PM says church needs to have expanded role in public schools
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has told the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and the Lord Bishop of Jamaica, Alfred Reid that his government is open to having Churches manage public schools and select their own teaching staff. He was...

Creating healthy parents, children relationship
The month of May holds a lot of memories because many important people and events are celebrated during this particular month. Amongst them are children, mothers, teachers, nurses, world press freedom day, labour day, sight-awareness week and...

NHMJ honours students at annual Earth Day awards ceremony
The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) formerly the Natural History Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) will this year honour the work of several students at the 10th staging of its annual Earth Day Essay, Poster and Photography...

Flexi-work Time…is this an ideal time for the change?
The subject of a flexi-work week or flexi-work time has again come up for discussion and deliberation. Even before a decision is arrived at, some other problems seem to be imminent. These are deeper and may be more severe than is thought and may...

Should Peace Day be observed every day?
The observation or celebration of Peace Day during the month of March each year may better serve its purpose if it were enforced every day of the year as a means of trying to perpetuate peace among students in their individual schools, those of...