The Ministry of Education will be implementing a series of early grade reading teacher training workshops, starting next Monday, June 23.

Senior Education Officer Dr. Novelette Mclean-Francis said the initiative aims to support and re-tool teachers to implement the reading programme effectively, as stipulated in the national standard curriculum.

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The Education and Tourism Ministries are declaring full readiness for the 2025 hurricane season.

Speaking at this morning’s post-Cabinet press briefing, Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett outlined their respective sectors' preparedness measures.

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National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang says the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) have aided significantly in the reduction of murders.

He made the statement as he noted that, as of Monday, June 16, Jamaica is seeing a 44.3% reduction in murders compared to the same period last year.

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There is an island-wide frenzy at Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) locations as customers seek to benefit from a buy-one-get-one-free promotion.

The promotion is aligned with KFC’s 50th anniversary.

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Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has warned that hospitals that fail to adhere to World Health Organization (WHO) infant health stipulations, will lose their Baby Friendly designation.

The health minister gave the warning at yesterday's national certification ceremony for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).

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Reggae singer Nesbeth is counting his blessings after narrowly escaping a shooting that left five people injured in Connecticut.

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Two persons alleged to be involved in a gaming scam were arrested by the St. James Police yesterday.

This after the operators of a gaming lounge noticed an abnormality with the poker box receipts the two  attempted to cash out, and called the police.

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Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis has clarified that the performance audit report into government's social benefit programmes was not about the efficacy of the programmes, but how they are administered.

The report released earlier this year found that among other things, various social programmes had similar objectives and overlapping functions, covering parts of or the same areas of interest with little or no coordination in the distribution of benefits.

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Government is expected to install 10 CT Scan and 6 MRI machines across the island's public health hospitals by year end.

Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton gave the update in Parliament yesterday.

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The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has warned that if outstanding payments are not made to its members who are employed to the ministry of health and wellness by month end there will be disruptions in the sector.

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