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The government is taking steps to advance the integration of technical vocational education and training (TVET) in secondary schools across the country. This is one of the key recommendations in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC...

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the island’s south coast is ripe for investment and will continue to be heavily promoted as one of Jamaica’s premier destinations. “The south coast is shaping up, and I am appealing to everyone to prepare...

Verona Bolton-Hibbert beamed with resilience as she scoured through the rubble of what once stood as her clothing store at the recently incinerated Morant Bay Arcade in St Thomas. The woman is among some 30-odd micro-business owners who are now...

WESTERN BUREAU: WITH SEVERAL of Jamaica’s teachers having died in the last month under circumstances attributed to the education sector’s increasingly stressful work environment, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has sounded a fresh reminder...

Opposition Spokesman on Local Government and Community Development Denise Daley has chastised the Government for its failure to bring order to garbage collection across the country, noting that the worsening crisis is putting the lives of Jamaicans...

Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know what I could do if British Customs took things from me which I would like returned. Please help. – SQ Dear SQ, The British Customs authorities will destroy or sell anything it seizes from persons for breaking...

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I am a resident and citizen of Jamaica. My son is an American citizen by his father’s status from birth. He currently resides in Florida. My son would like to file for me. However, he was told that he could do so when...

The constant, desperate cries of residents in St Thomas about the poor road conditions and dust nuisance associated with works being carried out as part of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project have piqued the interest of Prime Minister...