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The continued development of programmes, which will foster growth and instill good values within the youth, are vital components for the advancement of the country. This was stated by Prime Minister of the Youth Parliament in Jamaica, Tamian Beckford, at the official launch of the National Schools' Poster and Essay Competitions at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on October 17. Mr....

As we celebrate Heroes Day 2008 our country is faced with unprecedented challenges at home and abroad. Jamaica is confronted with spiralling and uncontrolled crimes particularly against our young people, the high prices of basic commodities, the threat of financial instability and the uncertainty created by the economic and financial difficulties being experienced by our major trading partners and the...

My Fellow Jamaicans... In the life of a nation there are those periods when we turned a crucial corner, when we took a giant step in our journey as a people. Invariably, there were individuals who made this happen - persons whose exceptional leadership, courage and sacrifice, transformed struggle into success and turned the darkness of despair into the light...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has reiterated the call for more young Jamaicans to consider agriculture as a viable career, in order to ensure food security, against the background of an aging farming population, and increasing concerns about climate change. He was speaking at the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exhibition, held at the Manchester High School in...

The Closed to Crime Initiative (CTCI), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), that was signed recently by the Ministry of National Security and the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, has received support from key civic and political leaders in the parish. At the signing held at the Golf View Hotel, Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, said the move is most...

Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the main lesson learnt from the 2008 Olympic Games is that if persons work hard they will be rewarded in return. Dr. Tufton, who was speaking at a function in White Hall, St. Elizabeth, recently, to honour Silver and Bronze Medallist, Shericka...

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton, has emphasised that the recently launched National School Garden Programme, would contribute to food security in the country. "In addition, it would provide a laboratory setting for primary and all-age schools, from where you can teach. So, it can be linked with academics.in other words, the curriculum can refer to a...

Government is to assist with the funeral arrangements for musical icon and pioneer, Alton Ellis, Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister, Olivia Grange, has announced. Mr. Ellis, a revered exponent of the Rock Steady and Reggae genre of Jamaica's music, succumbed to cancer in London, England, on October 10 at age 70. Speaking at Wednesday's (Oct. 15) post-Cabinet media briefing...

Senior Programmes Director at the HEART Trust/NTA, Grace McLean, has said that the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), is timely in light of the uncertainties in the global economy, and most importantly, due to the upcoming productivity conference. "The HEART Trust/NTA sees improved productivity as one of the key drivers to...

Cabinet has approved the addition of two new persons to the Board of Directors of the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission, to increase the membership to 15. Speaking at Wednesday's (Oct. 15) post-Cabinet briefing at Jamaica House, Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports Minister, Olivia Grange, advised that Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Vice President, Paul Campbell, and North American, Central American, and Caribbean...

Cabinet is to receive a report on the understanding reached between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, and the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA), regarding salary settlements for the island's public sector teachers, at its next meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 21). The understanding, according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has emphasised the need for greater collaboration between the fisheries officers, the marine police, and the Coast Guard, in enforcing the laws governing the fisheries sector. "Our approach to enforcement is that we are going to have to depend on strengthening the authorities that are responsible for enforcement..there has to be a greater sense...