During this academic year, approximately 30 schools will be removed from the shift system. It is also anticipated that the remaining 48 schools still on shift will be removed by 2017.Speaking on Thursday at a press conference at the Office of the...
Although the Ministry of Education is taking all the necessary steps to try to minimise the impact of the ongoing drought on the schools, as the new academic year begins, there is fear that if the drought continues some schools may be forced to...
There is a strong indication of the improvement of the education level of the country's children, as yesterday it was announced that Jamaica exceeded its target of 85 per cent of students mastering the Grade Four Literacy Test.Also of significance,...
Following yesterday's release of the much-anticipated report on the audit of Jamaica's public-health system, Dr Kevin Harvey, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, said that a comprehensive reform was critical to resolving the challenges...
Eighteen youth from the Kingston inner-city communities of Trench Town and Hannah Town are now trained, empowered and equipped with both social and certified vocational skills to join the workforce, thanks to USAID and The Women's Resource and...
Recognising that many persons are unaware that smoking ganja significantly reduces their coordination and driving skills, resulting in what is known as drug driving, the Ministry of Health is seeking to both introduce laws to protect the public from...
With the scorching heat beating down on the island, one nutritionist is warning Jamaicans not to allow themselves to become dehydrated, as it could lead to serious complications, including death."The body is made up of approximately 50 to 70 per...
Jamaica's leading addiction psychiatrist, Dr Winston De La Haye, believes many persons do not fully understand the impact smoking ganja has on the body.That realisation has especially been brought to the fore by the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act...
Recognising the negative impact that ganja smoking washaving on the youth population, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is rolling out a national public educationstrategy, specifically targeting the younger population.The multi-tier...
With an alarmingly high percentage of youth having psychotic episodes from ganja abuse, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is now rolling out a national public education strategy, specifically targeting the younger population.In fact, Jamaica...
Art has become such an essential part of Stuart ‘Stewy’ Robertson’s life that he literally needs it to exist. “I have grown to love art so much that I need it. I simply can’t do without painting or drawing something....
With the view that there is wide-scale misunderstanding on the rules governing the smoking of ganja in public, some stakeholders believe more needs to be done to clearly outline the new regulations that came into effect earlier this year."I am...
Justice Minister Mark Golding is advising employers to review their drug-testing policies to fall in line with the new regulations that now govern the use of ganja in Jamaica.Some organisations routinely do drug screening for new employees prior to...
When 16-year-old Norman O'Mally looks at the world, what he envisions is completely different from the average person. Through the eyes of the gifted young man the world is a work of art to be captured and redesigned on the pages of his ever present...
Jamaica's largest cable provider, Flow, plans to make full use of the three-month extension given yesterday to cable operators by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) to cease the illegal transmission of cable channels or regularise their...
A special tribute honouring Jamaica's Reverend Glen Archer will be front and centre today, when the on-stage rounds of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee kicks off at the Maryland Ballroom at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in...
Lincoln Chambers pressed his hands to his eyes and wept openly. He was at a loss for words and reduced to tears, thanking God that he would finally be able to read his Bible again.Yesterday, the 67-year-old had just signed up at the Kingston Public...
Although Hanif Brown will not be able to accompany his charge, Sara-Beth McPherson, to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States next week, he is confident he has done all he can to prepare her to do her best.The 17-year-old grade-11...
TAKE PRECAUTIONS but do not panic. That’s the urgent advice from stakeholders in the health sector as Jamaica faces the threat of another serious mosquito-borne disease, the zika virus...
Thirteen-year-old Sara-Beth McPherson intends to make her late coach, the Reverend Glen Archer, proud, as she confidently gears up to take on the Scripps National Spelling Bee...
Four days into its humanitarian mission to Jamaica, the United States Naval Ship (USNS), Comfort, has already provided medical aid to hundreds of Jamaicans and conducted approximately 25 surgeries on board the fully equipped, fully functional...
The United States naval ship, Comfort - a Mercy-class hospital ship - arrived in Kingston early yesterday, a day ahead of its scheduled humanitarian mission to Jamaica.Thousands of Jamaicans are expected to benefit from free medical, engineering and...
As part of its goal towards achieving universal access to health and universal health coverage, this year Jamaica will begin steps toward crafting a 10-year development plan for the sector.The plan will be developed through Cabinet's approval of the...
Jordon Crawford plays the viola as if he had been born with it. When he holds his "one true love" in an intimate embrace, he is lost to the world, allowing the sweet strains of the calming notes to take him to another place.The 17-year-old Kingston...
Cable operators across Jamaica have until May 31 to remove 19 of 98 channels they have been illegally transmitting, in breach of United States intellectual property rights.Yesterday the Broadcasting Commission revealed that a cease and desist...
