Education Minister, Fayval Williams, says the Ministry is targeting January 2022 to begin implementing its Character Education programme in schools across the island. Minister Williams was speaking during her Back-to-School address on the weekend. The Character...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has missed its target for this weekend's vaccination blitz which was primarily focused on children. The Ministry had targeted approximately 25,000 Jamaicans to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine over the weekend. But...
Ricardo Brooks reports: The Transport Authority is warning taxi and bus operators who overcharge passengers that they may face prosecution if they persist in the practice. The warning comes amid reports that several operators in Manchester and parts of Kingston and...
Stevian Simmonds reports. At least one Member of Parliament is calling for a stronger stance from the government and the private sector to push people to get vaccinated, once enough of the drug is available on the island. MP for St Thomas Western, James Robertson,...
Educators are pushing back on suggestions from Prime Minister Andrew Holness that vaccinated teachers may receive preferential treatment from the government. The Prime Minister's comments come amid concerns about whether face-to-face classes will resume in September...
Popular American ride-sharing company, Uber, has launched a new service for the country's health care workers called "Uber Medics". The service is available from today June 22 through to July 22, 2021. Under the service health care workers at eleven hospitals across...
A mob descended on the Rhoden Hall community in Clarendon yesterday in an attempt to carry out vigilante justice against a man who's accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend. The dead woman has been identified as Tashika McKay. It's alleged the man slashed the young...
Local taxi associations and operators are expressing displeasure at what they say is a double standard being applied for popular American ride share company Uber's entrance into the Jamaican market. Danny Scott of the Confederation of Independent Rural Taxi...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency, CPFSA, is on a drive to recruit more than 1-hundred foster parents this year under its foster care programme. The push to get more Jamaicans to become foster parents has been ongoing. But the CPFSA is on a drive to...
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Anthony Hylton, is continuing his push for a Code of Conduct for Parliamentarians. He was reacting to news that Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament George Wright has resigned from the Jamaica Labour...