$15,000 grant for PATH students
The Government is adding another incentive to the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), Andrew Gallimore, Jamaica's minister of state in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, has announced...
JNBS still offers summer jobs despite global recession
Despite the global recession and downturn in the local economy, some 223 high-school and tertiary students have obtained summer jobs at the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS). Among the fortunate ones are seven JNBS scholarship and bursary award ..
Class Acts: Queen's Prep - Many jewels in Queen's crown
Sunday, July 5 marked the academic climax for the graduating class of Queen's Preparatory as family and friends turned out to usher them on to the next big stage in their lives. The graduates celebrated their transition ...
Constituency amendments to be done by September, says Miller
Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Professor Errol Miller, said on Sunday that the initiatives to review and amend the number of constituencies islandwide, as well as realign constituency boundaries, will be completed by the end of September...
New JTA boss hopes for salary breakthrough
New president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Michael Stewart, has said teachers are hoping to hear positive news from the Government about outstanding salaries. The matter is expected to be addressed when Education Minister Andrew Holness...
All hands needed on deck for education overhaul - official
Director of the UNESCO office for the Caribbean, Dr Kwame Boafo, says a more inclusive approach is needed to solve Jamaica's education problems. "There are many aspects of the education system which require transformation to bring about the desired...
Help comes for diabetics - Project aims to create awareness and improve health
The Ministry of Health is pushing for a paradigm shift in diabetes-care management through an emphasis on self-monitoring by persons with the disease. The Regional Diabetes Care Project is being conducted against the backdrop of Pan American...
UNICEF gives millions to boost breastfeeding
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has donated $2.2 million towards a breastfeeding pilot project in St Catherine and Clarendon. At the handover ceremony held on August 14 at the Clarendon Health Department, chairman of the Exclusive...
Jamaican Diaspora goes hi-tech - Website built to bridge gap, facilitate networking
The establishment of a key bridge-building website will assist the Jamaican diaspora to have a greater opportunity to network and to know more about the island than ever before."Not all the delegates have spent as much time understanding ...
Lawyers, doctors join Missionaries of the Poor on anti-abortion stance
A GROUP of medical professionals and lawyers against induced abortion are arguing that legalising the same under any circumstances will not help to solve any of the island's underlying public-health and social conditions. Medical doctor and anti-abortion...
Corporal granted bail
Special Corporal Leonard Nelson, who was last year convicted on a charge of grievous bodily harm, was granted bail in the Court of Appeal yesterday. Nelson, who had 25 years service in the police force, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment last year...
The road to Victory - Driven by passion, principal opens arms to just about anyone
Dianne Clarke, principal of Victory Academy, a private secondary institution on Long Lane in Stony Hill, St Andrew, is on a two-pronged mission: Saving hearts and saving minds...
Church turns to backyard gardening
With Jamaica importing about 62 per cent of the food it currently consumes, the Church has turned to backyard gardening to curtail expenditure. Dr Derrick Deslandes, director of the Centre for Excellence...
New JTA president jumps on the issues
Newly installed President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Michael Stewart, has called for a national consensus on a number of issues affecting education in Jamaica. Delivering his inaugural address after being installed as the 45th president...