The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) held consultations with the St. Catherine Social Development Commission (SDC) on their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of Vision 2030, on Thursday (October...

The Manchester Health Department and the Devon Community Development Committee have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a health centre in the community. The facility will...

Social Sector Development Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charles Clayton, has said that a mindset change is essential if Jamaica is to solve its social problems. Mr....

About 28 local communities are being targeted for assistance in developing disaster mitigation plans over the next three years, under the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)-funded Building Disaster Resilient Communities...

The Portmore Social Development Commission (SDC) is working to develop a community safety initiative for Newlands in Portmore, which will address gang warfare and high crime levels in the area....

The back-to-school problems for three students from Jericho, Eastern Hanover, have been eased with bursaries from a community organisation. A second year Bio-Chemistry student at the University of the West...

Twenty-seven year Andre Hylton has faced a number of challenges in life. The young man, who hails from Jones Town in Kingston, tells a familiar story of inner city struggles....

Playing sports on any surface that is not designed for that purpose can be a very tedious task and can result in aches and pains, which ultimately leads to many...

In an effort to combat crime and violence in Cedar Grove, Manchester, members of the community, in collaboration with the Mandeville Ministers Fraternal and Northern Caribbean University (NCU), staged a...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, has said that the Government will be placing increased emphasis on community policing as an important strategy in creating...

The community of Bucknor in Central Clarendon is to benefit from two major projects valued at $100.5 million, which will entail the rehabilitation of the road and water network in...