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The Ministry of Education and Youth on November 3 hosted its annual Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. This year the ministry provided bursaries to the 28 top-performing students in the 2023 PEP exams, worth between $100,000 and $180,000 over the course of the first five years.

Eating a healthy diet coupled with an active lifestyle are the components to good long-term health.  But the reality is that not all persons are able to eat a healthy balanced diet, which puts them at risk of developing non-communicable diseases. Many children also fall into this category, and with this in mind the ministry of Health and Wellness is...

National Fisheries Authority encouraging fish farmers to invest in a recirculation aquaculture system to improve their yield.

National Fisheries Authority conducting an island wide pond assessment to help potential investors find opportunities in the sector.

360 persons have been killed in road crashes since the start of the year, up to November 17. While this is a 14 percent reduction in road deaths, compared to the 420 persons killed for the similar period last year, it still poses significant economic and quality of life costs for the families involved, the health care sector, and the...

On today’s programme, we tell you more about this year’s staging of Police Week.

Promoting prostate health among men is one of the many areas being targeted under the Ministry of Health’s know your numbers campaign currently underway. We tell you all you need to know about maintaining a healthy prostate on this week’s Healthline.

All motor vehicles are licensed to carry a maximum number of passengers. According to the Road Traffic Act, every motor vehicle certificate of fitness, certificate of title, and license certificate states the seating capacity. Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith notes that taxi and bus operators who overload public passenger vehicles are in breach of the law and...

According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, about 25% of individuals work in professions that require them to sit for extended periods of time, which is commonly referred to as sedentary behavior. Physical inactivity, as highlighted by the World Health Organization (WHO), stands as the fourth foremost risk factor for global mortality.  A study...