Crowne Institute takes on educational challenge
"ONLY WHEN the vast majority of Jamaicans are able to have access to the highest quality education and training facilities will we be able to tackle successfully the scourge of crime, deviant behaviour among our youth, or begin the journey...

'Go solar and save' - Group urges public to apply for NHT water heater loan
MIKAEL OERBEKKE, president of the Jamaican Solar Water Heating Association, is advising Jamaicans to save on their light bills by taking up the National Housing Trust's new Solar Water Heater Loan.

Canadian visa fees increased
THE CANADIAN High Commission yesterday said that as of Monday, April 3, the Jamaican dollar visa fees will be increased for all services provided by its immigration section. The new fees are J$4,350 for single entry, J$8,700 for multiple entry visa...

Western Jamaica to get university
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson on Monday outlined plans for the construction of a new university in western Jamaica and the construction of lifestyle villages by the National Housing Trust (NHT). The Prime Minister made the announcement...

New University of the West Indies (UWI) Guild head
DAYTON CAMPBELL, a third-year Faculty of Medical Science student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is the new president-elect of the Guild of Students. Mr. Campbell, who contested the elections on Monday with three competitors, said he...

'For burial only' cement to be released
THE INCORPORATED Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica said that arrangements have been made with the Caribbean Cement Company, the Bureau of Standards, and the Hardware Merchants Association, for cement to be released for the building of vaults...