Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says changes will have to be made to the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act (LRIDA), resulting from the introduction of...

Jamaica will be the buzz of diplomatic activity come Sunday, January 23, through to Friday, January 28, 2011, with the 13th installment of the annual Diplomatic Week, or Dip. Week,...

Come April this year, when the 2011 Population and Housing Census officially gets underway, Jamaicans can expect a high level of professionalism from census takers. In an interview with JIS...

Another phase of road work, under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), is set to get under way before the end of January, Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael...

The Senate, on Friday, January 14, paid tribute to the late former Member of Parliament, Donald Buchanan, who died on January 10 after a battle with colon cancer. In his...

KINGSTON — The ministers of Industry, Investment and Commerce and Finance and the Public Service will be meeting with the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA), and other stakeholders in the Productive...

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Prime Minister Bruce Golding will officially open the new downtown Kingston Transport Centre, Water Lane, at a function starting at nine on Saturday morning (January 15). The centre will be...

An official funeral for the former PNP Cabinet Minister, Donald Buchanan, will be held on Friday, January 21 at the St Peter Church in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth.  Interment will...

Investigating Officer at the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), Gloria Thompson, has appealed for assistance for Kellie*, a bed-ridden resident of the Walker's Place of Safety in Kingston. Now...

The Diaspora community in Canada recently paid tribute to former staff of Air Jamaica at a function held at the Consulate General in Toronto. "On behalf of the Government and...