The Education Ministry said it intends to provide approximately 20,000 infant, primary and high school spaces by 2009 to ease the shortage at some institutions.
A 10 year old boy who was stabbed by four of his schoolmates at the Old Habour Primary school yesterday afternoon remains hospitalised in critical condition.
The three persons who were arrested following the seizure of an illegal firearm in Gordon Town, Kingston are expected to appear in the Gun Court today.
The National Council of Taxi Association (NCTA) is locked in a meeting with the Transport Authority in a bid to the have the licensing fees for route taxis reduced.
The senate passed a bill today amending the Income Tax Act providing for significant improvements in tax incentives allowed for contributions to pension schemes.
The Bureau of Special investigations (BSI) launched a probe into the shooting death of a man during an alledged shoot-out with the police in Trench Town, Kingston yesterday.
A teenager, who attempted to rob a taxi driver at gunpoint on Molynes Road in Kingston yesterday, was taken into custody by the St. Andrew Central police.
A teenager, who attempted to rob a taxi driver at gunpoint on Molynes Road in Kingston yesterday, was taken into custody by the St. Andrew Central police.
The preliminary findings of an independent enquiry by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) found that there were inadequate maintenance practices by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS).
Jamaican athletes last night failed to secure a victory in the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) Indoor Permit Meeting in Athens, Greece.
PNP minority leader in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Angella Brown Burke is rejecting claims that yesterday’s walk out by PNP councillors was planned.
The Education Ministry is to establish five new regions, which will bring the total number of regions to eleven as part of the education modernisation process.
Representatives from the Pharmaceutical industry are meeting with Health Minister, Rudyard Spencer to address their concerns regarding plans by the government to restructure the Health Corporation Limited (HCL).
The head of the Police Anti-Corruption Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Justin Felice said more lie detector tests are coming for policemen and women.
