Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is set to continue its operations targeting delinquent taxpayers, following what it says were successful operations in Clarendon and St Catherine this week. This week's operations were carried out in partnership...
A new study has raised the possibility that the brains of adults could be affected by the Zika virus. News agency Reuters says the findings published yesterday in the journal Cell Stem Cell, are the first to look at whether Zika can attack the...
Haiti-based Sunrise Airways says it has entered into the final phase of its application process to initiate its first-ever flights to and from Jamaica before the end of this year. President and owner of Sunrise Airways, Philippe Bayard, says the...
One person is now in custody in connection with the shooting deaths of three persons on Lincoln Crescent, St Andrew on Tuesday. Head of the Kingston West Police Division, Superintendent Howard Chambers says the person was taken in for questioning...
The Labour Ministry is set to hold a meeting in an attempt to resolve a dispute between the managers of Caymanas Park Limited and the union representing over 20 disgruntled workers from the engineering department. The meeting is scheduled...
Opposition Spokesman on Education, Ronald Thwaites, says the government should consider paying mathematics teachers more to keep them in the system. [34] While Thwaites was education minister under the previous People's National Party (...
The Education Ministry says the migration of qualified Mathematics teachers is one of the major reasons for Jamaica's low math scores in this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. Jamaica's overall pass...
Sunday, August 15Janelle Atkinson placed fourth in the women's 400m freestyle to become the first Jamaican female swimmer to reach an Olympic swimming final. She failed to reach the 400m freestyle final, but promised to give a grand farewell in her...
Mayberry Investments is show-casing its spirit of Independence in the annual JCDC competition for the Best Decorated Business/Office Promotion under the theme 'Wear it in gold and stripe it bold'.Gary Peart, CEO of Mayberry Investments, explained...
Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 3:54 PMJanelle Oswald
Jamaican art lovers now have a place to purchase authentic masterpieces following the opening of ArtStock at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA).ArtStock is a store which carries exquisite, authentic Jamaican works,...
Jamaicans across the island were glued to their television screens Wednesday night to witness Elaine Thompson create history by becoming the first Jamaican woman to capture the Olympics sprint double. Here's what they had to say:Thrace Smith- Ocho...
Jamaica and other Caribbean countries have not been doing a good job at establishing centralised water sewage systems to reflect suitable environmental standards, says David Geddes, executive director of the Organisation Of Caribbean Utility...
It is Olympic gold medal number eight for Jamaica’s sprint superstar Usain Bolt. On a damp track in Rio, Brazil, Bolt easily won the men’s 200m in a season's best 19.78 seconds at the Games of the 31st Olympiad. "I wasn't...
All three Jamaicans finished out of medal contention in the final of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ristananna Tracey had the best finish, stopping the clock in 54.15 seconds for fifth place. Her...
Former National Security Minister Peter Bunting has added his voice to the call for the national security ministry to explain why an alleged key witness in the case against the politician was not offered protection. In a press release this morning...
Minister of National Security, Robert Montague, says he has asked the permanent secretary in his ministry to review the file on the 2011 police investigation of fellow parliamentarian, James Robertson.
Jamaican Annsert Whyte recorded another personal best in the men's 400m hurdles to end fifth at the Rio Olympic Games today. Whyte, the national champion, featured prominently throughout the race but faded in the homestretch to finish in...
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt says his American rival Justin Gatlin is getting old and competing is getting tougher for him. ESPN, the American sports network, reported the verbal salvo this morning, indicating that the comment was made in...
The Jamaica Egg Farmers Association (JEFA) wants Jamaicans to get cracking - more eggs, that is - and increase consumption of what it considers to be nature's value food, well above the one egg per person per week.To this end, it has partnered with...
The National Commercial Bank recently partnered with the Chancellor Hall Uplifting Brothers Society in their four-week programme aimed at improving the literacy and numeracy levels, as well as the behavioural and social skills of more than 20...
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it will be encouraging its members to increase their support of the local agricultural industry."The JHTA is committed to supporting Jamaica's tourism industry in all aspects," said JHTA...
Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMCarl Gilchrist
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:Students returning to 66-year-old Mount Zion Preparatory School in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, for the new school year in September, will see some real changes at the institution.Hugh Johnson has taken over as principal and has...
Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMShanique Samuels
MAY PEN, Clarendon:At 11 months old, Ryon Gordon was diagnosed with a heart condition that triggered a seizure which starved his brain of oxygen for close to two hours."It's as if he had died, he wasn't breathing, he started turning blue," Ryon's...
