Relief supplies for Tropical Storm Gustav victims, were officially handed over to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, by the Ambassador of...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has announced that $15 million has been allocated by his Ministry, for the extensive refurbishing of the Wait-a-bit multi-purpose building located in southern Trelawny....

The Bog Walk Gorge, which suffered massive scouring from flood waters during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav, should be fully restored by month-end. This commitment was given by Transport...

The Mandeville-based Hospicare Education and Vocational Training Institute recently turned out 32 practical nurses with City and Guilds International Vocational Qualification (IVQ) in Health Care. This was the first set...

The 16-month old Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), the world's first and only multi-nation catastrophe risk fund, was adjudged the Reinsurance Initiative of the Year, at the 2008 Review...

In its bid to provide increased travelling options for commuters, come Monday (September 8), the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), will be implementing a number of changes to its shuttle...

Sixty yam farmers from Albert Town, Wait-a-Bit, and other yam-producing areas of South Trelawny, have been selected to spearhead the restoration of two popular varieties of yam. They are the...

Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla, is calling on media practitioners, to acquire a working knowledge of the court system, to better ensure that information is accurately disseminated to the public. "I...

Most schools in Portland have reported a successful start for the new academic year, despite the dislocations caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav. Among the schools reporting a...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, on Wednesday (September 3), officially launched the National 'Eat Yam' Campaign, in Albert Town, Trelawny. The campaign is aimed at encouraging and engendering greater...

Jamaica's newly appointed Consul General to the Southern United States, Sandra Grant-Griffiths, assumed her position on September 2, at the Consulate in downtown Miami. She will be responsible for consular...