Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. the Honourable Ronald Robinson has welcomed new measures introduced by the Customs Department to facilitate the...

The Cuban Government through the Catedra Internacional de Artes Plasticas y Musicas is offering two scholarships, one in Music (percussion and guitar) and the other in Visual Arts (painting and...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, is optimistic that the ongoing negotiations with Brazilian company, Infinity Bio-Energy, will conclude in the signing of an agreement for the takeover of the...

Cabinet has approved the establishment of nine fishing sanctuaries in seven critical areas around the island's coastline, to complement the existing two sanctuaries. Making the announcement at today's (December 23),...

President of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA), Omar Azan, has welcomed the Government's assistance to the manufacturing sector, noting that "businesses and the productive sector will definitely be able to...

Chief Inspector of the National Education Inspectorate (NEI), Elaine Foster Allen, has emphasised that high quality inspections of schools would be undertaken, in an effort to boost their performance. "Through...

The Diaspora group Jamaica Society Leeds has donated some $80,000 to the London-based Chain of Hope medical charity, which provides surgeries and medical care to Jamaican children with life threatening...

There are mixed reactions from consumers to the Government's decision to grant permits for the importation of 625,000 kg or 25 containers of chicken leg quarters. Agriculture Minister, Dr. Christopher...

The Government is putting measures in place to address the high crime rate, including appropriate legislation to punish offenders and protect the innocent. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn,...

The Minister of State for Project Implementation and Service Delivery in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz, has requested that a detailed Social Inquiry report on the children...

Mr. J.A.G. Smith, former Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament who served as Minister of Labour and the Public Service in the 1980s died last night (December 23) at the...