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Farm Workers Benefiting Under Overseas Employment Progr
Farm workers benefiting under Overseas Employment Programme.
Religious Liberty Festival
On Saturday, January 24, Jamaica will host its first ever religious liberty festival. The festival is being spearheaded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in collaboration with the International Religious Liberty Association –IRLA-, Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches –JUGC- and other religious groups.
Sandals Foundation’s Superkids Literacy Programme
The Sandals Foundation is making waves in the lives of students in Western Jamaica through the Superkids Literacy Programme. As the Ministry of Education pursues the goal of 85 per cent literacy among primary school students by this year, much is being done through this initiative to help make this a reality.
The Competitiveness Company/Rearing Pet Fish
Five years after The Competitiveness Company (TCC), launched its Ornamental Fish Farming Project, some 150 young men and women in more than 50 inner-city communities have been trained to cash in on the global trade. Currently, the value of fish exported yearly is estimated at almost 400 million US dollars, with over 1 and a half billion fish exported each...
Increase For Income Tax Threshold
On today’s programme we examine the upcoming increase in the Income Tax Threshold, set to take effect on January 1, 2015.
Sorrel Chutney Preparation
If you are celebrating New Year’s Day with friends and family, you can make absolutely delightful sorrel chutney for your New Year’s feast! Sorrel Chutney is made from the petals of the exotic Sorrel flower and blended with Jamaican Scotch Bonnet pepper, ginger and All Spice. It is sweet, spicy and tangy and addictive when served with cheese & crackers....
How The 1904 Earthquake Changed Kingston
In January 1907, Jamaica experienced a terrible tragedy, which caused widespread devastation and loss of life. That event, however, was the spark that led to the whole scale redevelopment of Kingston, and laid the foundation for the city as we know it today.