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• $900 Million Allocated for Text Books to All Public Schools

  Created: Tuesday, 24 July 2012 12:32

  A total of $900 million has been allocated for the provision of text books to all public schools, under the National Textbook Loan Scheme and the Primary Textbook Programme for the 2012/13 academic year. This was disclosed by Education Minister, Re...

• Much Celebration on Emancipation Day

  Created: Tuesday, 24 July 2012 11:11

  Come August 1, Jamaicans from all across the island will be celebrating Emancipation Day. Some activities begin on the evening of July 31, as the nation pause to honour those ancestors who fought for freedom from enslavement, and reflect on the nat...

• Education Minister Calls on Political Representatives to get more involved

  Created: Tuesday, 24 July 2012 10:09

  Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has called on political representatives to get more involved in the education process, especially in the appointment of school Boards in their area, and maintaining a good level of communication bet...

• Schools to Receive Tuition Fees and Grants by Second Week in August

  Created: Tuesday, 24 July 2012 09:59

  Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has informed that all school accounts will be funded with tuition fees and maintenance grants by the second week in August, in time for the new academic year starting on September 3. Speaking at...

• OCR Sets new Deadline for Competitions

  Created: Tuesday, 24 July 2012 09:42

  Children between the ages of 10 and 17 are being encouraged to submit entries for two competitions organised by the Office of the Children's Registry (OCR). The new deadline for the Jingle Competition and the Child Ambassadors Programme has bee...

• $40 Million Allocated to Conduct Emergency Repairs on 15 Schools

  Created: Tuesday, 24 July 2012 09:19

  Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says the Government has committed $40 million to conduct emergency repairs on some 15 schools, in time for the 2012/13 academic year, which begins on September 3. Mr. Thwaites informed that a to...

• Nicholson Highlights Important Role of UNCLOS

  Created: Monday, 23 July 2012 15:13

  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), has balanced negotiations between developed and developing countries on navigational and maritime issues....

• Agriculture Minister wants Harsher Penalties for Praedial Larceny

  Created: Monday, 23 July 2012 12:34

  Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says praedial larceny is having a multifaceted effect on the wellbeing of the country, and is proposing harsher penalties for praedial larcenists. He described them as a scourge on the land,...

• Clerks of the Court urged to be Thorough in Preparing Praedial Larceny Cases

  Created: Monday, 23 July 2012 10:32

  Chief Justice, Hon. Zalia McCalla, is urging Clerks of the Court to be thorough in their preparation for praedial larcey cases. She described praedial larceny as a problem that has plagued the country for many decades, and another area where crimin...

• Country has important choices to make - Rev. Edwards

  Created: Monday, 23 July 2012 10:10

  Reverend Dr. Joel Edwards of the World Evangelical Alliance says at 50, the country has important choices to make that will have implications for the future, and will have an "impact on our children and our children’s children." &qu...

• Jamaicans in UK Attend Independence Service

  Created: Monday, 23 July 2012 09:38

  LONDON — More than 2,000 Jamaicans and  friends of the country from across the United Kingdom (UK), packed the historic Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London, on July 21, for the official service of Praise and Thanksgiving, to mark J...

• Transshipment Hub is Lynch Pin of Long-Term Growth Strategy - Hylton

  Created: Monday, 23 July 2012 08:39

  Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the proposed global transshipment and logistics hub is the lynch pin of the country's long-term growth strategy.  He argued that in this the 50th year of Independence...

• St. Elizabeth to Outline Celebration Details July 23

  Created: Sunday, 22 July 2012 14:12

  The St. Elizabeth Parish Council will outline activities to be hosted in the parish to celebrate the country's 50th Anniversary of Independence, at a press conference tomorrow (Monday, July 23). Mayor of Black River, His Worship Councillor Ever...

• Sustainable Land Management will Reduce Degradation - Pickersgill

  Created: Sunday, 22 July 2012 14:03

  Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says sustainable land management is an integral component of the Government’s efforts to reduce land degradation. Speaking at a sustainable land management (SLM...

• Care Centre for Street Persons Opens in Santa Cruz

  Created: Sunday, 22 July 2012 13:48

  A care centre to support persons living on the streets was officially opened in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on July 19, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott. The Minister lauded the work of the St. Elizabeth C...

• Jamaicans Invited to Come Out and Enjoy Best of Festival

  Created: Sunday, 22 July 2012 13:40

  Members of the public are invited to come out and enjoy the Best of Festival concert series, being held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, as part of the national events to celebrate Jamaica's 50th Anniversary of Independence. Th...

• JANAAC Working with Labs to Attain Export Standard

  Created: Sunday, 22 July 2012 12:58

  The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is working assiduously to implement a strategy to ensure that a number of Jamaican laboratories are accredited according to the standard required by food exporters to the United States by 2013. ...

• RADA Hanover Steps up Production of Plant Seedlings

  Created: Sunday, 22 July 2012 12:35

  The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover office has stepped up its production of plant seedlings to meet the needs of the approximately 6,000 registered farmers in the parish. According to Western Zonal Director with RADA, Bernar...

• China Communications Construction Company gets green light

  Created: Sunday, 22 July 2012 12:11

  Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller signed a two-year cooperation agreement with the Chairman of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), Mr. Zhou Jichang, for undertaking exploration of infrastructure development projects...

• Bill to Abolish Preliminary Enquiries sent to Joint Select Committee

  Created: Saturday, 21 July 2012 14:31

  The Committal Proceedings Bill, which seeks to abolish preliminary enquiries, has been sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for further deliberations.        Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Go...