A sum of $24.9 million is to be spent this year on the continued development of a National Identification System (NIDS) for Jamaica. The funds have been made available in...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund, (JSIF), will over the next five years spend some US$42 million on an Integrated Community Development project which forms a major part of the Government’s...

Key disaster mitigation activities will continue this year under the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project, following a further allotment of $127.9 million. The funds have been provided for in the...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has called for all the creative talents within the Caribbean Community to be unleashed in order to advance economic development in the Region. The Prime...

Several infrastructural projects, as well as human development activities, are slated to be undertaken this year, under the Poverty Reduction Programme IV, with an allotment of $100 million. The funds...

Jamaicans are being urged to honour the legacy of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, by showing the great love for the country that he demonstrated. The call...

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, says that despite submitting letters of resignation, former Opposition Senators, Arthur Williams and Dr. Christopher Tufton, remain members of the Upper House, based on last...

The redevelopment of downtown Kingston is moving apace, with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) set to undertake major projects, including the $100 million construction of a Festival Marketplace. “We are...