Fifty-five students have been awarded bursaries and scholarships valued at 2.5 million dollars by the Jamaica Public Service JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union PCCU Limited. Students were selected based on academic merit, work ethic, discipline and financial need. The scholarships and bursaries were presented at a recent handover ceremony on Thursday. Forty Seven children of members, who were top performers in the...

Rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force JCF will now be able to travel to and from work in greater safety and comfort, following the procurement of eight buses by the Government. Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, handed over the vehicles to the Jamaica Police Federation JPF recently at the Commissioner’s Old Hope Road offices. Major General Anderson...

The UN General Assembly has proclaimed the period 2015-2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent. This order to strengthen national, regional and international cooperation in relation to the full enjoyment of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights by people of African descent, and their full and equal participation in all aspects of society. The wheels have been...

Jamaica’s public health system faces the daily challenge of delivering care to patients and other stakeholders, even as resources are often stretched thin. With that in mind, the importance of the little things such as syringes and clean bed linen cannot be overstated. Recently the Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA) donated hundreds of sheets and pillow cases to the Kingston Public Hospital. Minister...

The Government has recorded significant progress under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), since its launch in 2013. PROMAC, which is funded by the European Union (EU) aims to reduce the level of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in Jamaica. Under the programme, the Government is to establish nine High Dependency Units (HDUs) for the intensive care of...

Hundreds of performers are gearing up for the Independence Gala this year, not in Kingston, but in Montego Bay. And while the annual Grand Gala celebrations are still scheduled for Independence Day at the National Stadium, Western Jamaica will not be outdone, with their own event on August 4. Culture Minister, Olivia Grange says the events at the National Stadium and the...

Since the start of July, the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons has been undertaking a series of activities across the island to sensitize the public on the very real and present issue of human trafficking. The activities culminated on Tuesday, July 30, when Jamaica joined other countries in observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, under the theme...

Some 3000 young people from across the Corporate Area are participating in the Ministry of Local Government’s six-week Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP). Approximately 600 participants assigned to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will carry out tasks including collating data relating to garbage disposal and emergency assistance.