral Town police station, and Constable Grant, who was assigned to the Denham Town police station, were shot and killed by gunmen, who ambushed them while they were on patrol in the St....

The Clarendon Infirmary was abuzz with activity on National Labour Day, May 23, as community persons, along with parish council representatives, came out to participate in the planting of vegetables and fruit trees on the grounds of the infirmary. Trevor Morris, Councillor for the Denbigh Division, said that the project, which is the parish Labour Day project, was a worthwhile...

Chairman of the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee, Professor Verene Shepherd, has called for an expansion of the national heritage calendar to embrace all the critical moments in the country's history that have helped to shape the nation. Professor Shepherd, who was delivering the main address at a ceremony held at the Frome Sugar Estate in Westmoreland on May 22, to...

Labour Day activities in St. Ann were well supported, with residents turning out in numbers to participate in projects in keeping with the National Labour Day theme: 'Eat what we grow, grow what we eat'. Some 30 projects were registered in the parish and the scope of work included the planting of trees, establishing agricultural plots, as well as the...

The Government is moving to properly place people at the centre of the tourism product and will be spending millions under phase two of the 'Spruce up Jamaica' campaign to develop human resources and talents within the industry, and instill a sense of pride in country. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the launch of the programme at the...

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica is (CCCJ) developing an item bank, which is its own storehouse of examination questions and answers. This is contained in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives earlier this week by Education Minister, Andrew Holness. With this databank, the Council will be able to draw from graded and certified examination questions...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is seeking to secure the livelihood of staff members of Air Jamaica, as the Government embarks on a programme to transfer the national airline over to private operators. He said a major concern in negotiations to privatise the national carrier would be the retention of staff and the preservation of Jamaican jobs. He noted that another...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding met with 20 editors from major media houses in London while on a four city tour of the United Kingdom. The journalists, drawn from major media houses including The BBC and newspapers such as the Guardian, the Independent, the Evening Standard, the Voice and the New Nation rapped with the Prime Minister over lunch. The discussion...