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Hundreds of banana workers, whose jobs at Eastern Banana Estate in St. Thomas were made redundant following the entity's closure, attended an information fair at the Golden Grove Community Centre in the parish on Thursday (October 30), which was staged to provide them with assistance on alternative employment options, as well as guidance on how best to manage their redundancy...

The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) is an employment facility that seeks to satisfy the needs of job seekers and employers. The system provides a cost effective means for employers to source and recruit suitable employees, and all jobseekers are required to be registered, interviewed, classified, and screened, before being referred to employers for possible placement. Director of Research and...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, on Friday (Oct. 31), read a Proclamation declaring November as Drug Awareness Month, during a ceremony at King's House. The month, which is being celebrated under the theme: 'Promoting Drug Free Communities.25 years and Beyond', will see the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) co-ordinating several activities across the...

Pastor of the Port Antonio Seventh Day Adventist Church in Portland, Rev. Augustus McLeod, is urging Parish Councils to exercise their authority and responsibilities in a manner that ensures that the best interest of the people they represent is served. Delivering the sermon at a service to mark the launch of Local Government Month, Rev. McLeod said the impending Local...

On Sunday, November 2, the National Stadium will be transformed into a high speed action zone for the Ministry of Energy, and the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's (PCJ) E10 Xtreme Motor Sports and Family Fun Day. "On Sunday the second of November, we will have the grand launch and celebration of the arrival of E10 in our market, and this...

Activities for Youth Month (November), will kick-off with a church service at the Oracabessa New Testament Church in St. Mary, on Sunday, November 2. This will be followed by the Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange's address to the nation on November 5. From that day until November 7, a national youth run, dubbed the Southern Youth...

Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings has revealed that the E10 hotline is in "full swing" and that a number of Jamaicans have been calling to get information on the soon to be introduced bio-fuel. "The hotline is up and running. People are calling from as early as 6:45 in the morning, making enquiries and I hope more persons will call...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that members of the Jamaica Enrolled Assistant Nurses' Association, are most valuable to the health sector. "You might feel that you are health workers operating from the periphery of the health system, but I would like to assure you, that you are a valued member of the family," he said. "As...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has said that the Ministry is keen on establishing a Justice Square, and getting new courtroom space, in an attempt to effectively address the backlog of cases which currently exists. Addressing the recent annual General Meeting of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica, in Kingston, the Minister cited legislation, which had...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Alison Anderson, today encouraged wards of the state to "dream big" and to always develop a plan for their lives. "This simply means that you do not need to worry about the things you do not have. What you need to do is take what you have, dream big, and make...

President of the Jamaica Association of Guidance Counselling in Education, Jennifer Willie, has called on colleagues to maintain excellence in their counselling profession, as they seek to tackle the social ills in the society. Mrs. Willie, who spoke recently at a Ministry of Education function held at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Manchester, to honour top Guidance Counsellors, said...

Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Professor Andrew Downes, has said that training and a stable macro-economic environment, are just two of several critical factors the country needs, to increase its productivity level. "A research done in Jamaica suggests that organisational development, human...