6 Things You Need To Know Today – April 27, 2016
Opportunity Missed – Did Jamaica Allow Usain’s Global Success To Bolt? To any fan of track and field, Usain Bolt is much more than a great athlete. He is a global icon… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com...
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Education Ministry To Probe Alleged Assault Of Female Student By School Resource Officer. Director for Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education Assistant Superintendent of Police...
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Not Enough – Phillips Wants Holness To Table Records In Parliament For Independent Verification. Peter Phillips, the man who started calls for Prime Minister Andrew Holness to publicly release his...
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‘Jamaica Is T&T’s ATM’ – Mahfood Slams One-Way CARICOM Benefits. “Jamaica has been the ATM for Trinidad and Tobago.” That’s the claim from the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), which...
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‘Disturbing!’ – Probe Launched After Cops Caught On Video In Tussle With Woman. The relationship between Jamaican citizens and the 151-year-old Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is facing renewed...
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JTA Recruitment Affected By Slow Processing Of New Teachers By Ministry. The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has lamented the slow pace at which the Ministry of Education has been processing new...
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Nothing To Hide – JPS Boss Promises Transparency In Islandwide Blackout Investigations. As investigations continue into the power outage that blanketed the entire island on Saturday evening, chief...
View ArticleJamaica Calendar of School Terms & Holidays for the Academic Year 2017-2018
Please find below Jamaica’s Ministry of Education calendar of school terms and holidays for the academic year 2017 to 2018. It details the opening and closing dates for Jamaican schools, when...
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How Many Of These 12 Things Did You Know?
Jamaica is a land full of history and all sorts of interesting things to learn and know. Here are just a dozen of these things: 1. This town clock’s tower was paid for by one of Jamaica’s German...
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Inflation Unchanged For November 2018
The inflation rate for the month of November 2018, registered 0.0% – or completely unchanged. This is remarkably, the second unchanged reading of the year (with May being the first) and even more...
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5 Things to Know About Ms Universe Jamaica 2018
Following in the footsteps of Kaci Fennel and Davina Bennett, this year’s Ms. Universe Jamaica is Emily Sara-Claire Maddison. Here are five things to know: Emily is just 19 years old. She is a...
View ArticleNo Unfair Advantages With Plastic Ban – Senator Samuda
Government Senator Matthew Samuda says there will be no unfair advantages for manufacturers and distributors under the impending January 1, 2019, single-use plastic ban. He was speaking at a ‘Consumer...
View ArticleManagement Of HWT Transport Centre Transferred To Transport Authority
The Management of the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew has been transferred from the Port Authority Management Services Limited, a subsidiary of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), to the...
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Outreach Outlet
Our aim as an organization is to build a better Jamaica by building those individuals who often have no one to build them. We hope to foster a nation of caregivers with kindness and compassion at the...
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Fuel Prices – How Much Of It Is Taxes?
Hopefully you are enjoying the lowest gas prices since March 15, 2018. This is in part due to the lowest crude oil prices since July 16, 2017. However, we know that Petrojam uses the Weekly Gulf Coast...
View ArticleJamaica Calendar of School Terms and Holidays – Academic Year 2018-2019
Please find below Jamaica’s Ministry of Education calendar of school terms and holidays for the academic year 2018 to 2019. Here you will find opening and closing dates for Jamaican schools, when...
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The Jamaican Startup Ecosystem – Who, What, Where and More
While the Jamaican startup ecosystem is growing fast, many aspiring entrepreneurs don’t know about all of the local resources available. Turns out that lots of people and organizations are doing lots...
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Murder in Jamaica 2018
According to statistics, 2018 saw 1,287 murders, down sharply by almost 22% from the 1,641 murders observed in 2017. This number was even below that of 2016, but slightly ahead of 2015. Even with the...
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Reggae Month 2019 Calendar, Playlists, Trivia and More
In 2008, the Government of Jamaica declared February as ‘Reggae Month’ to highlight the impact of the musical genre on the country’s social, cultural and economic development as “a month of activity...
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A Few Facts about Reggae Month
The Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown February is Reggae Month. Traditionally, February is celebrated as Black History Month in the United States, Canada and the UK. However, Reggae Month in the...
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