KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 18, CMC – The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Tuesday said that its members had voted against accepting the latest wage offer by the government. In a brief statement, the newly sworn in JTA president, LaSonja Harrison, said a formal notification will be sent to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, […]

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 18, CMC – The St. Lucia government Tuesday said it will consider a request from the family of Joy St. Omer, the  24-year-old mother whose bullet-riddled body was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in May, for an independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) into her death. Police said the […]

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Aug 18, CMC – Rajvir Shergil created history when he won Jamaica’s first ever medal at the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Chess Championship. Competing at the event that concluded over the weekend, Shergil, who represented Creative Kids Learning Academy (CKLA), placed third overall on Board 2 to earn Jamaica’s maiden medal at the […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 18, CMC – The Jamaica Kingsmen reached 181 for six in 20 overs after being sent in by the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 10th match of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League at Sabina Park here on Tuesday. JAMAICA KINGSMEN 181-6 in 20 overs (Keemo Paul 65, Rovman Powell 49, Reeza […]

Would-be crypto investors are being warned to check firms are registered after customers lost hundreds of thousands of pounds to a “Ponzi-style” scheme. Key Coin Assets Ltd told investors it could guarantee returns of 40% to 100%, with one online post claiming “0 Fees, 0 Risks”. However, the Insolvency Service acted swiftly to have the […]

Hawke’s Bay business owners will get more hands-on help to plan, grow and make good decisions, with the Government funding an additional Growth Advisor at the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce through to June 2027, Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Cameron Brewer says. “Cyclone Gabrielle was the worst weather event this region has faced. Most […]

The Government’s initiative to clamp or seize cars from people not paying court fines is shifting into overdrive with a nationwide operation taking place tomorrow, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Tomorrow every bailiff in the country will spend the day scanning number plates of parked cars to identify who has overdue court fines and reparations. […]

Businesses will now have certainty around their climate change obligations with legislation passing its final reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Ongoing litigation in the High Court, where an applicant has brought civil claims against six major businesses for their greenhouse gas emissions, risks developing a new regime that contradicts the framework […]

Governor Greg Abbott announced on Aug. 17 that more than $2 million in grants to nine Texas higher education institutions to support free, open educational resources for students in nursing and workforce training programs. These grants are awarded through the Open Educational Resource (OER) Grant Program, which helps institutions to create and adopt openly licensed […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued guidance to educational institutions to promote safe and fair school discipline policies. That guidance, a “Dear Colleague Letter,” details how discipline policies must treat students even-handedly and must neither favor nor disfavor any student based on their race. The letter follows the Department’s rulemaking that removed disparate impact […]