At least two principals are expressing concern over each of their school’s capacity to accommodate students if the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams go digital. In a move the Council said it hoped could assist in stemming the recurring...
PRINCIPAL OF Old Harbour High School in St Catherine, Lynton Weir, says students who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics examination yesterday are worried about their results after learning that the paper was leaked...
THE UNIVERSITY of Technology's (UTech) Faculty of Engineering and Computing Technology says it is implementing the transformation needed to prepare students for the future of work, which will be dominated by advancements in augmented reality (...
THE SAFETY Net insurance policy launched two years ago to provide coverage for registered fisherfolk vessels, engines, and equipment has had zero uptakes, a representative from Advantage General Insurance Company, the entity that provided the...
TAXI AND BUS operators in the Kingston Metropolitan Area are insisting that fares be capped at $150 given the impending increase announced by Transport Minister Audley Shaw recently. The operators received a 15 per cent increase in September 2021...
Government Minister and Member of Parliament for West Portland Daryl Vaz has labelled recent protests in communities in the Fairy Hill division in East Portland over the lack of water and the dust nuisance from road works as “orchestrated...
There is growing concern about the HEART/NSTA Trust’s capacity to manage the expected influx of students due to an alleged shortage of teachers at the institution. With the government-mandated removal of tuition and administrative fee requirements...
Member of Parliament for West Portland Daryl Vaz says he is continuing to lobby for water availability in the parish. His comments follow several protests in communities in the constituency over a lack of water and ongoing dust nuisance from road...
BASIL DAVIS’ voice was punctuated by sighs of distress as he recalled the day last December, when his eight-bedroom board house in Cottage Pen, St Thomas, burned down. The 66-year-old retired merchandiser recalls how he was about to take a shower...
PATIENTS and staff at the Kingston Public Hospital’s (KPH) renal unit have been enduring sweltering heat in the building for the last two months due to a malfunctioning air conditioning (AC) system. A technician, who spoke to The Gleaner on...
THERE IS a stigma attached to the term “failing school” that interim principal of the Robert Lightbourne High school in St Thomas, Andrew Simms, does not appreciate. Nine years ago, his school was labelled a failing institution by education think...
Jamaican minimum wage earners are especially being encouraged to save for retirement so as not to fall into old-age poverty. Financial advisor Oran Hall asserts that people who earn a minimum wage are more prone to be living in deprivation when...
EVERY TIME *Samantha Smith hears a loud noise outside her business place in Albion, St Thomas, she gets tense. She is immediately transported back to last Saturday when gunmen, toting high-powered weapons, attempted to rob a Beryllium armoured...
THE INTEGRITY Commission (IC) has recommended that disciplinary action be taken against former principal of the Spanish Town High School, Clayton Hall, and bursar Deranica Williams following an investigation into allegations of impropriety and...
In January last year, Antoine Lodge lost his aunt with whom he shared a very close relationship. Her death sent him into depression, and the 21-year-old had difficulties coping. “It really took a toll on me because she was my safe space … my mother...
Stephen Shaw, communications manager at the National Works Agency, is urging motorists to desist from driving on the unopened section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). His plea follows a deadly crash in Albion, St Thomas...
AN INADEQUATE number of buses on the Kingston to St Thomas route has resulted in the exploitation of commuters by illegal taxi operators who are said to be charging exorbitant fares. “One mawning mi haffi come a town… and when mi come out inna di...
Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, is lauding the almost $800 million restorative work done at the Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant in St Andrew as integral to building Jamaica’s...
RESIDENTS OF Vineyard Town in Kingston are voicing strong opposition to plans by telecommunications company Digicel to erect a cell tower in their community, accusing the entity of not consulting them before making this decision. Ryan Richardson, a...
Senator Matthew Samuda has poured cold water on calls for Government to mandate water harvesting to address the crisis brought on by the yearly drought season. While acknowledging that water harvesting will play a “critical role” in building...
Noting that many individuals are putting profit above the welfare of dogs, some local veterinarians and animal rights advocates are calling for legislation to restrict commercial breeding to licensed and trained people. “Dogs [are] dying, injured,...
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is aiming to spark the youth’s interest in the operations of the country through its High School Budget Tour. The tour, which made its first stop at the Wolmer’s Boys’ and Wolmer’s Girls schools in...
Artisanal fishers are calling for more boundary markers in the Kingston Harbour to delineate areas where they are free to operate, claiming that they are often reprimanded by the Marine Police and Coast Guard for unknowingly venturing into...
Government Minister Floyd Green has declared that the nation is facing a road fatality crash crisis, which, he says, can be addressed through targeted behaviour change programmes. The minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister,...
It has been almost two weeks since some security guards have been turned away from their jobs despite having active contracts with private firms after they refused to sign what they describe as “exploitative” new agreements. The new contracts are...
