Public Relations Officer for the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks, recently sat down with Theodore Henry, host of the discussion programme Get The Facts, to share the mechanisms that the Fire Brigade have in place to assist members of the public, in the event of an earthquake. Here's an excerpt of their interview.
Synonymous with high speed, multiple vehicles, and shorter travel times, highway driving can be risky business if proper care is not taken to navigate the roadways. Up to September 22, the country has recorded 291 road deaths including 9 children, and with Several legs of highway already constructed and more in the offing, the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry...
When the New Bail Law takes effect, a person taken into custody and charged with an offence should be offered Post Charge bail within 48 hours. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Marlene Malahoo Forte points-out that the time factor is one of the changes made to the Act.
Five months after Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that Jamaicans would no longer be required to pay tuition or administrative fees for HEART-NSTA Trust programs up to level 4, the institution's managing director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, is reporting a consistent, significant increase in enrollment. 40,310 students were enrolled in April, and by June that number increased to 50,679.
Fifty students, ranging from early-childhood to tertiary levels, were left beaming with joy after being gifted back to school supplies during a special ceremony at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday September 2. Held under the theme ‘Education for Eternity… Expanding Your Horizon’, the event sought to rekindle the students’ interest in education ahead of the 2023/24 school year....
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