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150 farmers receive insurance premium payouts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

Jamaicans who experienced category 5 hurricane Melissa have been affected at varying levels. The degree of impact may be due to physical, psychological, social and financial factors, their coping strategies, support system, among other things. In today’s programme, President of the Jamaica Psychiatric Association, Dr Brian Kazaara, sheds some light on what’s a reasonable expectation of hurricane victims, in the...

The Black River, Noel Holmes and Falmouth Hospitals all felt the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Many residents who rely on these facilities were left anxious about where they would turn for care if they needed it. The solution to that issue came quickly with several international partners establishing a field hospital to ensure continuity of healthcare in hurricane affected communities....

RADA urging farmers to wear protective gear while clearing their property

Principal of the St. Catherine-based Charlemont Garth Gayle says his school is on an upward trajectory after recording an exemplary performance in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The students maintained an 81% pass rate in CSEC English Language and more than doubled performance numbers in Mathematics moving from a 16% pass rate to 36%.

Principal of the St. Catherine-based Charlemont Garth Gayle says his school is on an upward trajectory after recording an exemplary performance in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The students maintained an 81% pass rate in CSEC English Language and more than doubled performance numbers in Mathematics moving from a 16% pass rate to 36%.

RADA urging farmers in eastern parishes to increase production.

With some146,000 buildings island-wide sustaining varying levels of structural damage from the onslaught of hurricane Melissa, a discussion on the Building Act is in order. In today’s Edition of You and the Law, we’ll review a call from one Local Authority for reforms to the Act to bolster local hurricane preparedness. Stay tuned.

Since 2011, the National College for Educational Leadership, NCEL, has been playing a key role in designing and executing leadership programmes for principals, middle managers, aspiring leaders and other stakeholders in the education sector. And recently 263 teachers and school leaders successfully completed training programmes offered by the institution, these include the Inclusive School Leadership Training Programme, the professional qualification...

The Ministry of Agriculture launches aggressive recovery plan for the sector supported by initial $450 million dollars.

If you’re looking for somewhere to relax and cool out over the weekend, then taking a trip to one of the UDC’s beach facilities along the North coast is just the remedy for you.