The soon-to-be released souvenir coffee table photo album titled, ‘Our Golden Jubilee: Snapshots of Post-Independent Jamaica 1962 – 2012’, published by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), is being hailed as...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging adolescents to refrain from participating in underage gambling, as this may lead to other unhealthy habits such as substance abuse....

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, said the Government remains committed to building and expanding on the untapped resources that reside in the nation’s youth and putting the...

The operations and programmes delivered by Youth Information Centres (YICs) across the island are to be reviewed and improved under the Youth Development Programme (YDP). This was revealed by Project...

International Labour Organization (ILO) TACKLE Project Officer, Nasolo Thompson, is lauding the Government’s response to child labour, noting that the country leads the region in that regard. She said that...

The Government will award 50 scholarships to students at various levels of the education system this year to celebrate Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence. The Jamaica 50 Scholarship Programme, which...

There is no denying that for a nation as small as Jamaica, with a population of just 2.7 million, the country's rich musical legacy has had a colossal impact on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has announced that a National Commission on Cultural and Creative Industries will be established. The Commission will assist the Government in establishing...

Government's efforts at safeguarding the welfare of the nation's children have been strengthened, with the signing of a $1.2 billion Action Plan with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Prime...

Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, is appealing to Jamaicans to celebrate the nation’s children in this the 50th year of the country’s independence. “One...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the  Hon. A.J. Nicholson is encouraging Jamaicans to participate in activities planned in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen...