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Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has lauded an initiative to establish Centres of Excellence in 15 schools, to provide sustained support to the education transformation process. The project, valued at $100 million, is being spearheaded by the Mutual Building Societies Foundation. Speaking at the launch of the project at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on February 14, the Minister said that...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has lauded an initiative to establish Centres of Excellence in 15 schools, to provide sustained support to the education transformation process. The project, valued at $100 million, is being spearheaded by the Mutual Building Societies Foundation. Speaking at the launch of the project at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on February 14, the Minister said that...

The Government is to put measures in place to deal with the issue of route taxis operating without proper, or fraudulent, insurance coverage, as part of a plan to bring order to Jamaica's public transportation system. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams in the Senate on February 15, during the...

The Broadcasting Commission is seeking to allay concerns about an approaching monopoly in the cable sector."It is not our view that we are at that position as yet, but the Commission is taking very careful note of what is unfolding in the sector and is guiding and also making recommendations in respect to how Jamaica can continue to have a...

The capacity of the Ministry of Health and Environment to quickly diagnose, treat, control and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases, such as leptospirosis, is being strengthened through the commencement of the Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) test, at the National Public Health Laboratory in Kingston. The ELISA is a rapid test capable of detecting the first sign of illness...

The Government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, today (February 18), signed a US$10 million loan agreement for the second phase of rehabilitation works on four sections of roadways in three parishes. The 47 kilometres of main road, some of which were designed under phase one of the project, include Ferris Cross to Mackfield in Westmoreland; Alexandria to...

The Broadcasting Commission has said that during the course of this year, every household will be informed about the need to begin making arrangements to convert their cable boxes and other domestic receiving equipment from older analog to more current digital recording systems. Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, noted while the process of the switchover is expected to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said research and development activities should be synchronized with the country's growth and production objectives, if Jamaica is to become globally competitive. He said science and technology have largely remained academic in nature and that in order to benefit the economy, it should be more practical, purpose defined and outcome driven. Mr. Golding's comments were made...

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is playing a pivotal to improve the country's tourism product, by providing funds for sustainable development projects. An agency of the Ministry of Tourism, the TEF was established in 2005 with the primary role of funding projects earmarked for execution in the Tourism Master Plan, which is aimed at enhancing Jamaica's image and positioning the...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sport, Olivia Grange, has announced the creation of the Herb McKenley Endowment Fund to award outstanding Jamaican athletes for their contribution to sports. She made the disclosure on Saturday (Feb. 16), at a track and field invitational event hosted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is calling on Jamaicans to become partners with the government, as it embarks on its programme to re-organise, restructure and better manage solid waste. Part of this re-organisation programme, Mr. Golding said, will include the re-fleeting and expansion of the capacity of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). To this end, the NSWMA has acquired...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has heaped praises on the Roman Catholic Community and in particular, the founder and head of the Mustard Seed Communities, Father Gregory Ramkisoon, for the work they have been doing for persons who otherwise would have been abused, abandoned and discarded by society. Describing their work as 'the actualization of the Ministry of Jesus Christ', the...