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Basic schools to benefit from grant funding; more community based homework centres to be established; and Math teachers urged to adopt new subject assessment standards.

April records highest ever single month employment increase; Government to acquire boyhood home of Marcus Garvey; and Transport Authority reports 14 percent increase in road license generation.

293 new recruits added to Jamaica Constabulary Force; Tourism Ministry launches Spanish language training programme; and fourth implementation framework under vision 2030 Jamaica in final stages. The news in details after the break.

News Recap

News Recap

Hanover residents urged to forge stronger citizen-police relations; Windward Road Mountain View Intersection to be closed on Sunday and; 21 High School Students from St. Catherine receive scholarships.

Country records strongest quarterly growth in two years, mining and quarrying industry grows by 30 per cent; and Education Ministry reports improved passes in CSEC and CAPE subjects.

Government committed to improving public beaches; Development of Beach Access Policy underway; and Road patching programme to begin in two weeks.

Jamaica’s debt on the decline; Government working to divest Solid Waste Management; and 61 new Justices of the Peace take oath of Office in St. Ann

Prime Minister taking steps to pass on responsibility for Science, Energy and Technology portfolios; NIS pensioners not to be affected by Accountant General’s Department’s switch to direct deposit payments; and 40 mining stakeholders trained

Government ready for start of new academic year; Flanker Skills Training Institute gets equipment donation; and Government reiterates commitment to press freedom.

Government to launch commission on how to address violence: St. Andrew North Police welcome HOPE Partnership; and metal detectors spurring violence reduction in schools.