Mark Nicely, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), has urged the Government to stay true to its many promises made last year.

Students of 5Watson at Mona Primary School will begin the school term tomorrow without their form teacher, Paul Watson, who was gunned down on Saturday.Watson was one of two men among a group of five who were shot by gunmen...

Diana McCaulay, chief executive officer of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), says the latest episode in the Goat Islands saga clearly demonstrates Government's lack of clarity about sustainable development....

Biosphere reserves are areas globally recognised under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme because they demonstrate innovative approaches to living and working in harmony with nature by integrating economic development and environmental...

The Ministry of Education has announced the appointment of education officer Leonie Dunwell to act as principal of the Hanover-based Hopewell High School in the absence of Principal Joyce Irving, who has been sent on leave by the board of governors.

He promised and he has delivered. Din Duggan and the team behind the publication Who's Who in Jamaica Business 2013-2014, have set up their website at whoswhojamaica.com. And, naturally they are excited. They can also be liked on Facebook and followed on Twitter....

Jamaica's colourful international public relations guru and tourism stalwart Peter Martin is dead.Martin, 83, passed away on December 30, at his country home in Sheffield, after a long battle with cancer...

Timely and well-needed is how Diana McCauley, chief executive officer of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), has described a recent US$30,000 donation from Mayberry Investments for its Pedro Cays Fish Sanctuaries...

The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) says it is leaving no stones unturned in clamping down on financial leaks within the organisation.Dr Mark Nicely, the president of the JTA, in a televised broadcast yesterday said the academic year did not start...

New health law comingA new law that seeks to streamline occupational health and safety in the workplace is expected to be approved this year, according to Labour Minister Derrick Kellier.Kellier has given an undertaking to have the long-awaited...

Five-year-old African lion Lucas is doing well at the Hope Zoo in Kingston and could early in this year have a companion...