Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with special responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has embarked on a visit to Parish Councils islandwide, to update...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), James Robertson has said there should be greater emphasis on the use of public/private partnerships as a financing mechanism...

Parish Councils, islandwide have until October 31 to have their accounts updated and internal statements ready for scrutiny, as failure to do so could result in penalties such as disbursal...

Some 44 inmates, from four of the island's correctional institutions, yesterday (July 10) participated in a major outdoor clean-up exercise at the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre in Port Henderson,...

State Minister in the Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications, Laurence Broderick says the Ministry is "actively" seeking to reposition the local Minerals Industry to take advantage of opportunities, while countering...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has reiterated that the Government is fully committed to developing housing solutions in an effort to tackle some of the social problems...

Owners of small hotels and attractions can now benefit from a $100 million 'Spruce Up Jamaica Entrepreneurial Fund', which is a special programme to provide technical assistance and financing for...

Members of a youth theatre group from King James I Community College, County Durham in North East England, will leave for Jamaica on July 13 for a week-long visit to...

An international Antarctic expedition is looking for a woman from Jamaica to join the all female Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition team, skiing to the South Pole next year. The woman...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to sponsor an international investment conference on the Caribbean in November this year. In making the announcement, Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...

World Population Day will be observed on Friday, July 11, under the theme: 'Family planning: It's a right; Let's make it real'. This year's commemoration provides an opportunity to raise...