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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has said that the nation's young men must be steered away from materialism and be instilled with the true values of self worth and responsibility. "They have to come to understand that their net worth is not what is in their bank accounts or in their physical assets," Mrs. Simpson Miller stated....

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson has said that the Ministry has significantly strengthened and expanded the Safe Schools Programme, to include more schools. "I am pleased to inform you that at least 40 additional School Resource Officers have been trained and will be deployed in the system," she said. Speaking at the annual conference of the Jamaica...

Murders and shootings have continued to trend downward, with current data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) showing a reduction of some 25 per cent since the start of the year. National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, who made this disclosure today (Aug. 24), as he addressed a press briefing held at his Oxford Road offices in Kingston, indicated that...

National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, said today (August 24), that Operation Kingfish continues to experience success in dismantling the criminal operations of drug kingpins and has assisted overseas law enforcement and security agencies to nab drug smugglers outside of Jamaica. Addressing journalists at a press briefing held at the Ministry in Kingston, Dr. Phillips informed that the assistance of...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be acquiring 50 new buses early next year, while at the same time, overhauling number of seven-year old units in its fleet, to meet public transport needs in the corporate area. JUTC Marketing and Communications Manager, Gwyneth Davidson, told JIS News that the bus company has "provided specifications for 50 buses that will...

The year 2007 will mark 200 years since the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade of Africans to Jamaica, so the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee has launched a slew of events to celebrate the occasion. The 13-month series of activities, from January 2007 to January 2008, will include the staging of a major Africa/Jamaican football festival, film and literary festivals,...

Sixty computer scholarships valued at $2.5 million, have been offered to unemployed and at-risk young persons between 17 and 25 years of age from Bluefields and surrounding communities in Eastern Westmoreland. The 60 persons are currently taking part in a six-week computer training course, which will last until September 29. The course is being funded by the United Nations Development...

With less than two weeks to go before the start of the new school year, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is encouraging commuters, especially school children, to utilise the smart card, as this is a safe, convenient and economical way to travel. Marketing and Communications Manager at the JUTC, Gwyneth Davidson, told JIS News that, "the JUTC has always...

Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, has said that government would be taking a tough stance on the matter of immunization for back-to-school. He said that children registering for school come September, must present a valid immunization card. Minister Dalley, who was addressing the official opening of the Registrar General's Department's (RGD) Portmore Pines branch recently, said that there were some...

Primary level education in Jamaica is being transformed with a new emphasis on learning rather than teaching, a concept that has been in place for the past three years. The Revised Primary Curriculum, which is now applied in grades 1- 3, was first introduced in a select number of schools before national implementation in 2003. It seeks to make learning...

The government of Jamaica is spending millions of dollars to upgrade water supply projects in Western Portland. Minister of State for Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during a recent tour of the area, told residents that in addition to improvement of the White River and Kildare supply, which was recently completed by the National Water Commission (NWC)...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, has called for increased collaboration among countries in the western hemisphere to counteract the risks and challenges involved in aviation transportation. Citing incidents such as the 2001 terror attack on the United States, the Minister said "indeed, the most profound lesson that has been taught to our generation is the indivisibility...