High School Equivalency Programme goes nationwide 2005
SOME 500,000 Jamaicans currently without formal secondary school certification will soon be able to complete their high school education as the General Education Diploma or High School Equivalency Programme (HISEP) goes nationwide in 2005.

EFJ gives over $170m in grants to various projects
CHILD SURVIVAL and development and environmental projects valued at over $170 million were presented to over 53 groups by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) at its grant award ceremony at Kings House on Tuesday.

Pest Control body could revoke licences
THE PESTICIDES Control Authority (PCA) has warned that there are legal implications for pesticides control operators found using agricultural pesticides as substitutes for chemicals to destroy household pests.

Expanded secondary education coming
JAMAICAN STUDENTS are set to benefit from the islandwide implementation of an expanded secondary education programme by 2006, including the distribution of high school diplomas.

Jamaicans should brace for storms, hurricanes
JAMAICANS SHOULD brace for 12 to 15 tropical storms and over a dozen hurricanes this year, Mrs. Sylvia McGill, Director of the Meteorological Services, predicted during the launch on Tuesday of Disaster Preparedness Month.

140 persons charged for illegal electrical connection
THE NUMBER of persons arrested and charged for connecting to the Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPS) power grid since the start of the year...

Child Development Agency embarks on recruitment drive
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer (CEO) of the Child Development Agency (CDA) Allison Anderson said that the agency, which begins operating as an Executive Agency Tuesday, would em-bark on a major staff recruitment drive to fill 300 posts.