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Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, broke ground for the construction of 130 serviced lots and 100 one-bedroom houses in Portmore Villas 2B, St. Catherine, on Thursday (September 25). The construction of the serviced lots and houses, which are to be sold at average prices of $1.2 million and approximately $3 million, respectively, is a development project...

The late Hon. Lady Gladys Bustamante has been remembered as a humble and dignified person, who blazed a path for the Jamaican woman. At a memorial service held on Sunday, September 20 at the Revivaltime Tabernacle in Toronto, Canada, her godson Howard Shearer said she was at the frontline and at the forefront of the women's movement long before the...

Jamaican born Mr. Tony Chambers, who has made a name for himself as a teacher of salsa in the United Kingdom (UK), wants to put Jamaica on the map as a place for aficionados of the popular Latin music and dance form in the UK. Salsa vacation tours are popular with the growing number of salsa practitioners across the UK...

The first United States of America (USA) Jamaica Diaspora Conference will be held from October 3 to 4, at the Sheraton Airport Hotel, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the USA. Some 150 delegates representing Jamaican organisations and community interests in the Northeast, Midwest and Southern regions of the United States will convene in plenary sessions and workshops to discuss a...

The Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church is gearing up to worship with the country's athletes at a thanksgiving service scheduled for Saturday, October 3. Pastor of the church, Roy Dennis, told JIS News that preparations have started at the church. He noted that the facility, located at 7 Port Henderson Road, can accommodate some 3,000 persons, and additional seating will be...

Tickets to the much anticipated Family Fun Day and Concert with Jamaica's World Championship Athletes, scheduled for Sunday, October 4, at the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium will be available to the public as of Wednesday, September 30. Members of the public who wish to attend must have tickets to enter the venue. The tickets, which are free of cost, can be...

Consultant on the National Housing Policy, Mr. Carlton Cunningham, has said that the construction industry in Jamaica must be developed, with more players involved in the sector. "At the moment, if there is a major job to be done in construction or any major housing development, I guarantee you that there will be two or three or maybe four names...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, yesterday (Sept. 24) assured residents of Westmoreland that actions were being taken to address crime in the parish, which has increased by 24 per cent between January and September over the similar period last year. He said that the capital town of Savanna-la-Mar was leading the crime statistics, followed by Little...

The Senate today (September 25), approved three additional amendments to the Child Pornography (Prevention) Act 2009, which was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 22. The Bill was first passed in the Senate on Friday, July 24, with seven amendments. It then went to the Lower House, where it was further revised and passed with an additional...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says that in addition to a stand-by arrangement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is giving consideration to providing support for the country's budget. "It appears as if they are on the verge of taking a decision and it is possible that Jamaica may get some assistance. If that comes, it will go into the...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says that next Tuesday (September 29), when he addresses Parliament, the nation will hear about the changes that will have to be made to give the country a chance to survive and grow. "We will be proposing the direction to take the country through this crisis and beyond into a period where we can...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has praised workers at Jamalco, in Clarendon, for beating the odds and rising above adverse conditions to make their organisation one of the most productive bauxite/alumina plants in the world. "You would never know how close Jamalco came to closure. Alcoa sent a representative to Jamaica to formally advise me of their intention to...