In a collaborative effort, Food For The Poor (FFP) and Kind Heart Foundation handed over a newly constructed infant school in Tranquility, Buff Bay, Portland, which will adequately accommodate 23 young ones in the...
State Minister in the Education Ministry, Floyd Green, is expressing sadness at the tragic deaths of three children this week. On Tuesday, two-year-old Demario Whyte was shot dead in downtown Kingston after gunmen opened fire on a group of people....
The police are reporting that they have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of two-year-old Demario Whyte, who was shot dead in downtown Kingston on Tuesday night. Head of the Kingston Central Police, Superintendent Wilford Campbell...
Transport Minister, Mike Henry, says the second leg of the rural school bus programme in Clarendon will be rolled out for the start of the new academic year. Henry says five Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses will be used for the programme...
The Jamaica Police Federation is supporting the wearing of body cameras by police personnel saying it will greatly enhance law enforcement in Jamaica. Under a new pilot project, some 120 members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force will now have to...
The Manchester Police say the Mandeville doctor and her boyfriend who were reported missing late last month have returned home. Head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Vendolyn Cameron-Powell told The Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre...
The police are today expected to speak on matters related to the recent upsurge in violence in sections of Kingston. Police divisions in Kingston fall under Area Four and it’s commander, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, Terrence Bent...
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica is projecting increased rainfall for the island today into Sunday. It says a strong Tropical Wave with an associated broad area of low pressure is currently located across the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Met...
The Caribbean Examinations Council says its unlikely that the ungraded scores given to about 40 Penwood High School students will be reversed. The students were given the scores in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams because the school failed to submit samples of their School-Based Assessments by the July 31 deadline
Transport Minister Mike Henry says he will not approve an increase in toll rates for the North-South Link of Highway 2000 until some outstanding issues are resolved with the operator. A release from the transport minister on Wednesday said the...
Former agriculture minister Roger Clarke was remembered for his commitment to the sustainable development of the local and regional agriculture sectors, and the welfare of small farmers in particular, during Tuesday's launch of a scholarship in his...
Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMKeisha Hill
Sean Clacken knows what it takes to build a successful business from the ground up, having been with Hawkeye for most of the firm's 25 years of operation.Clacken has been part of the team that delivered the most innovative security solutions to...
Parents out to do their final shopping for the new school term will be in for a treat with the Digicel/Star Jus' Skool Back to school fair scheduled for Saturday, August 27 at the St William Grant Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m."Last year, we had more...
WESTERN BUREAU:Edmund Bartlett, the member of Parliament (MP) for East Central St James, has said his annual scholarship awards programme to fund the educational pursuits of students in his constituency, is designed to help wage war against social...
Twenty-four years since the launch of the Jamaica Broilers Group's (JBG) back-to-school initiative, the programme has transformed the lives of some 7,000 children from St Catherine, through bursaries, scholarships and school supplies provided...
The Sagicor Foundation, in its bid to showcase its mandate of sharing, caring and inspiring within communities across Jamaica, this year launched its Employee Volunteer Programme, where members of the financial organisation take time out to...
The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) will host a graduation ceremony in October for the first cohort of students who were successful in five Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects, under the JFFL's two-year-old...
The team from the island's first bill payments agency, Paymaster, is on the road to meet with customers and encourage them to take advantage of the benefits of the loyalty-card programme. The first stop was in Junction, St Elizabeth, and during...
On September 5, 2016, taxpayers will be able to access a wider range of stamp duty and transfer tax services online when Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) rolls out related services in the latest phase of the Revenue Administration Information System...
Published:Thursday | August 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMKeisha Hill
To live for more than a century is a feat in itself and surpassing the milestone deserves its own merit. Such are the sentiments shared with the eldest member of the Sagicor family, Joyce Allen.Allen was born in Watercress, Westmoreland, on...
UNIVERSITY of the West Indies political science student and Total Jamaica scholarship recipient Stephania Saunders not only lit up the room with her bright yellow dress on Tuesday, but also had the audience reliving her year as an exchange student at...
Atlanta Mayor, Kasim Reed, wants to broaden the relationship that exists between Montego Bay and Atlanta, to include a closer working relationship with the Government.In a meeting with Juliet Holness, wife of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, during...
Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy, Eric Khant, has pledged continued support to the justice ministry in its effort to transform the justice system. Khant made the commitment during a courtesy call on Permanent Secretary Carol...
Entrants in the festival competitions staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be able to apply electronically next year.The online platform, which should be ready by February 2017, is being created by students from the...
Published:Thursday | August 25, 2016 | 2:42 PMKeisha Hill
At age 36, Andre McLean has had an illustrious career, stacking myriad accolades that have now propelled him to yet another significant achievement as managing director of Guardsman Alarms Limited, a member of the Guardsman Group.McLean's objective...
