Over 30 professionals in the energy sector are participating in a two-week pre-training course in the use of an energy modeling software, which will assist in building the country's sustainable...

Jamaica formally offered 19 offshore and four onshore blocks for licensing for oil and gas exploration, at the launch of the Second Round bid, yesterday (March 1), in London. Jamaican...

Jamaica opened the second formal licensing bid round for oil and gas exploration, with a seminar in London that publicised new seismic data which indicate very positive geological prospects for...

The Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) Cultural Center and Education Division is inviting all Latin American and Caribbean artists to submit their artistic work for a contest that seeks to explore,...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, says that cyber crime has become a serious problem in Jamaica, which has to be addressed. "We are particularly familiar with the lotto scam in...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has defended his recent decision to suspend the licences of two major players in the scrap metal industry after it was...

The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) today (February 4), launched its website, www.ocajamaica.com, which will serve as an additional public education and advocacy tool. Speaking at the launch, which...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reece, has charged graduates of a course under the Community Security Initiative (CSI) to "prove to the world that all...

Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern, has commended the Jamaica Customs Department for working closely with the Ministry, in cleaning up the local scrap metal...

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund handed $1.8 million worth of furniture over to the Early Childhood Institute computer lab at Shortwood Teachers' College in Kingston, on...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI), will shortly commence a 3-year study of wind and solar to enhance the country's...