The Government of Jamaica is to increase the sums allocated for Grant-in-Aid support through the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB). Grant-In-Aid support is provided to eligible students applying for an SLB Targeted Loan. It provides financially challenged students with supplementary assistance for school-related expenses.
The Jamaica Sunshine Girls will be journeying to the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa from July 28 to August 6. A total of 16 teams will compete over the course of 10 days in an effort to win one of the most important events in the sport of netball. Ahead of their departure, the Sunshine Girls...
Last year Jamaica recorded 1498 murders, and up to July 8 this year 700 persons have lost their lives violently. In an environment where even minor conflicts often result in harm or death, the Government continues to sound the clarion call for members of the public to use Restorative Justice to settle disputes.
Have you ever considered making your own soaps? It’s an area of agro processing that has a lot of potential, based on the wide variety of natural materials readily available on the island. On today’s edition of Calling farmers, agro processers Richard Keatings and business partner Suzzette Shaw Reid explains how they make soaps using ingredients found on the island.
Jamaica is blessed to experience lots of sunshine all year round. This is a major plus for companies or individuals interested in implementing a solar energy system. However, apart from buying the supplies and installing the equipment there are a few things you’ll need to consider before you make the investment. Today Chief Executive Officer of Solar Buzz Jason Robinson...
What would you do if you had no choice but to flee your home to find somewhere else in search of protection or shelter? Well, for many in our fellow Caribbean territory of Haiti, “chercher refuge,” or needing to flee to seek refuge, is now their harsh reality. This due to the ongoing social and political instability currently plaguing the...
Today we share the story of how a couple merged their creativity and love of health and wellness to create a thriving all-natural skin care business. Stay tuned to hear how partners Richard and Suzzette began their journey into agro processing on today’s edition of Calling Farmers. Good morning I’m Andrae Palmer
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